We have had a very BLESSED day! On this day, our Savior was born, and for that we celebrated all day long. The kids sang Happy Birthday to Baby Jesus several times. That just makes my soul smile to know that they "get" what this day is all about.
Avery and Silas came down stairs at 4:10 this morning and were so excited to find a letter from Santa on the tree and lots of gifts under it! I didn't dare wake the toddlers to start our day that early, so I started the Polar Express and they did well through that movie. When it ended before 6, I had Avery start another movie. He chose The Christmas Story. It has been his favorite movie this Christmas season, because he asked for a BB Gun too! Thankfully, Santa came through with his very own Red Rider!
When we finally let the older two boys go up and wake Nolan and Chaille, we listened over the monitor. As soon as the door creaked open, Nolan shouted "SANTA!" He had not forgotten overnight about today. He rushed down the stairs and stared in awe at the gifts and kept saying "he came!" Oh, how that made our day. He was full of that genuine excitement and innocence that a child SHOULD have! We talked for a brief minute about Jesus, and His Birth, just to remind the children that today was not about gifts, but about celebrating. Then, they did so great! They took turns opening, shared toys, and were just a delight to be around.
After gifts, our day just sort of evolved based on what each person wanted to do (or in some cases needed, such as naps.) The boys got to shoot in the basement (Avery his BB Gun, and Silas his bow and arrow, and Nolan shot his pop-gun.) They tried each others toys too, with Daddy's help, of course! Chaille played with EVERYTHING she could get her hands on. She had 2 naps, while Nolan and Silas had just one nap each. We grazed on all of our goodies in the house, and when it came to time to leave to visit others, well... we just couldn't bring ourselves to do it. We were just having a PERFECT Christmas together at home. It isn't that we didn't want to see our families, it was just that the precious time we had here with our children was so wonderful! We will make up for it tomorrow! :O)
Friends and family, MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and your families! I pray that your day was also very wonderful. I am thankful for you and I pray that today and always you will celebrate Jesus with us! I will be back soon to add pictures from our last few days, particularly of our Christmas. Bye for now!
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