Saturday, December 26, 2009

Christmas 2009

Finally... an angel for the top of our tree! For years, we have tried to find something that will go on top of the tree (and stay on top of the tree). Every year we pick something out, bring it home, and promptly take it back to Target. But this year, Anna made this angel at preschool, and it is perfect!

Making the annual Magic Oats for Santa's reindeer.


Jonathan posing by the stockings. This was the first year we had stockings. Dave and I didn't plan well enough and forgot to get anything for our stockings. Anna was pretty mad at Santa Claus for only filling the kids' stockings and not the adults' stockings. She was also pretty upset when it started to rain on Christmas day. "It NEVER rains on Christmas. It is just not SUPPOSED to! It just can't rain on Christmas!"






The kids wouldn't touch any of their presents until I opened all of mine. How sweet is that? Anna was so proud to suprise me with a photo Nona had taken of her with Santa. She kept it a secret this whole time. The kids also both wrapped up one of their special bears to give to me. And I got a very nice bracelet that Dave and the kids picked out for me.












Anna trying out her princess game.







Anna playing with Jonathan's Batmobile.





Me doing a Star Wars puzzle with Jonathan.


Anna showing off her Connect 4 game.



Snuggled up with her baby doll, which she named Frosty the Snowman. Nona got it for her, and it is her favorite gift, because it came with all the baby equipment that Ella (her baby cousin) has.






Jonathan with his educational electronic map that Nona got him. I think he was giving Biscuit and Mutton some schooling. (For those who don't know, Biscuit and Mutton, although regularly featured in our family blog and pics, aren't actually our Shi Tzus. They belong to my Mom, and we just keep them sometimes. It is really nice, because I can have dogs without really having to have dogs.)



2009 has brought with it a lot of sorrow and trials for our family, but also joy and blessings. I guess this could be said of any year, but I think it seems more so this year than any other. We lost my stepdad Ed at the end of February. He was a great man and left a great hole in our lives. I still miss him every day. In July, we were overjoyed at the arrival of our beautiful and miraculous niece, Ella Hope. Life is like this, a lot of bitter, followed by a lot of sweet. Thankfully so.




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