We Will Serve the Lord

We had a wonderful and quiet Christmas day at home.  The girls woke me up early on Christmas morning so that we could make cinnamon swirl muffins together.  Tim made a fire in the firepit outside, and we enjoyed singing 'Happy Birthday' to Jesus.  We put a candle in the middle of all the muffins and Hannah and Lauren blew it out together. Later in the morning Tim suggested that we cover the gifts we were going to give each other with blankets.  I had not had time to wrap any presents due to being in the hospital with Timmy.  It was a great idea, and the girls loved uncovering their gifts.  It was even more fun because they did not expect to receive any gifts.  Over the past month people kept asking them what they wanted for Christmas.  For a while they would say either, "Nothing" or "I don't know."  But, people kept asking, so one day when they were both asked, Hannah said, "Twenty carrots and a box," and Lauren said, "Five apples."  :)  We have just told them that Christmas is a time to celebrate Jesus' birthday.  Tim gave me a beautiful blanket with our family Christmas picture on it, and at the bottom it says, "We will serve the LORD."  It is very special and I will certainly treasure it.

Our neighbors (The Ross Family) had us over for a wonderful Christmas lunch, and then Tim and I were able to spend some time together around the fire while the kids were napping.  My Mom came over for a little while and sat at the fire with Timmy and me while Tim was out having fun with his blowgun.  Timmy just wouldn't stop smiling at Grandma. We finished off the day with a fun visit from our good friend, Jessica Bell.  What a wonderful day!