December 25, 2015

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

This was a GREAT Christmas! The theme seemed to be Art and Science mostly, and the favorites were tiny Thomas trains for Dylan, a foosball table for Garrett, a spy kit for Eli and a magic set (or tornado lab) for Owen. They loved choosing gifts for Dwight, Janet and each other at Faith and were so excited to hand out their presents. It was still a gorgeous afternoon, so we took the kids bike riding with their new bikes and then came home for a traditional dinner of Swedish meatballs and mashed potatoes and sang Happy Birthday to Jesus with cupcakes. It was a full day of playing with new toys and art supplies, games, learning magic tricks and spying on everyone. We played a great game of soccer in the backyard and then the storm rolled in. It dropped almost 40 degrees, crazy rain and loads of wind. Sadly, there were several tornadoes the next day that destroyed neighborhoods : ( It was a joy filled day for us though!

December 24, 2015

Christmas Eve service at IBC was beautiful as always. This year it was even better because we got to celebrate with Dwight, Janet AND Jenny! We spent the morning handing out clothes, toiletries and food to the homeless downtown, Jenny and I went for a run and then we headed to church. It was hard to feel especially in the season because it was mid-70s outside, but we made the most of it (and winter weather was right around the corner!)

December 15, 2015

Dylan's Christmas program was adorable. He sang his heart out and did all the motions like a pro. He's been singing Away in a Manger ever since : )

December 4, 2015

After our full day in Fort Worth, we still headed out that evening to Grapevine (the self proclaimed Christmas Capital of Texas) for an awesome event at First Baptist Grapevine that told the Christmas story through trees, actors and a light show. Getting in the Christmas spirit : )

December 25, 2014

Christmas morning was so fun this year! Dwight and Janet were with us and the boys just loved sharing it with them. Owen and Eli got new bibles, they all got new lego sets, Dylan got new playdoh, they got new arts supplies and the biggest winner were the Perplexus balls. Talk about hours of entertainment! Owen bought me a beautiful gold butterfly ring from Grapevine Faith too... so sweet! Janet made us the traditional Christmas dinner that we had every year at Aunt Mary's: swedish meatballs and mashed potatoes. Yum!!

December 19, 2014

This Christmas season has been so fun! Garrett's preschool Christmas program, the live Nativity, Christmas eve service and the Dickinson's house for Christmas eve dinner and time together. Charlie's parents came for a visit and got to celebrate Christmas with us this year, which the boys loved! Owen even cooked us dinner one night - his special egg casserole : )