Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

We had such a wonderful few days celebrating Christmas and the birth of Jesus! As usual we spent Christmas Eve with the Heimbigners and with 6 cousins, there are lots of fun times. Andrew and Hannah were excited to get thier new plates that they had painted earlier in December with Grandma. We went to church and my most favorite moment of the evening was during the candlelight portion of the service. Watching Andrew's face glow in the candlelight as he sang the words of Silent Night is something I will always remember. When we got home from church, Andrew and Abigail had to get Santa's cookies ready and put reindeer food in the front yard.

Then on Christmas morning, we had some family time and the kids opened their presents. They got so excited! When Abigail opened some things for her babies she squealed, "Yes!" and pumped her fist up and down. Where does she learn that? Andrew had asked Santa for Hot Wheels, so while we gave him a new track set, Santa delivered some new cars. I love this time of hanging out in our PJs, playing with new things and spending time together. That evening we went to Aunt Liz and Uncle Craig's house for a wonderful dinner and more time with family.

On Saturday, December 26th, the whole Liezen family (minus Stallcops - we missed you) came over for more presents and Joy's famous chicken enchiladas. Uncle Hans brought his yarn and knitted new hats for the kids. Nick surprised Matt and Hans with matching Raider's aprons and we had fun playing games all afternoon.