On Christmas day, we got up and celebrated Jesus' birth together and then headed to my parent's home. We had such a great day with family! I love my parent's home because they have 11 acres and our girls love to run and play. The day was so mild that they and their cousins played outside all afternoon!
My grandmother had a wonderful idea for a present and a great way to give it to all the little ones. My mom and sister made a scavenger hunt with clues all over those 11 acres! Here they are reading and working on one of the clues! 
They ran ALL over the place with such excitement! The hunt was as much fun as the present.
While the kids were busy reading a clue in the front part of the property, the men brought out the present...it was awesome!
The kids LOVED the new basketball goal for the yard. We ALL played during the day. It made for some fun...and funny times. My mom, sister, and I played horse...and I WON! I'm terrible at basketball, but I just happened to do the most ridiculus shots and hit them.
Later that night we had Christmas with just my family and had a great time. My mom got one of her dear friends to make the girls special lambs. They are amazing and handmade just for the girls...one (or two) of a kind.
We also got an amazing gift as a family. My mom donated to the Make-A-Wish foundation and we are going to the circus...VIP style! We have a reserved dinner before the show where the clowns, performers, etc will be there to entertain us. Then, we will be in the VIP seats for the show! It is awesome...and for an awesome cause. We can't wait...it was the gift that keeps giving to children with illnesses. What a blessing!
Surprise! We found misteltoe in a tree at my parent's house! So...since this was the first time we had been under REAL misteltoe...we had to have a quick kiss!
We made my dad an apron (he's an awesome cook) that had the grandkids' handprints! It says:
We then announced our adoption to my parents by making them snowmen ornaments with all the names of those in our family...including Anna Ruth! They were THRILLED to pieces!
The next day we headed up to the attic to find all the baby stuff from my kids and nephew. It was fun...but then I decided to clean out her attic. Talk about a job...but it was fun! We even took all their Christmas down for them. I was so glad that we could do that so that they weren't left with a mess:)
The next morning was filled with lots of horseback riding. My parents have horses, donkeys, a miniature horse, a goat, and about 8 dogs! It's so fun...and they LOVE riding horses. We are so blessed to have a place like this for our kids to grow up...especially since we live in an apartment!
They ran ALL over the place with such excitement! The hunt was as much fun as the present.While the kids were busy reading a clue in the front part of the property, the men brought out the present...it was awesome!The kids LOVED the new basketball goal for the yard. We ALL played during the day. It made for some fun...and funny times. My mom, sister, and I played horse...and I WON! I'm terrible at basketball, but I just happened to do the most ridiculus shots and hit them.
Later that night we had Christmas with just my family and had a great time. My mom got one of her dear friends to make the girls special lambs. They are amazing and handmade just for the girls...one (or two) of a kind.
We also got an amazing gift as a family. My mom donated to the Make-A-Wish foundation and we are going to the circus...VIP style! We have a reserved dinner before the show where the clowns, performers, etc will be there to entertain us. Then, we will be in the VIP seats for the show! It is awesome...and for an awesome cause. We can't wait...it was the gift that keeps giving to children with illnesses. What a blessing!
Surprise! We found misteltoe in a tree at my parent's house! So...since this was the first time we had been under REAL misteltoe...we had to have a quick kiss!
We made my dad an apron (he's an awesome cook) that had the grandkids' handprints! It says:Pal's HANDburger helpers
Anli came up with that all by herself...she ROCKS!
We then announced our adoption to my parents by making them snowmen ornaments with all the names of those in our family...including Anna Ruth! They were THRILLED to pieces!
The next day we headed up to the attic to find all the baby stuff from my kids and nephew. It was fun...but then I decided to clean out her attic. Talk about a job...but it was fun! We even took all their Christmas down for them. I was so glad that we could do that so that they weren't left with a mess:)
The next morning was filled with lots of horseback riding. My parents have horses, donkeys, a miniature horse, a goat, and about 8 dogs! It's so fun...and they LOVE riding horses. We are so blessed to have a place like this for our kids to grow up...especially since we live in an apartment!We had the best Christmas ever and it was great to be with family. We had to leave and come home a little early since we had to move. My mom and sister were so sweet to come and help us move and unpack boxes. It was so much more fun together! It made things go faster and really meant so much to me...considering my mom HATES Atlanta traffic. Thanks girls!
1 comment:
Wow!Glad you guys had a great Christmas! Your parents place looks AWESOME! Makes me want to be adopted into your family too! :) I will be praying for you this morning-already have but will continue. Love,
Cindy
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