Christmas morning didn't quite go as I had planned, but seriously, what really does ... Cash and B woke up around the same time (7:30ish). When they got downstairs they saw the presents that Heath and I had set out after we carried them in from Gran-Granny's house. They weren't overly excited about it. I guess the fact that B isn't a morning person (he has to have his gummies first) and Cash said he didn't feel well, was the biggest reason. Cash curled up in his chair and fell back asleep while Heath and B played and I started making Jesus' birthday cake (yummy coffee cake!). We finally got everyone perked up, and we were able to open a few presents before church.
Here are my sweeties Christmas morning in their Christmas jammies.
Oh, my. What handsome faces! :)
Not sure why they were holding hands. They do that every once in awhile, at random times.
B opened his first present with ease. It was a fun talking truck that goes with his Wheelies he got for his birthday. He was very excited about it ....
until Cash opened his first present, and then B wanted a Mickey rocketship, too. *sigh*
I did manage to turn his focus back to his toy. Once it was out of the box, making noises, and cars were racing out of it, it seemed like a much cooler present.
See? "Cheese!"
Here's Heath with the present that the boys got them. It was a tire plugger, a fun coffee mug and some new shop rags. Woo hoo!
After singing happy birthday to Jesus, scarfing down some delicious coffee cake and rushing to get ready, we made it to church early enough to get a good seat for worship. I was excited about being in church on Christmas day. How perfect! I was a little nervous about how the boys would do in "big church." I took some play things and lots of snacks, and they did just fine. (I think Heath's nerves were shot by the end of it, though!) Did I get a picture of all of us dressed up on Christmas morning? Nope.
We came back home, had a little lunch, and then finished our Advent activities. One last devotion, one last ornament ...
We read Philippians 2:6-8 and the ornament was a colorful cross. We explained to the boys that the cross was in the picture the whole time. Jesus came so that He could die for us. What a special message for Christmas day!
The ornaments were easy to put together. A few pipe cleaners and some beads, and ...
wah-lah! Two crosses for our tree to remind us of God's present to us - a Savior that would one day die for us.
The boys still had two more presents to open (they get three each). Cash got a cool double shot gun (pretend, of course), and B got a toy cash register. Again, B wanted Cash's gift. I've decided that next year I'm getting them both the same present.
Then they each had a third box that had a shirt and either a book or puzzle in it.
Yeah, they were really excited about the shirts. Can't you tell?
Oh, me. It was a fun Christmas morning and afternoon. The boys went down for a quick nap, and then it was time to head to Glasgow for our last Christmas get-together of the year.
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