Christmas Recap

I realize I am late in getting pictures posted from Christmas. Over the course of the last week I have seen a few friends post about their holiday and so I don't feel too guilty! HA! But, I did want to get a few pictures up of the great times we had. I have seen the photo collages done before but am not sure how they are done. I put this one together using Photoshop. We'll see if it does what I mean for it to!

After celebrating Christmas with Kris' family, we headed to my mom's house for a few days. My sister and I took the five kiddos to Chuck E. Cheese to get out of the house and expend some energy on Christmas Eve. As a family we went to the Candlelight Service at my home church and followed it with our tradition of finger foods and Christmas goodies at my mom's with family and childhood friends. Once the night was winding down the kiddos got to open their matching Christmas pj's and off to bed they went! On Christmas morning they woke up to find all the loot Santa brought. Then my sister and her family and my brother and his wife came over and we opened presents. Fun! Fun! Then we got dressed and headed to my great aunt's house to spend the day with cousins eating a big breakfast in the afternoon.

Probably my largest memory of the Christmas came from the Christmas Eve Candlelight service at my home church. This would have been Wes' 5th time to go so he is used to the routine. I was a little stressed with all the events of the day and what we had coming that night and all the fire around me and watching two little ones HAVE to hold their own candles. Well, once all the candles were lit, the sanctuary was a glow, and we were beginning to sing the first verse of "Silent Night", Wes looked up at me with bright, big eyes and with all the excitement he could muster into a whisper he said, "Mommy, this is my most favorite part!!!" It made it all worth it. The memories being made from these traditions and being passed on to another generation are priceless.