Another year has come and gone and we are celebrating Christmas again. This year our family is a little bit smaller, but we are together and that is what is most important. Christmas is a wonderful time of the year that changes the whole spirit in you home and every where you go. People hearts are usually softer and serve more. It is amazing what can happen you when you invite Christ into your life on a daily basis.
We continued on the tradition of decorating ornaments for the tree. As much fun as it is, we decided that next year we are going to draw family names to have an ornament exchange. It still brings back memories of each Christmas when we look at the ornaments that were given.
Emily went to her moms for Christmas so the girls were very excited to help her with all of her presents. We made sure to get pictures of her opening the gifts from family far away to be able to say thank you to them for thinking of us.
I had a tradition growing up as I child that I loved, we would wake up early and we were allowed to get into our stalkings before everyone else was awake. The girls were so excited to see what they were able to find from Santa in their stalkings.
My favorite part of Christmas morning is watch the girls get so excited over the presents they picked out to give to each other and of course to us. They are so excited to see the excitement in others. The gift of giving is a great gift and the true meaning of Christmas. I hope they always enjoy the reason for the season.
