Christmas

Santa paid a visit overnight and left each of the kids one present and a stocking full of goodies.

I was so anxious for the kids to get up, that I actually got up before they did!  Around 8:00 Hannah came running out of her bedroom.  I thought she would run right over and hop on her bike, but she took my hand and told me I had to come with her.  We had set up a nativity in the kids' room at the beginning of the month and kept telling Hannah that when baby Jesus was there then she would know it was Christmas.  She went over to her dresser and gently picked up the baby Jesus who had arrived that morning and told me it was his birthday and now it was Christmas.  That was definitely the highlight of my whole day! 

Hannah got her purple-pink-shiny bicycle.

Jack got a fun new race track complete with race car noises.

Jason and I got the kids 3 presents each, just like Jesus got from the wise men.

Hannah got lots of goodies  in her stocking like paint, a movie, and coloring pads.

Jack got little trucks, crayons, a ball, and forks (Santa is very sensible!).

My parents joined the celebration in the early afternoon, and we all enjoyed Christmas dinner together.

I got out my grandma's china and crystal and even my table cloth, and we enjoyed a traditional ham dinner (thanks to Johnson Tech!).

To wrap things up, Hannah sang happy birthday to Jesus and we enjoyed the beautiful birthday cake she made and decorated for him.