Christmas night is always spent with Josh's family. There are 11 (soon to be 12) grand kids on that side of the family that are 9 and under...oh, and 7 of them are boys. Let's just say that it gets a little rowdy at times. There is always a TON of food...Jenn and Jess would just love it. Anyway, even though it is crazy, it is a lot of fun!
My in-laws have two family room type rooms in the house. One is very spacious (they added on to it while Josh and I were dating to accommodate the growing family), and the other is a family room of typical size with one couch and one love seat. Where do you think we all gathered? You know it, the small one. We (all 19 of us) were all literally sitting on top of each other watching The Incredibles. It was super-fun! And I just love that movie.
Here are a few pics from the evening...
Meredith in her hat and apron from Aunt K.
Amelia reading her new book...she was talking to it and everything!
And who can resist one more adorable picture of Amelia? This is Josh's new fav.
All in all, this was probably the best Christmas yet! The kids are at such fun ages, and everyone was in a great mood through all of the family gatherings. Although, as I'm typing this, I remember that Meredith puked like 4 times on Christmas morning. We don't think she was sick, she had just eaten a lot of sweets on Christmas Eve. Once we made it through breakfast, she was fine. But, obviously it wasn't that big of a deal....I almost forgot!
So, the gifts have all been opened. The tree is out in the burn pile. The decorations are in the boxes (which are still in my kitchen). It was such a joy, once again, to celebrate the birth of Christ. It is truly one of my favorite times of the year on so many levels. Each Christmas since I've become a mom, I've really thought long and hard about Mary and her experiences as Jesus' mother. I know the pure joy of holding my own child in my arms. I can't even imagine the feelings that she had knowing that she was not only holding her child, but knowing that she was also holding the savior of the world. She was holding God in flesh. Simply incredible.
2 comments:
So glad you all had such a wonderful Christmas this year! We missed you at Jody and Lori's.
YAY for a new kitchen table! How exciting! To us women it's a big deal to get a new piece of furniture. :P I am hoping to get new flooring in our kitchen some time this year. We're saving up for that and the "office" (aka. dungeon).
PS. I want to know what this bargain place is that you speak of. Those are cute umbrellas. :)
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