Christmas in a nutshell

This Christmas was the most relaxing Christmas I have ever had. It was perfect to have Christmas on Sunday. We woke-up, the kids played with their presents from Santa, then we all got ready and went to church. At church we "talked of Christ, we rejoiced in Christ, we preached of Christ, and we prophesied of Christ...." When we got home we all put our pajamas back on, opened our presents and spent the rest of the day skyping and spending time as a family. Anthony even got to talk to his brother Adam who is on a mission.

Here is a picture of each of the kids Christmas Morning:

Anthony's parents gave the kids the makings for a cool hut. With Anthony's help the kids had tons of fun playing, day...

...and night.

Christmas isn't Christmas unless Gingerbread Houses are decorated:

Parker loved it so much and was so proud of his house, he made me take a picture of all 4 sides. I won't post all 4 pictures, but he sure was cute.

As for me my favorite thing to do is sit around and hold this baby. I love newborns and he might be my last one so I am going to savor every moment.

I would like to give a special thanks to my husband who made this Christmas happen. Due to sleep deprivation and a C-section gone bad I only have enough energy everyday to make sure the kids are fed and well cared for, anything extra is not worth my time. Anthony was the one who made 3 different treats to hand out to our neighbors and friends, did almost all the shopping, designed the gingerbread houses, took the kids to the movies and to see Santa, and anything else I asked him to do. I am a lucky women to have such a wonderful husband who will step up and help out when I need help.