Christmas 2009

This was the first Christmas that Isaac was actually aware enough to participate. Last year he was such a little biddy! It was such a joy to watch him take it all in! We started the day by reading the Christmas story out of Isaac's kid's Bible, complete with pictures. He gently helped each of us open our gifts and wowed over everything. We really want him to grow up understanding why we celebrate Christmas, so we kept the gift exchange simple this year with each of us getting one gift. I kinda cheated with R and got him 2, but that's because he needed a new Bible after giving his to my brother when R led him to the Lord over Thanksgiving! I made R a quilt...that's almost finished (oops, ran out of time). We both got teary when he opened his gift. Not exactly sure why, but we did. R painted me an AMAZING picture of a desert scene in Africa, complete with giraffes. SO COOL!!!!! And Isaac got a train set. He likes it, but now we need to mount the track so it stays put together for more than two seconds! We spent a quiet day at home with us and R's cousin. Such a perfect day! I cooked a simple but yummy dinner and we all went to bed early. We've decided that the holidays should be a restful time and not filled with rushing and stress. I'm likin' it! Great day and great memories.