Beyond thankful for that tiny baby that was born in a stable. Every year we are so thankful, but this year even more so when you see the majesty through the eyes of little two year olds. Our precious little girls LOVE the story of baby Jesus being born so reading it over and over and over again allowed it to sink a little deeper into our hearts this year. What a sweet time we had celebrating the birth of our Savior with our precious family we have been entrusted with. There probably won't be a time in our lives that we feel like our laps are any fuller than they are this Christmas. At least with little ones! =0)
This year we celebrated Christmas day with the Currie Clan, which meant we had five GIRLS under the age of three! (what a blessing and what chaos!) So much laughter, joy, giggles, and squeals of delight and frustration all wrapped up in our time down in Clayton. We had the best time! From spending time with extended family on Kendall's side on Christmas Eve, to reading the story of Jesus with all three of our girls under the tree, to waking up on Christmas morning with excited little ones to baking a cake for Jesus' birthday celebration, it was a year to remember. I hope we will always savor and cherish the joy that little ones have in the tiniest of packages! Speaking of packages, the twins especially enjoyed opening presents and had a hard time waiting until everyone was ready before ripping open the first ones. Teaching patience to two two year olds on Christmas morning is a recipe for disaster, ha! The day was as perfectly relaxing as we could have hoped for and we really just enjoyed some down time all being together under one roof! Such sweet times!
With a day in between to recover, do a few loads of laundry, and make sure there were no new ants swarming our new house, we loaded up the car once again to celebrate with the Williams side of the family. While there were the same amount of kids, the loudness level (obviously an inherited trait, ha!) went up a few decibels no doubt! The three toddlers ran out around screaming, playing, watching the train circle the tree, and doing what little ones do best! We figured as long as no one got hurt we could yell over them to have some decent conversations sprinkled in. =0) Again, Maddie Grace & Makenzie knew exactly what to do with the nicely wrapped presents and even more than playing with what was inside, they just loved opening them the best! We had such a wonderful week of Christmas celebrating with both sides of our families and are ever so grateful to God for blessing us with families who love Him. Who want their hearts to continue to be transformed into His likeness more and more each day. We are so fortunate and we give Him all the glory for the great things He has done!
And the singing of Away in a Manger has continued for weeks past Christmas as a favorite bedtime song! =)
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