Saturday, December 31, 2016

Christmas Day

We finally made it to Christmas Morning! The boys were awake at 4:30 am, but graciously gave Bill and myself until 6 to wake us up. Then it was off to the races!
 First, we like to see what Santa put in our stockings.




 After the stockings, it is time to get into some presents!











 After this picture was taken of me, we had a very unfortunate accident. Brady grabbed a razor blade to open one of his packages that he couldn't get open. In the process, he managed to slice his hand. We had to run him to the emergency room, where he got 3 stitches in his hand and won't be able to get them out until January 3rd. This took about an hour and a half out of our Christmas morning. It was not a fun experience, and I hope to never have a Christmas morning ER run again!


 This look on Bill's face is because he received a gift from Santa of tickets to his favorite band, The Lumineers. They will be in Atlanta in March.







 Christmas morning was on a Sunday this year, so after opening presents, we went to a candle light service at church with Papa and Nana.
 There were presents at Papa and Nana's house, too!



 Christmas Dinner: turkey, ham, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, rolls, and pecan and pumpkin pie for dessert. Yum, yum!
What a fun and blessed Christmas Day! I'm so thankful for my family and for all the love that we share. And I'm very thankful that my poor Brady is ok and only needed 3 stitches on his little hand. God Bless, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year!

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve! One of the most wonderful days of the year! The boys have been so excited to open their presents and have their Papa and Nana come over! (Rachel's parents moved to Montgomery on Friday, December 9th.) Bill did a fantastic job of making us some omelets, and I made bacon and croissants to go with it, as well as some special Christmas Eve punch. (Basically a chocolate milk and ice cream mixture.) After a delicious dinner, we opened gifts, watched the movie "The Polar Express", put out reindeer food, read "The Night Before Christmas", set out treats for Santa, and went to bed! It was a busy and fun night! Now it's time to wait for Santa to arrive...

First, dinner with Papa and Nana. And some pretty excited boys.
Next, time to open presents!



























 After all the presents have been opened, it's time to put out the reindeer food!

 Daddy reads the boys "The Night Before Christmas" and the story of Jesus' birth from the Bible.
 The boys put out treats for Santa.
What will Santa bring us? We must go to sleep to find out. Although these boys are so excited, it might be a few hours before that happens.