Merry Merry Christmas

What a great time of year! This year we tried to be more focused on the birth of Christ and read lots of scriptures and books on the Nativity. What a humbling thought to think of Mary and the Son of God, as a babe in her arms. We are truly grateful for His life.

Christmas highlights are as follows: 1. Christina's nightly talks with Bro. Chapin's Tree, telling the tree she wants a guitar. You might think she would tell Santa this.... but the whole meth bit... So the tree was quite fun.
2. Theo Speedo and Aunt Val going crazy like they usually do with toys! toys! toys!
3. Papa and Yaya bar-b-quing steak in the 20 degree weather for Christmas dinner. Getting them classy gifts this year (as opposed to a teen's novel entitled Hitler's child)
4. Giving everyone the gift of water. Literally, water. Why waste money? Food storage!! In case of an emergency you need plenty of water. Thank you, we are not ghetto, we are creative.
5. Nono and Yaya... where were our coats? We all always complain about getting coats and the year we don't get coats... sadness lingers in our hearts.
6. Watching Maria eat Papa's mac and cheese... and meat, and pineapple, and salad...
7. Taking multiple pictures of Joe and him not smiling normal in any of them.
8. Hearing about cousin Erin's engagement!! Hooray!! She will be a beautiful bride! Also cousin Regina set a date for her wedding!! Hooray!! The Withers know how to throw a part-ae! We can't wait for the festivities!
9. Getting 20 Christmas cards... this is a record!! (Although 3 cards were actually addressed to Mommers and Dad, but I like to push the envelope... mail fraud, is it really a crime?Ok, maybe.)

So now it's time to take down the tree and decor, but hopefully we can keep in our hearts the birth of the Saviour, His life and ministry, and not just the reason for the season, but the reason for life.