Christmas at Home

Christmas at home was celebrated a couple days early before getting together with family and then heading to our annual trip to Kohler for a week at the American Club and Waters Spa.

Daddy read the Christmas Story from Luke in the Bible, Elena opened another Advent Day Calendar door, then got to open presents and stockings...she was VERY excited about every single gift thanking us over and over...she was very funny about it all saying everything was so "perfect" and so "cuuuuute". Even Diva got in on the present action enjoying a new giraffe stuffed toy picked out by Elena. Note: Elena hasn't really been interested in Santa until this year, and asked to put cookies out for him. We left her a note on an empty plate the next morning and she screamed, "Santa was here!" then smiled really big and said, "thanks, mom!" HEHEHE! And although she said thanks to us for all the presents as mentioned before, when it came to the "big one" she stopped and said, "I knew Santa would know this was it! " Then smiled again and said, "Thank you mommy and daddy!" So, I can't decide if she's giving credit to both, or if she's doing what we used to do as kids and pretend Santa was real when going to grandparents' houses...we used to be afraid that WE would ruin the magic for THEM if we let on that we knew he wasn't real...how weird is that?! ;)

We hope and pray your Christmas will be filled with the REAL and TRUE meaning that it has been and will always be: blessings and praise as we thank our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ for coming to earth so we could celebrate His birth in human form to live a life we should follow and then gave Himself up on the cross in death to take our sin and rise again, conquering both sin and death so that we may live, in perfect peace and hope through faith that we have a life eternal with and because of Him. Christmas is because of Him. Easter is because of Him. Life is because of Him. Hope, satisfaction, and love complete is all because of Him! Praise God, from Whom ALL blessings flow!

Merry Christmas!