Merry Christmas

I feel the need to write a little Merry Christmas post. Yes, I know that today is the 27th of December, but we just got home late last night.

I love Christmas, and I guess that I always have. I remember the excitement of Christmas as a child. Waiting for Santa...listening for reindeer hooves on the roof...trying so hard to sleep knowing that Santa wouldn't come if I was awake. 4:00 Christmas morning I would pour into the bed with my parents so that my mom could come see what Santa had brought as I was opening it!

I can hardly wait for that excitement to become part of Izzie's Christmas. I am a bit torn, though. I really want Christ to be the center of Christmas. After all, it was his birth that we are suppose to be celebrating. That is why we give gifts. Christmas is so commercialized now. I will have to pray that in the years to come God will help me show my child that His child is the reason for the season.

We had a great time celebrating this year. We started on the 21st with a little Christmas gathering at our house with my mom's family. We played "dirty Santa", and I got a new set of sheets for our bed.

On the 23rd we went to my parents house for a few days. We opened a bunch of presents with my dad's family (so many we couldn't get every thing home!) Unfortunately, Izzie's new radio flyer wagon had to stay at Nanna and Poppa's house until next time.

Christmas morning Izzie opened her presents from Santa, although, she liked the red paper more than the presents. We ate breakfast at my Grandma's house then went to Greg's parents house. Greg's mom cooked a delicious supper and we stayed the night there. Yesterday we went to see Greg's sister, but I don't think she really wanted to see us. (another post later.)

We got home late last night and were more than happy to sleep in our own beds. Now I have to figure out where to put all of our gifts that we didn't need but got any way.

I hope each of you had a wonderful Christmas.