The night before Christmas
Christmas is always special at our house!
How could it not with so many people plus friends!
Thankfully, we’ve always had children around to infect us with their wonder and amazement!
For the record we opened presents from others on Christmas eve saving the good gifts from Santa and each other for Christmas morning.
Seven opened a microscope and set about to analyze his urine! No kidding. The gross out of this Christmas.
A couple years ago he wrapped his own belongings and gave them to everybody.
He found an assortment of all occasion cards in the basement and used them as gift tags.
You might get one that said “Get well soon” or “Happy Anniversary” or even “Congratulations on your new promotion!”
Other years we would read Seven’s letter to Santa pronouncing all his misspelled words.
One year we thought Eleven may be autistic but it turned out she wasn’t. Seven wrote on her greeting card, “Merry Christmas…I wish you were Autistic!”
How do people celebrate Christmas with out kids like ours?
After presents we ate with some good friends.
Nine sang in a candlelight service that we all attended to really get us in the mood.
Then we rushed to Two and Two A’s church for their candlelight service.
What fun at a small church where the pastor plays guitar and is one fourth of the worship team.
Where else can you request Christmas Carols from the audience?
We’ve celebrated Christmas this year in a mega church, a large church and a small church. All fun. All great reminders of the reason for the season.
Oh yeah….I was reminded that I knew so many of the classic Christmas carols…because I’m old…and because when I was in public elementary school we could sing the ones that reference Jesus, God and the savior.
I’m not sure what Seven will be analyzing tomorrow but we’re making him carry around a bottle of hand sanitizer.
