- Will sang "Joy to the World" incessantly through all of December. Christopher loved singing "O Come All Ye Faithful" in Latin, which he learned at school. Sarah Kate was listening all month and sang the tune of the first line of "Joy to the World" and also the glorias from "Angels We Have Heard on High."
- When Sarah Kate opened gifts, she had a blast pulling out the tissue paper and saying, "Wow!" A couple of times, she put the tissue paper back in the bag without getting the gift out. (She's great at cleaning up her messes.)
- Sarah Kate got a baby doll bed from Grandma and Grandpa. When Grandma brought it out in the midst of opening gifts, Sarah Kate immediately grabbed her baby doll and went to put her in the bed and cover her up for a nap. There was no doubt in her mind who that was for and what it was for.
- I also loved Christopher's ecstatic response to his gifts. He would yell the name of whatever it was and lift it over head in jubilant triumph. There was also a sweet moment after the boys opened their gifts to each other--a big hug and sincere thank-yous to each other.
- When we opened gifts with Aunt Amanda, Uncle Brian and Asher, Sarah Kate took charge of opening all of Asher's gifts. I guess she thought she was an expert by then. Poor Asher is seven months younger, and someday he'll be even with his pushy cousin!
- The morning of Christmas Eve, I had a talk with the boys about being thankful for their gifts and not greedy. I reminded them that Jesus was the reason we celebrate Christmas, not the presents. Christopher solemnly replied, "But Mom, the gifts represent Jesus, who is the greatest gift of all." Nice try, kid.
Here's our Christmas in pictures . . .
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