Around our house, once the process of opening gifts begins on Christmas Eve- its quite the production. Its wonderful to have so much extended family which in turn means lots of Christmases. This year, however, we were able to start off the Christmas production by giving to a family in our church who had a real need this season. Our small group joined forces and were able to bless this family in a way that even surprised us!One of the kids is in Ella's Sunday school class, and she seemed to really begin to understand the meaning behind the giving spirit of the holiday season. Its hard for her to believe that there are kids out there whose mommy and daddy don't have the ability to buy them new toys or even warm clothes. Ella was starting to get the "gimme" spirit of Christmas instead of the "giving" spirit. Hopefully the more years we are able to do this kind of thing, the less "gimme" she will have =)
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| The size of these bags is deceptive in the picture. Included in these bags are coats, shoes, warms pants/shirts, socks, and blankets for each of the 6 children. In addition to the clothes, there are 2 wrapped toys for each child as well. Not included in the picture is a food box for a Christmas dinner. GOD IS GOOD!! |
By the time we were finished with all our Christmases, we were feeling beyond blessed as well. I have so many pictures from Christmas that I'm not sure how I'm going to include it all, but then again I don't know how to break it apart so just bear with me! So without further ado, here is a glimpse of our many Christmas celebrations and fun with our family.
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| Everyone before church Christmas Eve. Grandma Marian made Ella, Aubrey and my dresses! |
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| Grandma Cindy came over Christmas eve. Then the girls opened new jammies after church. |
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| Leaving treats for Santa and the reindeer. Santa's treats for us. |
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| Ella opening all her gifts. Mommy and the girls reading the story of Christmas before opening gifts. |
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| Everyone getting in on the scooter fun! Aubrey had to get a little help from Uncle Ryan ;-) |
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| Aubrey with her new baby bottle. Girls in matching jammies made by Grandma Marian. Ella giving Aubrey a fun ride! |
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| Aubrey with Auntie Allie. Aubrey in her new car from Amah and G-Daddy. Aubrey opening gifts. |
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| Aubrey's new bracelet from Grandma and Grandpa Dodge. Aubrey on her new scooter. Ella giving Aubrey a ride in her new car! |
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Ella and her new bike from Amah and G-Daddy. Ella on her new scooter from Amah and G-Daddy. Ella pushing Aubrey around the cul-da-sac.
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| A tired Aubrey. Aubrey giving Wyatt a hug. Zoey opening presents. Wyatt enjoyed Aunt Kathy's sugar cookies =) |
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| Kristy and Rob got the girls a dress-up chest. Now not only do we have the prettiest princesses around, but they are also the most accessorized!! |
So as you can see, we had a wonderful holiday season. I hope everyone else enjoyed their family time as much as we did.
------->>>>Here's to a wonderful new year!!
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