I guess I'll start from the top... Here's some of our Christmas Eve/Day highlights...
We went to mass on Christmas Eve at 5:30 PM and although we did NOT get there early enough and we watched mass from the gym with a speaker and big screen, we still had a great mass and enjoyed singing the Christmas carols together and praying together too. Just as Michael said, "I'm sorry we couldn't be in the sanctuary, but, it was still nice... you get out of it what you put into it!" so true, and I had a great Mass. During the sign of peace Josiah turned around and shook the hands of the people behind us and said, "We're going to go home and OPEN PRESENTS!" And they thought he was pretty hilarious and adorable. It was cute. After communion I said, "come here Josiah and we can say a prayer" and I tried to bring him near me but he said, "No Mom! I need to kneel too" it was precious. So we knelt and thanked God for His Son Jesus. Josiah was very enthusiastic and after mass we went back into the sanctuary, visited with some friends from church and saw the big lighted Christmas tree on the altar as well as the Nativity scene which Josiah LOVED. We gave baby Jesus a kiss! After mass since the kiddos were in their Christmas best, I had to snap a few pictures. None really came out amazing, Josiah was really NOT in the mood and can't quite hold up his heavy baby sister(!) but they are still pretty cute...
Big Brother Snuggles! 
This is Lydia's usual big charming smile... but she's kinda squished! hehe.
12-25-08:
So on Christmas Day Josiah woke up and was ready for "the Christmas party" so we came downstairs and he saw his brand new SLED from Erica and Josh as well as lots of presents from Mommy and Daddy and even one from baby Lydia. He opened his presents and helped Lydia open a couple for her. It didn't take him long to figure out how to unwrap presents, and quickly!
(...Just pay no attention to Mommy and Daddy in these pictures, we're not as adorable as him first thing in the morning! haha)
Josiah opening his first present, books, which he loves!
Josiah went up to Lydia on Christmas morning and kissed her said, " Mewwy Chwistmas Wyitia!"
Josiah beginning to open Mr. Ralign's present...
THRILLED with his new "race cars"!
Josiah wanted a candy cane first thing in the morning... Who can say no on Christmas!? :)So after Josiah opened all his presents... Michael told me I should open mine. He had placed 10 envelopes on the tree... and told me to open them in order. Each one had a slip of paper that said something special that he loved about me and then a pair of earrings! I was loving it and almost cried several times. When I got to envelope ten... there was a box attached... I thought, "maybe it's a really NICE pair of earrings..." and I think that's what he wanted me to think... really it was...
KEYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's right... KEYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Keys to my new mini-VAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was totally and completely SHOCKED and SO excited!!! I still am!!! I LOVE it, it drives wonderfully and is beautiful!! It's a light kinda "metallic" blue color, 2003 Dodge Caravan Sport. The HEAT actually works.. the DOOR opens... and best of all I don't have to worry about our kids safety anymore in that terrible scrap metal I was driving around. I'm SO HAPPY and so excited!!! (And now we can also have three more kids before we run out of room! hahahaha)
Me in my NEW VAN :) (I will take more pictures of the actual car and post them soon)...
So the rest of the morning was spent assembling things for Josiah.... and playing with all his new toys.
I LOVE this picture! Me and my smiley girl- getting SO big!! (look how LONG/TALL she is!)
Later that afternoon Grandma and Grandpa and Granny came over and we all visited, opened more presents and had a wonderful dinner and then played some more. We had a GREAT and wonderful and relaxing Christmas Day, it's been the best Christmas I've ever had, for many reasons! (And not just because of the new car- although of course that helps...) hahahaha.
Lydia laughing and playing with Grandpa... he always cracks her up!
Grandma holding Lydia while she was chewing on her fingers....
Josiah showing off his NEW Thomas train!!!
Grandpa read Josiah one of his new books, "Finklehopper Frog"... he was VERY animated and enthusiastic while he read, so Josiah thought he was pretty hilarious!
All his race cars had to listen to the story too...
The finished product!
We all had a really fun Christmas and also a great day the day after with all my siblings and Josiah's cousins at Grandma's house, and then again today with Uncle Ken and Aunt Emily. We hope you've all been having a wonderful Christmas as well! (I only wish Michael didn't have to go back to work this week!)
Post more soon, God bless you all!!!
- Lisa and family
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