I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas! We sure did :) The kids just keep getting more and more fun each year as they get older and understand a little more. This year they focused a lot more on the fact that it is Jesus' birthday, and that is the reason we celebrate. Natalie loved to run around the house (well, not around the house, it was too cold for that!) yelling "Jesus born! Jesus born!" Too cute! The older girls got their Christmas wishes in the form of 2 American Girl dolls. That is all they had been asking for, and Grandma came through for them :) We tried something a little different this year...instead of driving back and forth Christmas eve and Christmas day, we spent the night at my parent's house with my brothers and their families. It was, well, interesting! We had fun and stayed up way too late. But I think next year we'll go back to driving. It's really not that far and the girls sleep better at home. Plus, we all missed opening stockings and presents at our own house.
Before I leave you, I would like to ask for your prayers for baby Stellan. He is the miracle baby of MckMama, whose blog I am totally hooked on. (seriously, it's the first thing I do every morning!) He was diagnosed in utero with a heart condition, and his parents were told that he would almost certainly die. However, God had other plans! After many months of prayers from people around the world, Stellan was born perfectly healthy, and has been healthy up until recently. He caught an illness that his siblings had, and has been taken to the ER because he wasn't breathing right. Please pray for the doctors to have wisdom and for Stellan to get better. Thanks so much!!!!!!
Here's a picture of the sweet little guy
