Jack waking up on Christmas morning at Bebe and Grandad's house:
Monday, January 4, 2010
Christmas Day
What a wonderful Christmas! Although it started out a bit different than expected (waking up at my parents' house instead of at home), it was a wonderful day filled with family, food, and fun.
Randy and I are beginning to start some of our own traditions with Jack. When he woke up on Christmas morning, we went into his room, and before going out to see what Santa brought, the three of us read Jesus' birth story from the book of Luke (a bit paraphrased for Jack's understanding). Then we talked about the meaning of Christmas and the reason for the gift giving. Finally, we prayed. It was such a great way to start the day an remind ourselves what Christmas is really all about.
After that, we headed downstairs to see what Santa had brought. Jack was thrilled with everything and excited to see that the milk and cookies we left our were gone!
The rest of the day was spent with extended family, opening presents, eating, and of course playing in the snow! Jack seemed to love his first White Christmas!!
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Randy and I are beginning to start some of our own traditions with Jack. When he woke up on Christmas morning, we went into his room, and before going out to see what Santa brought, the three of us read Jesus' birth story from the book of Luke (a bit paraphrased for Jack's understanding). Then we talked about the meaning of Christmas and the reason for the gift giving. Finally, we prayed. It was such a great way to start the day an remind ourselves what Christmas is really all about.
After that, we headed downstairs to see what Santa had brought. Jack was thrilled with everything and excited to see that the milk and cookies we left our were gone!
The rest of the day was spent with extended family, opening presents, eating, and of course playing in the snow! Jack seemed to love his first White Christmas!!
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Thursday, December 31, 2009
Christmas Eve AKA The Day of the Blizzard
What a crazy Christmas Eve! Like everyone else in Edmond, we were basically snowed in beginning early afternoon. Luckily, Jack had spent the night with my parents and my dad came to pick me up early that morning so that I wouldn't have to drive. If you're going to be snowed in somewhere, it may as well be at my parents' house, where the view of the snow was so pretty with all of their trees! Plus, Hayley and Nick were there, so it was a day of family. We baked cookies, finished wrapping presents, and just spent time playing with Jack.
Unfortunately, Randy had to work that day (long story). When he left work around 3:00, the roads were getting really bad and he spent a lot of time helping other people get their cars out of the parking lot before leaving himself. Then, because we had decided it was better not to get Jack back out that night, he had to go home to pick up all of our things to spend the night before heading to my parents' house himself. The whole ordeal took several hours and much stress, but he made it safely!
Once Randy arrived, we all just relaxed and enjoyed a wonderful dinner. We opened presents and then set out cookies for Santa Clause. Jack was in awe of the whole thing! Last year, he was a little too young to understand what was going on, so this year was like watching him experience Christmas for the first time! It was so sweet and memorable.
Unfortunately, Randy had to work that day (long story). When he left work around 3:00, the roads were getting really bad and he spent a lot of time helping other people get their cars out of the parking lot before leaving himself. Then, because we had decided it was better not to get Jack back out that night, he had to go home to pick up all of our things to spend the night before heading to my parents' house himself. The whole ordeal took several hours and much stress, but he made it safely!
Once Randy arrived, we all just relaxed and enjoyed a wonderful dinner. We opened presents and then set out cookies for Santa Clause. Jack was in awe of the whole thing! Last year, he was a little too young to understand what was going on, so this year was like watching him experience Christmas for the first time! It was so sweet and memorable.
Jack and Baby Jesus
We spent a lot of time this year trying to explain to Jack the true reason for the Christmas celebration. He is just now old enough to understand and enjoy all that is going on this time of year and we were so excited to watch him learn the story of Jesus' birth and how important that event was in history. He really took it all in and was excited to celebrate Jesus' birthday when Christmas finally arrived. Here is a picture of him with his Little People nativity set and a baby Jesus that he made in Sunday School.
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