We had a great Christmas at our new church, in our new town, and at our new house!
All dressed up and ready for church.
I love this picture..wish it wasn't as blurry, but it's just so sweet!
Svea's eyes looked like she'd had a few in this pic so I had to crop it to just this crazy smiling face. love it! It's Christmas everybody! Smile!
Christmas Eve Dan had to go into work around 10:00. It was me, the kids, and Gaga. Grandpa Ron was in Jamestown because his daughter, Dannielle and her husband Eric were there with his side of the family. We hung around the house all day and played. Kieran took an early nap and then we got ready to go to church.
Kieran was super smiley I guess:0
I LOVE their outfits this year! Kieran is rockin the bow tie like his Dad. We'll have to do a photo with the two of them sometime in their bow ties!
Another one with Gaga!
Kieran played in the nursery during the service and my Uncle John, Aunt Shawn, cousin Eric and his wife Erin, and my other cousin Laura joined us for the service. It was amazing! I got goosebumps at least three times:) Svea fell asleep in my lap. She missed her favorite Christmas song (Hark the Herald Angels Sing). It was heavenly fun though. She was gearing up for this!
Presents! Kieran really got into it this year more so than Svea did at his age. He was all about the presents and I eventually had to remove all gifts from under the tree that were to Daddy or Grandpa Ron or anyone else so that he wouldn't rip into them.
Penguin dress from Gaga!
Svea got a Strawberry Shortcake kitchen so she had to bring down all kinds of food. Kieran got a dinosaur puzzle that he LOVES. We've put it together now at least 10 times.
Love that face! It was such a precious year to go through with the kids. They are at that magical age where it is just so exciting to watch them go through everything. Dan got a taste of it too on Christmas morning.
Good Morning Kieran!
Christmas Day! I guess it was an orange kind of day!
Just taking some pictures together before my family arrived for dinner. We had desert and appetizers and wine and my family brought in catered food. Why? Because it was last minute notice and no one wants to eat what I cook anyway! Ha! We were all supposed to head up to my Grandparents for the day and bring food, but my Grandpa was in the hospital in Mayville and Grandma was at the nursing home. After we ate Dan stayed home with a napping Kieran and I took Svea up to visit both of them along with my family.
This girl loves the goofy pictures and requests them all of the time:) Love her! At one point during opening presents...I can't remember if it was Christmas Eve or Day Svea said...."Ok, now we are done opening present. Now we need to focus on what Christmas is all about, right?" Um, yep...(insert deeply humbled and proud suppressed tears). We are so proud of her. For the last two years we have been talking and talking about what Christmas is really all about and this year...she gets it! We are so proud of her. Bless her heart. We are so thankful for another wonderful Christmas together celebrating Jesus's birth!
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