"The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth." (John 1:14-15)
I believe Trent and Grant were awake a little after 5:00am but they stayed in bed like good boys pretending to be asleep. Around 7:00, Brooke was awake and cuddling in bed with Daddy begging to go downstairs. As soon as Mom and Dad gave them the go-ahead, they raced down the stairs and to their stockings.
Stanley got her first stocking too. She didn't know quite what to think. But she liked her new toy and all the attention.
Our family tradition is to read the account of Christ's birth from Luke 2 and the visit from the Magi in Matthew 2. It has been my joy to hand over the Scriptures to the children and listen to them read from God's Word. THen each of us says a prayer of thanksgiving for God's gift of His Son to us.
This was the #1 item on Grant's wishlist: a rock polisher. I'm not sure what he is going to do with all the rocks he polishes, but he enjoys the process! Trent recieved an MP3 player and Brooke got the Roller Skating Barbie she had been asking for.
But, the big "don-ta-da" came after the kids thought all the gifts had been opened. Daddy brought out a few final item from Grandma and Grandpa Rose. It was a gift for the whole family, but we let the kids open it."A Wii! It's a Wii! I can't believe it! Its amazing! We have a Wii! Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!!" As you can see, Brooke is holding her ears because the boys are screaming like little school girls with excitement!
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THANKS GRANDMA AND GRANDPA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE LOVE IT!!!!!
Christmas is so much more than a day for me. It is an entire season. It is everything that points to Jesus: the lights, 
the trees and children in jammies,
the music and programs,
and all the blessings we have been given. Thank you Lord, for Christmas.
THANKS GRANDMA AND GRANDPA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE LOVE IT!!!!!
Christmas is so much more than a day for me. It is an entire season. It is everything that points to Jesus: the lights, 
the trees and children in jammies,
the music and programs,
and all the blessings we have been given. Thank you Lord, for Christmas.
So great to see the looks of PURE JOY on the kids' faces! Glad your Christmas was special & memorable. Love you.
ReplyDeleteDad and I have so enjoyed both your blog and Debbi's! We have spent at least the past hour getting caught up on FB and the blogs -- Dad's neck is hurting from the angle of looking at the screen thru biofocals. That's why I need a new laptop!!! Thanks for sharing your pictures and commentary about Christmas; am anxious to talk with you -- maybe later today??
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