What a special day! I love Christmas being on Sunday so we can go to church on the same day! I woke up early to make sure I was awake and had the tree lit before the kids came out. Doug was the first one awake and opened his stocking. After stockings we got ready for church and I loved listening to the music. The primary kids even sang a song. Here is a pic of the stockings (see that Doug's is already gone).
Tony and I decided to incorporate a friend's tradition and give 3 gifts just like the 3 wise men. That way the number of gifts is always the same and it's simpler. I don't want Christmas to get out of hand for them. So, we had fun grouping a few things together to make it three gifts and watching the kids open their presents. But back to the early morning. Max was bleary eyed but happy opening his stocking.
It was a fun, busy day.
Oh and something else about Max. I just love this kid. Everything he opened was, "JUST WHAT I WANTED!". He was ecstatic about the peanuts in his stocking, the orange, EVERYTHING. What an awesome kid. So with all of the fun and joy we had seeing the happiness on each others faces, it was great to remember that all of the giving was because we were taught by our Savior who gave us the greatest gift of all.
Tony and I have been married 15 years and have 3 sweet boys and one darling girl. We love family time, traveling, exploring, flying and laughing. Tony is an amazing pilot and airplane mechanic and I'm a social worker turned work-from-home mom.
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