Christmas Time!!

We have had a wonderful holiday this week!!! We went to church on Christmas Eve and then we went to Pop and Ma's house for dinner! We got to open presents and exchange gifts with Gordon's extended family. It was so much fun- The girls had a blast and Emmary realized what exactly Christmas entails! The next morning the girls slept late and were so excited that Santa came! Emmary is still very sad that Elfred (her Elf on the Shelf) left and hopes to see him again soon. Her favorite Santa gifts were her washer/dryer, Hannah Montana guitar, Smurfette, the Wonder Pets, and all her books. Ellie's favorite gifts were the purse her FurReal puppy came in (not the dog!!) and all of Emmary's gifts!! We then went to Popsey and Gammy's house and got to eat lunch and open gifts!! Emmary got to ride her big girl bike from Sissy for the first time around the neighborhood and has decided we need to install sidewalks at our house. All in all, it was a wonderful Christmas. We finally got all the presents put away today!!!

Even with all the excitement and presents, Emmary has still remembered that it was Jesus' birthday. We had cake and balloons on Christmas day and she really enjoyed singing Happy Birthday to Him. Today she said that she was glad we got to celebrate His birthday and hoped He had a great one. I pray that as a family we can continue to make Him the reason for our Christmas celebration.