Christmas 2013

We had a wonderful and relaxing Christmas holiday! Our celebrating starts late Christmas Eve night as Ben works up until then, but with all that work and sacrifice of time comes a long restful break afterwards. We have enjoyed some great time as a family and Ben and I have been able to relax together before we enter his last semester of school, which is exciting beyond anything I can describe, but will also be a season of extreme busyness.

This Christmas the girls enjoyed celebrating Jesus' birthday. They also enjoyed looking forward to their visit from Santa and his reindeer. We enjoyed a service at church Christmas Eve night and then reading the Christmas story and opening our Christmas PJs. Christmas morning we enjoyed stockings, monkey bread, opening gifts and a wonderful Christmas meal.

This time of year was a wonderful time for us to pause and remember Christ as well as to be refreshed. We are looking forward to a year full of many new adventures!

 Our Traditional Christmas Treats For Friends

 Christmas Cookies

 Christmas Eve Outfits (Ellie says hers look like PopPop's pajamas since he has a robe that is a red plaid fabric. She was so excited to get to wear PopPop's pajamas.)

 These are the best Quinn would give us. GrannyFranny sent Quinn her cute Christmas Eve outfit for church!

 Opening Christmas PJ pants. She LOVED opening gifts this year.

 Christmas Story

 Santa's Cookies and the Reindeers' Carrots

 Christmas Morning

 Checking to make sure Santa ate his cookies.

 Christmas Dinner

 Jesus Birthday Party

 Family Movie Night on the 26th.

Ellie dressed in her Kitty outfit from GrannyFranny!