A quick list of the joys of our Christmas this year…
- The Grand Rapids Ballet School Performance of Act 2 in the Nutcracker—Maggie and Katie were riveted the entire time.
- An early Christmas present from my dad—dinner out and a show: A Celtic Christmas with Cherish the Ladies and the Grand Rapids Symphony. It was amazing!
- Two Christmas programs to help remind us of the reason for the season—our own children’s program at West Cannon Baptist and a traditional Christmas pageant with all ages at our friends’ church. It was fun to see so many of them performing together.
- A warm home from which to enjoy the snow outside, even if it did rain for a while on Christmas day…it was still white outside!
- An evening and all day spent with my dad, wrapping and then opening gifts. The kids almost lost their minds waiting for him to wake up though.
- Lots of laid-back family time playing games, watching movies, and watching the kids play Playmobil for hours on end.
- Ray was home for 10 days—I’m so thankful he has this time off every year. I go through withdrawal at the end after having so much time with my best friend!
- Ray spent lots of time with the children, allowing me to organize, read, and even scrapbook. He took them sledding (ask him about the jump he shouldn’t have taken!) and to the Grand Rapids Public Museum for the DaVinci Machines exhibit.
God’s blessings to all during this new year!
