Christmas again

Well, we have officially had three Christmases this year. Fun, but so confusing to Gracie!! She keeps saying, "happy new year, and tomorrow is Christmas!" I really don't have the heart to tell her, but I am sure she will find out on her own when we don't open up more presents tomorrow.


On Sunday, we spent Christmas with Brian's parents and siblings. We waited until after Christmas to keep the stress level down, and let me recommend that! It was so relaxing and fun. We were really able to enjoy each other instead of having to rush and get someplace else. The whole gang seemed to have a good time with each other. We exchanged gifts, listened to Christmas music, and then ate a yummy Italian meal! (Thanks Mom!!) It was great...Gracie got some fun Legos...a doll house! She can't stop playing with it! She loves pretending. Brian has already used his new Wii accessories, and after dinner, a bunch of us used our movie passes from Grandma Patti and went and saw National Treasure 2! So much fun! And the movie was great, too. (Go see it...no curse words, great story, just plain fun!)


It was such a fun time. I really enjoyed myself and I know Brian and Grace did too. We were so blessed to be able to celebrate Jesus with every person in our families! All of them...who gets to do that? I know it is a first for us, so thank you LORD!!


I have to say a special thank you to my brother-in-law, Timothy. He did something so creative and so awesome, and it made me feel so special. He made a special hunt for me for a gift. I had clues that were riddles, clues that were map pieces, and clues that were pictures. It took me a good thirty minutes or more to find the last clue, and Tim had gotten all three of us a beautiful treasury of fairy tales. What was the best part for me? Well, the whole hunt reminded me of the hunt-master I grew up with...my dad. I had tears in my eyes as I told Tim that this gift was reminiscent of what my dad would have done for me, and I think that made it even more special. Thank you Tim for not even knowing how special that was to me. I love you, Brother!