our Christmas!

we had a wonderful Christmas season!

we hope you did as well.

we tried our best to keep Christ in the middle and enjoy the holidays as much as we could!

i didn't get a picture of the first one but we lit the 2nd advent candle this night!

a gift from the children's choir to mrs. magda, their sunday school teacher!

our advent calendar!

off to michael's very first piano recital!

he did so well!

his christmas present to his big brother :)

home alone and pizza!

annual christmas cookie makin'!

the grinch cookies!

watching the old-school grinch after the decorating!

and of course.
why not cookies the next morning for breakfast?!

lighting the 3rd advent candle

elving :)

this was the 2nd of 3 services on christmas eve!

the children did so beautifully for their performance!!!

family christmas pic! (minus the two littles who stayed at home, away from sickness!)

opening an early christmas gift from gaumy!

setting out the goods for santa!

new christmas pjs!!

enjoying the four advent candles all lit!

Christmas morning!!
stockings first!!

opening his cookbook from michael!

opening the boys' gift to mommy :)

"walk backwards to paw paw's barn for the last surprise!"

my dad made this adorable workshop!

it has a miniature drill press, saw, and clamp!

they already built me a star frame wreath!

christmas morning mass!

blessing the toys!

christmas breakfast!

after dinner, we watched a christmas story!

a few days after christmas, we headed down to houston to visit the godinich crew!

i don't think my boys left my gorgeous cousins' sides the whole time.

helping maw maw open her gifts

a wonderful and very blessed christmas season!!!

merry christmas!!