SINGING Happy Birthday To Jesus on Christmas Eve!
Switching Sibling Secret Santa gifts and unwrapping Christmas Pj’s
Gianna got Tolly this cute purse!!!
The kids waiting at the top of the stairs and coming down to their package piles and “eaten cookies”!!!
Finding baby Jesus in the manger, listening to the Christmas story read by daddy….
Isabella giving us a custom made print that she ordered and paid for herself. It had Tahlia’s full name, country, province map and her Gotcha date. SO THOUGHTFUL!!!! We were so blessed by it!
The kids unwrapping their SuperMan was adopted Tshirts! They didnt think we got them any because of funds being tight this year, but they were blessed to open them and to know that they supported their baby sister!
Opening their suitcases filled with special surprises and passorts! (if you don’t know yet, our family is praying and preparing for a miracle that WE ALL get to go to China to get Gianna!
Praying and thanking GOD…..
Brunch at Nana and Pop-Pop’s
Laughing out loud about Pop-pop’s gift from helaina!!!
Watching Nana and Pop-pop unwrap their HUGE canvas print, which was from a full family photoshoot that we surprised them with two weeks ago! We had never had any kind of proffesional family photo done and this was a wish and dream of my mom’s for so long!!!!!
THIS moment was worth all the crazy planning that went into it to make it happen!!! WHAT A PRICELESS memory!!!
FINALLY being able to give my sweet niece her squeaky shoes that I have been promising her for months and could NOT believe I actually was able to find them in a size 12!!! Her happiness and joy and endless squeaking on Christmas day filled my heart with joy!
Helaina’s COMPLETE surprise when she got her IPOD touch!!!!!
Watching Tahlia’s joy when she opened her baby doll!
Giving Papa Buddy the same cup, this one was from Ashy!
Giving Grandma Pat her custom made necklace with her favorite verse
Giving our little niece Sophia her very first Sofia the FIRST doll!!!
Watching Tahlia’s expression when she saw her BIG girl bike!!!
ONE WORD: JOY !!!!!!!!!
There is no way to describe the joy that is felt on this special day, the day of Our Savior’s Birth!
SO THANKFUL for the blessings of my family and the joy in celebrating Jesus’s BIRTH together!!!!!
MERRY CHRISTMAS 2013!