Christmas

This Christmas season was busy and full of activities. We enjoyed attending concerts and performances for several nieces and nephews as well as Sarah's dance recital. We enjoyed the family parties that we had and are thankful for the many people who were so generous to us. We had a little box of goodies and presents left on our doorstep and someone else did the twelve days of Christmas for us. We received everything from toilet paper to scotch tape, from eggs to a frozen turkey breast. Sarah loved going to the door each day to see what we would get. So, whoever you are, thank you very much.

We had our traditional German meal on Christmas Eve and invited Sam's parents to join us. We have borrowed another tradition where we open presents of new pajamas on Christmas Eve. We tried to tell the story of Jesus birth but with two little ones, attention spans are very short.

It was so much fun to watch the girls open presents the next morning. Lily got the hang of it pretty quick. We would tear the wrapping paper a little to get her started and then she would just pick up the present by the paper and shake it until the present fell out. It was a great day and we hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas.

It's so nice to have brand new pajamas to sleep in.

Lily climbs on everything.

Lily and her new car. This thing was such a pain to put together. Thanks goodness for 24 hours of a "Christmas Story" to help us get through until 2:30 in the morning.

After we had opened all of the presents Sarah said, "I guess I was a good girl."

I had to add this photo of Sarah later that night. Lily and I went to bed early on Christmas day and Sam and Sarah were playing games. Sarah decided she wanted a bath so when she got out, Sam wrapped her up in her new robe that she got from Grandma Shauna. She wanted to sit next to the heating vent and get warm. Sam went to find her after awhile and she had fallen fast asleep. I guess it was a good Christmas.