Merry Christmas

Merry christmas everyone!!! I hope you all have had a great day of celebrating with your family and friends. The kids had us up at 6 to open their presents and had a blast with all of their gifts. They got their gifts from santa, thomas got a bike and a few other things, taylor got a boombox, a cd and some hair stuff and makeup, bubby got a gun, some lincoln logs and a few other things and they just all had a blast. My folks are here and we are just enjoying the time together. Last night we had christmas dinner at my uncle's house with the whole family there and we all just had a really good time. It has been a long time since we have all been together and it was just a good night with loads of family. This is my favorite time of the year just being with family and friends. After all the good food we had last night i am definitely in a food coma and feel like a stuffed turkey.

Ready for christmas...

Well, i can officially say i am ready for christmas. I beat my record of being on the last day getting it done but we officially got it all done today so i am extremely happy. Got the tree up, presents bought and now just ready to spend the rest of the time with my family and kids. Its supposed to snow on the day after christmas so i guess that is the closest we will come to a white christmas but that's ok because I know the kids are going to love it no matter what. Tomorrow night we are having christmas dinner down at my uncles house and all of the family are supposed to be there which is going to be loads of fun i love it when we all get together which hasn't happened in quite a while. Sorry i have not posted much this weekend but my folks got here yesterday and it's just been crazy. So, what are your plans for christmas eve and christmas day?

Christmas What It Means To Me

Well, we are only 5 days away from christmas and I thought i would share with you what christmas means to me. To alot of people christmas means getting presents and good food but that's not what its about. Yes its nice to give and get but christmas is more than that. Christmas is the time we celebrate the birth of jesus christ the son of god and that's the most amazing thing in the world (now just to be clear if you are offended by this then please leave my blog i wont change my ways to please a few). How neat would it have been that night in the manger to watch the birth of a baby boy who would go on to die on the cross for all of us. I get chills when i think about it. That is what christmas means to me and that is what i tell my kids. Please let us remember the reason for the season. You can get all the gifts in the world but that is not what christmas means to me. My daughter told me one day that she wanted to get a birthday cake and say happy birthday jesus and that just melted my heart more than anything that she understands. It's nice to have food and spend time together as a family but i want peoople to remember the reason for the season and that is what christmas means to me.