Early Christmas

Christmas came early to our house. Since we'll be traveling later this week and be gone on Christmas day, Santa came early and dropped off the presents.

So today we sat around in the living room and read the Christmas story in Luke and prayed together. Then we jumped into the presents. And let me say there was a pile for each of my kids to open....they must have been extra good this year.

Let me just say, as my kids get older it's so much fun watching them open their gifts. It's like each one is a brand new adventure. My son just rips it open and tries to see as quickly as possible what is hiding under the paper while my daughter who is now 8 just opens a little bit of the paper and tries to figure it out that way.

And after each gift we'd get a few screams about how great the gift was and then it was on to the next one. On and on we went. But once the presents were done neither of the kids got the one present they really wanted. You know the one they specifically asked Santa for.

Maybe this was mean, but we kept their main present inside our room hidden from them until the end. Then I gave them the message that there was one more present waiting for them inside my room. They each ran in and grabbed the final present and brought it back to the living room to open. And then the fun really started. Alexis was brought to tears and Caden was jumping around the room yelling.

It's always incredible to see your kids open the gifts they really want. I know they probably have way too much stuff, but it's really fun to see them open gifts.

We are truly blessed. Thank you Lord for my wonderful family.