2014 ended a little bit different than we are used to. Daddy had to spend the month of December away on business. We tried to keep things as normal as possible with the kids, but we have never had to do all of our Christmas traditions without Daddy so things were just different! Thankfully, he flew home the week of Christmas so we did get to spend the actual Holiday with him :) The excitement of Christmas and Daddy being home was lots of fun!
On Christmas Eve we went to the Christmas Eve service at church and then had a yummy ham dinner before we read the Christmas store and headed to bed. On Christmas morning these two were up super early...sorting through presents and opening up everything way before the little girls got up.
The kids were all smiles as the opened up gifts and played with them. Megan got some American Girl clothes and a horse for her Bitty Baby. This girl loves animals right now!
Sam got a basketball goal. He is signed up to play his first season in a few months and he has been practicing a lot.
Marla Grace got a ride on toy, but preferred to play with some stocking stuffers.
And this grown up girl got an MP3 player so she can listen to her music while she practices her dancing.
In 2015 we are focusing on not getting the kids gifts for special occasions, but on taking them to do fun family activities instead. So their big gift for Christmas was season passes to Miracle Strip Amusement park out on the beach. We already got to use them once and they had a blast! On Christmas afternoon we ate dinner with our good friends The Powells. We had a birthday cake for Jesus and the kids had lots of fun playing outside with their friend. Then we rushed home and took down the Christmas tree and packed for an extended stay in Indiana with family while Daddy prepared to be away for a few more months in San Diego. Whew! It was a busy Christmas, but a blessed one as we were all together to celebrate the birth of our Savior!
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