Christmas!

 When I was little, I was excited about Christmas because PRESENTS.

So I am realistic about our own younger kiddos. Of course they are excited about the PRESENTS and that is totally fine!

But, Jesus.  Jesus, King of Kings, Lord of Lords, came down from Heaven, made himself nothing, took on the form of a helpless infant.  Thank you, Lord Jesus.

Kevin graciously takes care of most of the gift purchasing and in particular, the stockings!  Aren't they marvelous?

For the first time in years, we had a white Christmas!  It was very cold and a great day to stay cozily inside.

Hmmm, not a great picture of the tree.  There were lots of packages.

The clan setting up for a rousing chorus of the 12 days of Christmas

Rose is thrilled with her plushies!

Lots of kids, lots of presents.

Naomi got a funny shirt!

Daniel got a plush cat, Steve, from Naomi in memory of the kitten we lost.

Kevin picking his way carefully through the piles of presents.