Christmas

This Christmas was perfect.  It was so laid back and peaceful, we were able to really focus on spending time together instead of stressing out over holiday preparations.  Christmas Eve we went to church.  I dressed the kiddos up and I put a dress on, possibly the first time I've worn a dress in a year.  The church service was so beautiful, filled with Christmas and worship songs.  Since this was a "family" service, the kiddos joined us and I was worried they would have a hard time sitting through the entire hour so we sat in the back right on the aisle in case we needed to slip out.  They were angels though, sitting still the entire service, clapping along with the music, and listening to the message.  I was amazed!

Cash and I made cookies for Santa on Christmas Eve.  I can say that Santa loved "his" cookie and milk we left out.

Cash made out like a bandit this year.  He's been asking for a combine for the past 6 months, which Santa brought him in addition to the John Deere tractors that Mommy and Daddy gave him.  Millie is still too little to understand what is really going on but she loved looking at her brother's matchbox car construction tractors and playing with the boxes.

Christmas afternoon we had our good friends Bob and Carol Spinney join us for dessert then in the evening we loaded up in the car and headed out to look at Christmas lights with popcorn and hot chocolate in hand!