Christmas 2015!

Christmas Eve

Jake's parents were able to join us for the evening. It was so nice to have them. The kids were super excited to have Grandma and Grandpa there! We had a yummy dinner and a nice Christmas program.  

The "star" in the night sky on Christ's birth. 

Christmas morning

Traditional Christmas breakfast- monkey bread, fruit, orange juice.

The kids slept in...we had to wake them up! J was still pretty sleepy...

She perked right up when she saw Santa had not eaten the last cookie we left out for him. She had no interest in seeing the gifts, just eating the cookie.

M didn't really ask for much for Christmas, but the one specific thing he asked for was the play ice cream set he saw at the store.

Christmas afternoon

My parents came to visit us Christmas afternoon. Here are the kids opening their gifts from them.

We had a wonderful Christmas. All four of us were pretty sick during the month of December. One of us would get it, pass it along, get better, then get sick again. We felt kind of bad because we had to miss out on some Christmas festivities, but it turned out okay. Where we were home so much, I feel like it allowed us to focus more on the true meaning of Christmas, and not so much the other stuff. 

Merry Christmas...in March!

sisters

The other morning my sisters showed up at my door. I had no clue they were coming. They came with cleaning supplies in hand. And flowers...two beautiful flowers. We talked, they helped me clean, and then we took the kids (my nephew had come with them) to the park.

I love my sisters. So much. We don't live terribly far from family, but we also aren't very close to just "run over" for a visit. I miss having them closer, and really savor the time we have when we are together. Their willingness to come and surprise me really brightened up my week.

After visiting with them, and being with them, I realized I was in a "funk." You know the kind...one of those mom funks. Throughout the day, as I looked at the flowers they brought me, my heart was filled with such gratitude and happiness. What a blessing my two sisters are to me. Unbeknownst to them, their visit has helped me to snap out of that funk over the last few days.

I love my sisters. Thank you for your visit!