BEWARE...

The CHRISTMAS post...

loaded with pictures galore (which I promised would come)

but if these don't make your HEART

warm...

then you aren't sitting here with us enjoying 69 degree weather,

and the love of these CHILDREN

that can make any heart MELT!

Since their are sooo many...

I will post them in Chronological Order!

Nana comes to visit...and we spend hours working on this PUZZLE!

Meanwhile, Jacob would rather play video games!

Kent comes to visit for a FEW hours...long enough to play our Christmas games!


Since we have NO immediate family in town to do a TRADITIONAL Christmas Eve our family heads to the movies to celebrate.

With our Traditional DENNY'S dinner or breakfast if you like!
Then off to see Christmas Lights...including our own!
We started a NEW tradition this year...we called it "Story By the Fire".  During the 12 days of Christmas we would turn on our fireplace and share a Christmas story out of the Friend or New Era.  These were special times!  Sometimes we would talk for hours afterwards.  I felt like I was capturing the meaning of Christmas with stories of Giving, Service, Christ and Love.

Ron read from the Bible the TRUE Christmas Story.  The one of the Christ Child.


We shared our GREATEST blessings of the last year!

And we prayed!
Because we knew we were TALKING to Cameron early on Christmas Morning...
we let the kids open ONE gift on Christmas EVE!

Rachel a MUCH needed new pair of jeans.  (This GIRL grew a lot this last year!)

Katie a WEBKINZ (well it turned out to be a Shining Star brand...who knew?).

Jacob a SPY KIT the one and only thing he asked Santa to bring him!
Christopher a BOOK...he already owns!  (Oops...took that one back already!)

Morning BEGAN really early for Ron and I.  We could HARDLY sleep...we were so excited to talk to Cameron.
And the kids were patient...to wait and open presents.
Assuming the START position...while Mom finds her camera!

Let the PRESENT opening begin:







Then OFF to play with the gifts...yes, it was a BEAUTIFUL day in Arizona.

 

We ENJOYED playing at the park until JACOB asked for help to do this:

When RON told JACOB he could do it on his own....I teased RON he couldn't do it anymore...and the game was on!

Ron...trying to PROVE me wrong.  He hangs but doesn't move!
Then he challenges me...and the GAME is really on.

I MOVE...barely...this REALLY hurt!

I couldn't MOVE my arms after this!

It wouldn't be CHRISTMAS without our annual NANA ham!  Thanks Nana...the ham was delicious!
I absolutely LOVED our 2009 Christmas.
No one was SICK.
Nana was visiting.
We got to talk and see our families via SKYPE.
And only ONE injury.

KATIE...doing tricks on her new SCOOTER!
(Actually they were racing...and Katie just can't stand too lose...she will go faster no matter what it takes!)

These were JUST a few of our December 2009 happenings.  I can't wait to share MORE...but until then
ENJOY!