Christmas 2012

As always, our Christmas was wonderful. A weekend full of family at Bryan's parent's farm.
Kids running wild and laughing all the way. ho ho!
Christmas is soooo much more fun when 1.) you don't work retail (this is our first official year where neither one of us is working retail) and 2.) you have KIDS!
Just saying.

Here are our pictures of our family celebrations....

Bryan wrestling some kiddos

Me and my boy

My little Christmas Moose

 

Mimi and little man

How funny is this? Mady is OBSESSED with her big cousin. She loooooovvveesss him!
Every pictures she'd gladly wrap her arms around one of her cousins and give huge smiles and sometimes kisses :)

They look so much alike they could all be siblings :)

5 years old is a GREAT age for an older sibling to have more siblings. Layton is awesome with Collin. Holds him well and really seems to like this "big kid" job.

He's so patient with her

The 3 Amigos!!!

Such a beautiful tree

Mady was THRILLED to open presents

The Richeys

Bryan's parents and our kids

All the kids and grandparents

Take one, take two...

My two little loves.

Merry Christmas, from our Family to yours!

Waiting for Santa...

She's a goof, watch these faces...

The Mr. and Mrs.

These next few pictures are actual Christmas morning at our home...

Her favorite present, from GiGi

Her second favorite present, Jake and the Neverland Pirates stuff

At Grandma's place (my parents) Christmas Day...

My mom and Collin

Last but not least....my favorite GIFT this year...

What a sweet mercy he is to us this year. So thankful for both of my kids. Such delights they are. 

Spending Christmas with them and Bryan was wonderful. Teaching them about Jesus and the true meaning of Christmas was special. 

We want them to know the greatest gift anyone could ever have is the gift of salvation offered through the redeeming blood of our sinless savor, Jesus Christ. 

Our sins tell a different story of us. We deserve death. Eternal separation from God, forever. Day and night torment in unstoppable anguish. This is a reality for all who do not know the loving kindness of Christ. He has offered himself up, bearing our punishment for our sins on the cross so that we can know God. 

The true gift is waiting at a place with streets paved in gold, but what a joy it is to walk the dirty, sinful, painful streets of this world knowing the loving kindness of our Lord. He is near to the broken hearted and binds our wounds in His body. We are so thankful for Him. This Christmas and all year long.