Wonderful Christmas!

What a wonderful, joy-filled Christmas! All of our family is together and our hearts are so full. We actually kept it pretty low-key this year and Grace did great in every situation. We celebrated with my side of the family on December 20, celebrated at home on December 24, and at Robby's parents' on December 25. In a new environment with new people, Grace will stay in my lap and really quiet. But, she soon warms up. At my Mom's, she had Bailee to distract her and keep her busy. Those two are going to be best buddies! They already had a tea party and played Bitty Babies together. I'm so thankful Grace has THREE girl cousins that will be right down the road very soon. :)

This year we tried something new and had our family Christmas at home on Christmas Eve. It was wonderful! We had all day to be home together, stay in our PJs, and the kids could play with their new toys instead of packing up and heading out to visit family. Santa brought some very fun surprises. Grace got a trike, Noah got a sub-woofer, Luke got the bean bag he'd been hoping for, and Jonah got a scooter. Christmas with a toddler is just so fun. Each gift she opened was so wonderful to her. She could've taken all day to open her 3 gifts just because she wanted to spend time with each one. I think her favorite were the shoes she got for her baby. She's a SHOE girl in every way! :) Watching the joy she experienced was just so precious. We are so thankful we finally got to celebrate Christmas at home with her after seeing her in Christmas pictures for 2 years. God is so good!