After a busy and full day and an afternoon waiting in emerge again, we pulled out the Christmas stuff a little bit later than we'd hoped. Mommy and Daddy were extra tired, Fin had pink eye, and everyone else was a bit touchy from waiting all day to decorate. We put on our Christmas tunes and went ahead with decorating because it was kind of our last opportunity to get the tree up as a family before Daddy went back to Strathmore. It didn't take long for the littles to start dancing as they hung decorations on the tree. They always have a way of bringing Christmas cheer.
Ollie loved playing with our little nativity this year. He would show me the baby and say, "Baby Jesus!" and then press his finger to his lips and say, "Shhh. Baby sweeeeepin'".
This kid was still somehow in good spirits despite his four hour wait at the hospital and all of the medicine I had to put in his eye.
We extra love Daddy's Christmas sweater, and his work ethic. The tree always looks amazing thanks to him!
Joseph begged to put the star on this year! Daddy stood on a chair and hoisted him up. I'm not sure what we're going to do when our kids get too big to lift! Ha!
Babe enjoyed the lights for a few minutes while we put on the finishing touches. Then all of our lights suddenly went out on the tree. This wouldn't be such a big deal if it wasn't a pre-lit tree, but we had no idea how to fix it.
As I peered over at Mr. Stannix stuck in the tree fiddling with cords I wasn't sure weather to laugh or cry. Christmas had been ruined! After a high-stress day, this wasn't quite the ending I was hoping for. We ended up skipping out on hot chocolate and I completely forgot about the donuts. While Camilla said night prayers she thanked Heavenly Father for the time we could spend together as a family. Tears stung my eyes as I was reminded of the things that are truly important. The kids didn't care about the extra stuff like I did, they were just happy to spend time together.
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