this weekend we had our first Christmas gathering.
it was great fun and made my heart smile being able to see everyone again.
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on saturday two of clints sisters and i went looking at Christmas lights. there were some decked out houses and we drove around the island of lights which was fantastic.
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sunday after church we all gathered at mom and dads. we ate a fantastic meal (i got yummy vegetarian food). clint read the Christmas story to remind us of the reason we are truly celebrating.
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patiently waiting to open presents...
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still patiently waiting...
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once 'go' was said it was a mad frenzy!
they kids got so excited over each toy it was great to see their reactions.
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after all the gifts were opened and the mountains of paper cleaned up.
toys were played with and games were played.
it was a great time!
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