Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Merry Christmas!!

Happy Birthday Jesus!!

We celebrated this joyous time with friends and family.  It was a blessed Christmas filled with love, laughter, surprises, food, fun and a few meltdowns (maybe one from me) ;)  We praised our Heavenly Father for the most precious gift…Emanuel, The Messiah, Jesus.  Our voices sang songs of joy our hearts cried out His name.  There were presents and paper flying everywhere and smiling children running around with their new toys.  We prepared for Santa’s visit with cookies, milk, carrots and reindeer food.  Our eyes lit up with pure excitement when we woke up to stockings overflowing with trinkets and a special note from the big man himself!  Memories made, memories cherished! 

Prepare yourself for the Christmas 2010 picture overload…you were warned ;)

We followed Santa’s path by calling 1-877-hi-norad.  The first time we called he was in India, then Scotland and on to the USA!!  It is amazing how quick they hopped into bed when they heard he was flying over Arizona!!
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Jake has recently become a Star Wars fan. 
Was he ever excited when he received this gift!!  
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Grammy & Papa’s Tree!
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My parents gave Kelly & Jake a trampoline for the backyard.  To find this gift, they had to follow clues around the house.  It was so much fun watching them!
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Making a cake for Jesus’ birthday party
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and….the day after!
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