For the first time ever we stayed home for Christmas. We typically travel back to Iowa to spend Christmas with our families, but with Cal being so little and weather being unpredictable we decided to stay put. We were able to go to the Birthday Party for Jesus at church this year and Cal played baby Jesus in the production.
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| Jackson singing on stage |
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| Mary and baby Jesus |
We also were able to go to Christmas Eve services at our church for the first time, and once again, Cal played baby Jesus. We had to sit in the front row, which I was very nervous about since the boys are not used to sitting quietly during a one hour service (they usually go to Sunday School while Jeff and I go to church). I was pleasantly surprised at their behavior. They were good to sit, sing along, and listen to pastor Mike's message.
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| Waiting for church to start |
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| My handsome crew! |
When we got home from church we had one gift the boys got to open that was for the family. Everyone got new Christmas pjs and the movie "Elf" was in the box. We all quickly put on our pjs and we enjoyed pizza while we watched (and laughed our way through) the movie!
It was so fun to wake up in our own home Christmas morning and not have to pack up quickly to get anywhere. We spent the day in our pjs, opened gifts in the morning, had a delicious brunch, and spent the rest of the day playing with new toys.
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| Playing MarioCart on the new Wii that Santa brought for them! |
Although it was nice to be home, we definitely missed being with our families for Christmas. We were able to FaceTime with my family and talk to Jeff's mom on the phone, but it wasn't the same as being able to be with them. We'll see what we decide to do next year.
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