Christmas morning, Haleigh woke up sick, but by about 8:30 was feeling better and we were able to open the rest of our presents and still head over to Mom and Dad's house. The girls had no idea what they were getting and were super excited about everything they received! We've spent the past few days doing lots of art projects, coloring, and playing with legos.
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| Make a funny face! |
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| Lydia with Llama Llama |
Just before lunch, we headed over to Mom and Dad's house for the rest of our Christmas celebrations. We all opened stockings, the kids opened their gifts, we ate, and then we ate some more. Several weeks ago, the kids all went over to Grandma and Grandpa's house and prepared our devotions; they put together a Christmas Story puppet show, narrated by Elias. They ended their devotions by singing 'Es Navidad,' one of their school songs.
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| Pin the Nose on the Snowman |
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| They put together an apple juice stand! |
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| Loving that sunshine streaming in the windows! CHEERS! |
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| Lydia and Auntie Kim |
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| Owen and Auntie Kelsey |
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| Haleigh and Malachi |
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| I have no idea what was happening here...but this face makes me laugh every time I see this picture! |
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| Mary and Joseph in the stable |
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| Grandma made all of our presents into snowmen this year! |
The night ended by surprising all the kids with a sleepover at Grandma and Grandpa's house. They were all astonished that we had packed toothbrushes and sleeping bags without them knowing! We helped get them ready for bed and then headed home while they all got cozy in the living room and watched The Grinch.
I always love Christmas and it is becoming more fun as the girls realize more and more what it is about. Hearing them tell and re-tell the Christmas story, sing Christmas songs, and want to get gifts for others is so neat and such a blessing!
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