I'm pretty sure Luke was more excited about the kids opening their presents this year than even the kids were. So we let them each open one on Christmas Eve. This is a tradition my family has carried on for years -- we always opened the presents from brothers and sisters the night before Christmas. So Noah and Abby did the same.....don't they look excited? I'm pretty sure they didn't want to stop to let me take a picture!
In keeping with the train obsession, Noah got a Thomas the Train shaving kit and Abby got a princess wand that makes bubbles in the bathtub. Noah got a pretty big kick out of shaving like Daddy!
Christmas morning was a pretty relaxing time at our house. We stayed in Ohio this year which ended up being really nice. I'm sure all the mail trucks were tired of making deliveries to our house for the two weeks before Christmas. All of our families mailed the kids gifts, so there was a mountain of presents under our tree!
Noah liked to help open every gift -- even if it wasn't his!
It's been snowing lots here in the last couple weeks. The kids have had so much fun playing outside. Noah has been begging to build a snowman, but the snow is really dry and doesn't pack very well. So he's been praying for "wet snow to build a snowman" every night! Both the kids have had a great time sledding. Luke's been pulling them up and down the driveway on their bright orange sled behind his bike.
And here's Noah with his Doodle Pro. It's always a struggle to get him to pick up a pencil or crayon to write. So I was amazed when he started yelling from the playroom that he wrote his name. He wasn't kidding! Luke and I were incredibly impressed. Come to find out, this isn't that big of a deal for a three year old, but we're still proud!
Part 4 1/2: A Little Update on our Lives
The baby is coming two weeks from today! I feel completely unprepared, but I know we'll have lots of good help while we adjust. I'm scheduled for a C section January 21st at 8 am. We already know it's a girl, and we haven't settled on any names. I always have trouble deciding for sure, much to Luke's dismay!
Our plan after that is to move to Florida in March, probably the middle of the month. We have about 94% of our monthly support pledged. We praise God for our faithful supporters! It's been humbling and affirming to see the way He has provided for our needs -- both in the present and the future!
I'm sure our next post will be after the baby is born. I'll post pictures here as soon as my mind is clear enough to do so! Love to you all!
Looks like your holidays were blessed! We can't wait to see you here! Please let us know if there is ANYTHING we can do to help!
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