Christmas day was a lot of fun! I simply wish we could have had more time to enjoy it without having to rush to the next event...this year, we woke up bright and early to let JT and Luke see their gifts from us. Luke was a trooper and seemed to really enjoy the commotion. JT was so sweet...we actually had to tell him more than once...these are your gifts...go ahead and dig in! His favorite gift was his "bobcat digger" but a close second was his binoculars (or his "spy lens" as he calls them...not sure where that came from but we just roll with it). Tori and Sue (Luke's birth family) were very nice to give Jeremy and I gifts this year. We had already opened a potted aloe vera plant which now sits on my kitchen counter. But we waited until Christmas morning to open the other gift...WOW...it was a digital picture frame!!! We are just amazed at their generosity! Jeremy and I exchanged gifts early this year and considering how pressured we were on time, I'm really glad we had. We then jumped in the car (pjs and all) and headed to Jeremy's mom and dad's. Mary (Jeremy's mom) makes homemade donuts every year along with a FULL breakfast...it was yummy! JT was ALL ABOUT those donuts :) Then we opened gifts from each other. Our tradition (started a few years ago) is to take a family vacation in the fall (every other year) and on Christmas morning we only do gifts for the kiddos, but because Luke was so little, we canceled our trip for this year and did gifts for everyone. Uncle Bubba missed Christmas with the family for the first time ever and we all were sad not having him with us. We called him and passed the phone around wishing him a Merry Christmas! We had so much fun, but we had to sort of rush through everything and that made me really sad...I really just wanted to take it all in, but it wasn't an option this year. Shortly after opening gifts, we headed back home to get us all ready for church...thankfully, I had prepared most of what we needed for the day ahead of time...but it was still hard! We made it to church, got the kids settled in their classes, and went to worship the King! It was EXACTLY what I needed...to stop and focus on Jesus! My spirit was filled! As soon as church was over, it was time to rush through the rest of the day. We headed back home...I cooked homemade chicken & dumplings...we had Christmas at Jeremy's extended family (which is ALWAYS so fun...those people are crazy...in a good way:)...then back home to cook again for Christmas night supper with my side of the family. This year, my sister hosted it and as always...it was wonderful! My mom is the best cook in south mississippi...seriously!!!! The food was soooo yummy!!! Every year, my mom gets a birthday cake for Jesus and we sing happy birthday to Him! This is one of my favorite parts of the day...it really shows the kids who we are celebrating! Next was our traditional scavenger hunt for the kiddos...it was short and sweet this year (with only 1 clue) but as always, there was lots of screams and laughter when the treasure was found! Then it was time for gifts AGAIN :) We all are so spoiled! JT even got his very own air compressor! :) We all were very tired! With a feeling of being so very blessed...we headed home...FOR BED! As JT was walking to his room, he turned to me and said, "Momma, I really love all my presents". What a sweet way to end the day!
Weeks after Christmas(yes, my tree was still up, haha)...Eva, Luke, and JT's step stools FINALLY arrived:) They are way too cute...worth the wait!
Hope you all had a Merry Christmas!!!!!***FYI***
My computer recently crashed...the program I had been using to upload pictures to this blog wasn't able to be restored (it was a great program...very easy to use)...SO...until I can figure out how to get another decent program (the one I'm using is horrible), I will not be posting as many pictures as I normally would...I have lots more cute Christmas photos but the last two posts literally took me HOURS :(
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