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I have never had so much fun in my whole life as I did this Christmas. I was a little bit lonely for extended family, but watching the magic of Christmas come over my children's faces was a joy I can't describe in words. We had a very special program on Christmas Eve. We were each able to share our feelings about the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ and there was such a feeling of reverence and peace in our home. And then we did something really fun. We went on a Santa walk outside where we gazed into the sky for any signs of Rudolph's nose. We knew that as soon as his nose was visible that Santa would be coming to our house very shortly, and since Santa doesn't visit kids who are out of their beds...As soon as we spotted that blinking red nose in the sky James and Joseph ran back to the house so fast that by the time I finally reached them they had already stripped off their shoes and coats and were hopping into bed. It was a great motivator for bedtime on Christmas Eve. Matt and I were both so excited about Christmas that we woke up before the boys and ended up having to wake each of them at 5 o'clock. Naps were a definite must Christmas Day.
Sunday, January 07, 2007
The Wonder (of Christmas) Years
I have heard many people say that these will be the greatest years of my life. This Christmas was the first time that I actually began to understand what they were talking about. I have never had so much fun in my whole life as I did this Christmas. I was a little bit lonely for extended family, but watching the magic of Christmas come over my children's faces was a joy I can't describe in words. We had a very special program on Christmas Eve. We were each able to share our feelings about the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ and there was such a feeling of reverence and peace in our home. And then we did something really fun. We went on a Santa walk outside where we gazed into the sky for any signs of Rudolph's nose. We knew that as soon as his nose was visible that Santa would be coming to our house very shortly, and since Santa doesn't visit kids who are out of their beds...As soon as we spotted that blinking red nose in the sky James and Joseph ran back to the house so fast that by the time I finally reached them they had already stripped off their shoes and coats and were hopping into bed. It was a great motivator for bedtime on Christmas Eve. Matt and I were both so excited about Christmas that we woke up before the boys and ended up having to wake each of them at 5 o'clock. Naps were a definite must Christmas Day.
I have never had so much fun in my whole life as I did this Christmas. I was a little bit lonely for extended family, but watching the magic of Christmas come over my children's faces was a joy I can't describe in words. We had a very special program on Christmas Eve. We were each able to share our feelings about the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ and there was such a feeling of reverence and peace in our home. And then we did something really fun. We went on a Santa walk outside where we gazed into the sky for any signs of Rudolph's nose. We knew that as soon as his nose was visible that Santa would be coming to our house very shortly, and since Santa doesn't visit kids who are out of their beds...As soon as we spotted that blinking red nose in the sky James and Joseph ran back to the house so fast that by the time I finally reached them they had already stripped off their shoes and coats and were hopping into bed. It was a great motivator for bedtime on Christmas Eve. Matt and I were both so excited about Christmas that we woke up before the boys and ended up having to wake each of them at 5 o'clock. Naps were a definite must Christmas Day.
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*sniff*
I'm just so happy you're back!
I LOVE the Santa walk! And I cannot wait until next year with Will growing up so fast. I think that it just gets better and better every year.
When I first found the truth about SC I was worried that there would be no magic left in the holiday. Obviously, Christmas means more than presents, reindeer and the Kringles. But it is so fun to have kids and I've found that there is no shortage of magic with them around!
Thanks for sharing and both ideas of your Christmas Eve are wonderful. Heck, I'm already planning for next Christmas! I'll actually be posting my ideas on my blog, so I don't forget! And I'll give you due credit!
Love always,
B
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