For Christmas this year, we didn't really tell the kids they were getting anything from "Santa." They know the idea of Santa from seeing him at the Christmas party and on TV, but we didn't really play into having to buy one extra thing and call it "From Santa." It's a good thing too, because their Uncles and Aunts, Grandpas and Grandmas, and a few things from us was ALL they needed. We even spaced out the days they opened everything to make it more exciting and not so overwhelming. It was like Christmas each week! We are very thankful for each gift that was given to them and us, as well as the gifts of health, provision, and the gift of family. Andrew had extra days off this year and it was great to do things as the 5 of us. This was a fun year too, as we were able to teach the kids more about the reason for Christmas and use their Nativity set to explain. Now they understand that Jesus was born to Mary and Joseph, the wise men brought him gifts, and HE was OUR gift to come and save us. We are still working on this and of course Peter was still more into the "aminals" of the manger scene, but they are learning the song "Away in a Manger" too. It's amazing to see how much their little minds can hold on to if you take the time to teach them. We had Christmas morning with the Kuelper/Keller family in Hershey and spent the weekend with them. We were happy to be around long time friends! God has really blessed us this Christmas season and we look forward to what lies ahead this new year.
There you have it in pictures. The kids loved it, we loved it, lots of fun had by all. Their faces told right away how happy they were for each gift and that made it a blast watching them. I'll have to be careful next year because now I just want to see their expressions when they open something they can't wait to use, play with, watch, or SHARE ;). I guess that's what birthdays are for. I'd better wait.
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