It was a White Christmas, after all!!!

Well, we did end up with a White Christmas after all.  I was so excited because when we lived in the South, we never had a White Christmas and to me, it's not Christmas without snow!!!  The other part that was exciting to me is, Lauren has never played in the snow before...and she loved it.  We finally went out and bought her a snow suit and she walked all over the place.  Then I came inside and daddy had all the kids, funny part is, Lauren came in right behind me, because she kept running off and he didn't want to watch her.  She cried for a few and then we went into her room and played for a bit...Mommy and Me time :) I love those moments.

Besides that...we had a wonderful Christmas.  We had 40 people on Sunday morning and what a blessing it was to have a church full of people there to celebrate our Saviour's birth.  We woke up in the morning and started off reading Luke 2 and praying together as a family.  Then the kids opened all there presents and we began ripping into them all trying to get boxes and trash out of the way.  After a bit we got ready for church went and had an awesome service, returned home to run around clean up and prepare an amazing ham dinner to eat later with all our family.  21 in all, and we all sat around and feasted on a great meal and then fellowship and desserts came later.

My favorite part about Christmas was, listening to my children's excitement about giving a gift to JESUS!  And of course, listening to them pray and thanking Him for being born in a manger and dying on the cross.  They are young, but yet we can learn so much from them.  Here are a few pictures of the last few days that we have taken from Christmas and Playing in the snow.

Our big family...and it keeps growing.

Auh Auh, aka my sister Danielle

This was cute, they were being so patient.

Here are all 11 of my parents grandchildren from oldest to youngest.

Jada

Brynn

Elijah

Caleb

Isaiah

Bailey

Daniel

Elizabeth

Landon

Evan

Lauren

This is what happens when you fall asleep at my mom's

my Aunt Lynn had fun, good thing he did get it off before

he had to preach the next day.

Landon opening his gift from Maw Maw and Grandpa...and he loved it!

Isaiah got a telescope and he was beyond excited!!!

Lauren got a Cupcake Kitchen, which she has done great to share...the boys love it too.

Daddy reading the Christmas Story.

Luke 2

Daddy and the kids praying...well, Isaiah was.

Landon got a watch

Isaiah got a watch

Daddy dumped Lauren's stocking out and then she dug in it.

And finally SNOW...

All three of them down

Isaiah helping shovel

Lauren enjoying the snow

Landon shoveling the yard

Snow fight

Isaiah my little poser

So cute

Landon getting ready to hit daddy with a big snowball.

Daddy getting him back

All fall down

I told them I wanted a pic and this is what I got. HAHA

Kira

Beautiful creations by our Lord...AMAZING

I think she is lost.