Christmas 2013

Christmas when your children are grown is very different than when they are up at the crack of dawn so excited that Santa has come. But, it is still a very special time at our house. And, this year, with the addition of G to our family, we got to celebrate with everyone here on Christmas morn.  I adore these people and cherish the time we have together.  I love how they indulge me by wearing matching pjs and letting me take their picture in them!

Christmas Eve service at church.

Merry Christmas!

Our family would like to wish you a very, merry Christmas! We are blessed beyond measure by the love we share and the relationships we hold dear.  God is good, all the time. Merry Christmas, indeed!

Merry Christmas

We had a wonderful Christmas celebrating the birth of our Savior.  We went to our church's Christmas service on Sunday.  Then, we attended our traditional Christmas Eve breakfast for my husband's extended family that has been held for over fifty years.   And, last night we had my family over for our Christmas Eve dinner.  This morning, we had the pleasure of having had our very soon to be son-in-law stay overnight and experience "Santa" with us for the first time.   

My three sons!

Christmases Past - Part Two

This ornament just makes me laugh!  J made it at the age of three, and it is SO him.  He has an idiosyncrasy about numbers.  He doesn't like odd numbers, either.  In his car the stereo volume dial must be turned to an even number.  He is a freshman in college now and thinking of majoring in business/actuarial science.  It sounds like it suits him perfectly.  Even he laughs at this ornament, thinking it was the perfect way to place sticker "ornaments" on his tree!    He loves his linear design.

Christmases Past - Part One

I have quite a few handmade ornaments from my children's school days.  They are my favorite things to look at on one of our trees.  Each one has a story, and that is what I LOVE!  So, let's begin:

This first one is a preschool picture of our boys embellished with whatever supplies their teachers had on hand at the time.  Oh, how these make me smile every time I pass the tree. 

 

This JOY ornament used to be on my parents' tree.  But, our daughter loved it so much when she was little that they just let her bring it home.  It was the sparkle that she adored!

One more preschool picture just because they were so cute!

This Santa ornament always hangs at the bottom of the tree because it is interactive.  Little ones can pull the string and his arms move up and down.