Each year it gets a little more fun because they "get it" or "get into it" a little more! Sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you, but my life is chaos...plain and simple.
So...I believe that I left off at Anderson's preschool Christmas program. He was a doll! He looked adorable in his Elmo Christmas pjs and he did so well! He walked in with his class, sang all the songs, did all the motions (he kept looking at the girl next to him to make sure he was doing the motions at the right time, it was so cute), smiled at Gigi in the audience, and walked out with his class. He did everything exactly as he was supposed to! It was so much fun watching him. I cannot believe how fast he is growing up!
As soon as his program ended, we headed to FW to spend some time with their 2 favorite little cousins (and our favorite little nephews)! That night we went to Timeless Christmas to see Granddaddy sing and as usual, we all went downtown Saturday morning to see Santa. And as usual, it was hilarious trying to get all 4 boys to cooperate at the same time, which never quite seems to work out! Anderson and Caleb told Santa they wanted chairs for Christmas! Actually, Caleb said it first and Anderson copied because he thought it was funny, you know how boys are! That afternoon, we all made gingerbread trains at Gigi's house (Granddaddy does not have a house by the way, he lives at the ranch according to Anderson). The boys had a great time making the trains and an even better time licking and eating the candy (while it was on the train by the way)!
On Sunday, we spent the day at Seth and Jessica's celebrating Christmas with all of the Vicks! As always, it was great to see Me-ma, Uncle Ray, Uncle Jim, Isabella, Camille, Robert and Sophia! If only we could see them more often! That night we headed back to Austin with 2 exhausted little boys, who were all partied out!
On the morning of Christmas Eve Eve, the boys awoke in train heaven! Everything they got from Mommy & Daddy this year was train-related and they loved it of course! That evening we went to the ranch for a Birthday Party for Jesus! Gigi planned it for the boys and it was so much fun! Not only did the boys eat pizza and birthday cake after they sang Happy Birthday to Jesus and blew out the candles, but they also got to watch Charlie Brown Christmas, which teaches the true reason for Christmas...Jesus' birthday!!
On Christmas Eve, we went to the AMBC Candlelight service and as always, it was a special time worshipping the newborn king, the one who came to save us, the one Christmas is all about. Immanuel. God with us. What beautiful words. Seriously, stop and think about them for a moment. Overwhelming.
After the service, we stopped by Bob and Becky's Annual Christmas Eve Open House and then headed to the ranch to celebrate with my family. The boys had a blast out there as usual, and they got more toys than they could ever dream of (more than we have room in our house for)! On Christmas Day, we all went to Oma's to celebrate with my mom's family and then we headed back to the ranch to hang out for a few more days.
We are now in the midst of celebrating with Aaron's family, which is our 5th celebration I believe. More toys, more candy, more chaos.
I must admit that I am a little "Christmased-out." It is nice to see family and I do love seeing the boys with that twinkle in their eyes. But here we are, a week later, all hyped up on sugar and toys and I wonder...have we missed it again? Did we forget about Jesus? I hope not...because that sure was a lot of chaos for nothing if that is the case.
With that in mind, our prayer is that despite the holiday rush, you and yours found Jesus this Christmas...not underneath your tree, but in your hearts where he belongs.
For unto us is born this day in the City of David, a savior, which is Christ the Lord! (Luke 2:11)
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