Our First Chrismas

9 months after coming home with our girls we celebrate our first Christmas together. It felt like our first Christmas ever due to all the excitement. The focus was definitely on the girls. By noon MaryEllen and I were so tired we put the girls down for their nap and just sat and watched a movie. We were too tire to do any cleaning up. This parenting thing is hard. Both girls were fun to watch as they opened stockings and presents. Admittedly we over did our purchasing for the girls, but we are saving some for birthdays. Dasha got a rocking horse which she loves, and Sasha got a bike, which she will have to wait a while to use due to the snow. They received some other small gifts which are keeping them busy for many hours. That is the parental benefits to Christmas gifts.

We attended church on Christmas eve as a family, and sang songs and heard about the baby Jesus. Sasha is very into baby Jesus. We stayed home this year and spent time as a family, which was a lot of fun. The girls are growing up so fast, and we enjoy seeing them change and grow. Each girls has a distinct personality and we are learning how to bring out the best in each of them.

We went to our friends house for dinner on Christmas and were spoiled with a wonderful dinner and some little gifts for the girls. Very thoughtful.

The girls each had ear infections leading up to Christmas, and ME and I have some sort of sinus stuff now. It seems like someone has been sick since March. Hopefully this is just a phase, and we will all outgrow these little viruses in time.

Thursday is new years eve, and a blue moon. Hope you have clear skies to see the moon. We will be staying inside and spending a quiet night together again. That is our favorite pastime. We all wish everyone a blessed new year, and pray that you are drawn closer to the Lord.