Christmas Memories

We had a great Christmas season this year. Below are some pictures of the highlights!

Daddy and his kids at our Neighborhood Christmas Party


Oliver's nativity craft at his preschool class party. I am the "Room Parent" for his class. I can't believe I am old enough to be a room parent, but I am enjoying it. This is the first party I've had to organize and it turned out really well! All of the kids (and parents) had fun!

Since we were spending Christmas in Houston with my family, we went over to Matt's parent's house the weekend before Christmas to enjoy a yummy meal and opening presents with them. Here is Gabriella helping Granna decorate the tree (or really, re-decorate after she pulled ornaments off). We also got to spend some fun time with them and Matt's extended family at the Dillard Family Christmas Party the night before we left for Houston.

Here are the traditional Christmas Eve pajama pictures - one of my cute Santa Babies and one of me with my sisters Emily and Natalie (we even have matching necklaces too!)

We had so much fun this Christmas. Oliver was really starting to understand things this year. We enjoyed explaining to him the story of Jesus's birth, teaching him Christmas Carols, hiding the elf (a new game my mom introduced us to), and setting out cookies and milk for Santa. Gabby enjoyed the ride too! Oliver loved his new Mickey Mouse Clubhouse DVD and toy and of course all of the cookies and candy. Gabriella enjoyed her new books, doll toys, ripping apart all of the tissue paper, emptying the full box of kleenex we gave her in her stocking since she loves to empty them, and of couse "snacks"... which means food of any kind. We are so blessed and thankful for all of our family and friends. We are also are so thankful for the gift of a Saviour who's birth we celebrate on Christmas.

..."Christ the Saviour is born!"