What a full day we have had! After opening stockings this morning, we headed to church for a 10:00 service. What a great day to be in church~children sat with parents, and the tradition here is that the little ones bring a toy they have just received to church with them, which they (if they want to) bring up on the platform to show everyone. The sermon then centered on the real gift of Christmas, Jesus.
I know that we have adjusted here because our children are now begging to go and connect with other friends as soon as the service is over. I love to see their pink cheeks and have them pulling me to other mothers in order to set up play dates later in the week. Jim and I realize we have made many friends here as well, and laughed to see that we were the last family out of church (once again!) today.
We raced home to begin preparations for our Christmas brunch with our friends the Powells. Here are a few pictures of the meal:
Hunter and Laura are great friends for us, because they invite us to try and see new things all the time. We have really enjoyed getting to know them and their boys.
This is Hudson:
This is Whitefield:
Andrew (these boys all three enjoyed their food!)
Julia
Sarah (wearing her favorite Christmas present)
and Claire, who is growing up before our eyes!
A Christmas tradition~Scones!
We have been excited to "iChat" with friends and family. What amazing technology! Our dear friends Jeff and Clarinda James took their computer over to the retirement community where Jim's folks live, and we were able to talk and SEE them this afternoon for Christmas. What a gift! Thank-you dear friends!
Here is a picture of Jim taking a much needed rest tonight up on our bed. He is replete with reading material, his new scarf and a little nourishment of his favorite kind.
Have a wonderful rest of your Christmas day~
1 comment:
Merry Christmas (belated) and Happy New Year (early) to you! We enjoyed seeing these photos after returning home from Wheaton, where we loved our video chat with you! Your Christmas sounded full and fun. It is true that your children are growing up so much before all our eyes on the blog-beautiful! Tell them a package is on its way today to Cambridge....
Love, all the Ahrenholz's
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