We had a great Christmas day. We arrive home from our travels shortly before noon on Christmas eve. So, we had plenty of time to relax before Christmas. Zoe, Ace, and Liam each recieve one gift from Santa and then three gifts from us, along with stocking stuffers. We also took them to The Dollar Store this year to pick out gifts for each other. That was fun watching them choose gifts and having to remind them that the gifts were for each other. As they get older, they will have to earn the money to purchase gifts for each other. Here are just a few pictures from Christmas day.

In MOPS, FamilyLife and several other companies had teamed together to equipp each MOPS group to share the meaning of Christ through neat activities called “What God Wants for Christmas.” This included opening boxes that helped tell the story of Christmas as well as coloring sheets, a dvd, and a hardback book entitled What God Wants for Christmas. We used it for our MOPS group and liked it so much, our family purchased the activity boxes and used those on Christmas Eve to relate the story of Christmas. The kids really enjoyed the activity and completing the Christmas scene. Needless to say, this will probably be incorporated into our Christmas traditions from here on out!

Liam taking a chill from all the activities. He doesn’t look like a baby anymore 🙁

Ace received a workshop from Santa which they all three thoroughly enjoy.

Zoe’s Santa gift was a bicycle. She really enjoyed it but, unfortunately, it rained the day of Christmas, so she had to wait a day before taking off on her bike. She does good pedaling but steering AND pedalilng are pretty much out of the question. She’s also afraid of falling now because she steering too close to the curb and fell over (while going all of 1.5 miles per hour)! We’re working on tryign our best and trusting God that we won’t get hurt when we fall.