Glory to God in the Highest

Merry Christmas! We pray that this Christmas is a wonderful time of reflecting on the incredible sacrifice Jesus made for us when He wrapped himself in flesh and took on the form of a man... "Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord." Luke 2:11

It has been so nice spending extra time with our family this week. On Thursday afternoon we tackled making cinnamon rolls from scratch. It is quite a long process, but Pioneer Woman's cookbook walked us through it! It was great how much the boys wanted to help. We were baking them for Christmas morning breakfast, but of course we have had a few already!


Tonight after Christmas Eve service at First Baptist Euless, we came home and let the boys open one present...pajamas and slippers. Here they are with their new loot!

Visit with Santa

We took a trip to Grapevine (Christmas Capital of Texas, or so they claim) on Saturday. Peter's mom was in town, so we did a little shopping and enjoyed the decorations on Main Street. We walked in one store and Santa Claus was sitting there! Joshua was very excited to see him...let's just say that Gabe was not so excited. Santa asked Josh what his name is, how old he is, and what he wants for Christmas. My shy son, who does not usually give strangers the time of day, answered all of those questions confidently!

"I am four years old."

"Hmmm. I would like a pogo stick...a sleigh like yours...and a Christmas tree in my room." Santa gave Joshua a sleigh bell on a ribbon, and told him he can hang it on his Christmas tree in his room when he gets it.

And a final picture with Santa. We did not get any pictures with Gabe and Santa...he did not even want to go in the store!