Christmas (long overdue)

We had a great Christmas with both families this year, though we all agree that we aren't going to be running all over Christmas Eve and day next year, and are going to try to separate things more to spend more quality time with each family.

To start off the Christmas season, Jason, Annabelle and I got to play Joseph, Jesus and Mary at Axiom's Christmas service. It was fun!

We had our own little (and by little I mean four feet tall) tree set up in our living room. We didn't want to get the big one out since our house was for sale.

We spent Christmas Eve and Day with Jason's family. Annabelle and her cousin Sophia were the centers of attention!

Jason's brother, Johnny, painted beautiful portraits of the girls sleeping for Jason's mom and step dad.

Their sister came into town from Arizona and got to meet Annabelle for the first time!

Proud grandpa John with his girls:

We went to Christmas Eve service at our church, and had a great photo taken by the beautifully decorated fireplace.

Grams got Annabelle a book called "How big is a pig?" She hadn't read it first...the last page of the book says, "My mom is the biggest one of all!" LOL! It was a hilarious moment as I was reading the book out loud.

Annabelle spent some time helping Gramps with his work:

...and we got to crack open a bottle of my favorite bubbly to celebrate a great year.

The holiday was wonderful, and we had a great time with our families! We were blessed beyond measure with gifts and with love.