HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESUS!

(This picture is the centerpiece I used for the Ladies Tea at church on the 5th.
We forgot to take still pictures yesterday!)

Christmas was a great day! Although I know it isn't all just about the one day! I think that Christmas is one of my favorite Holiday's! Because it is when we celebrate the birth of our Savior!

Last year we wanted to try something new and have dinner on Christmas Eve so that Christmas Day could be a day where we went to friends and family's house and not have to worry about cooking dinner. This year since my step-mom and Terrilyn both had to work Christmas Eve we had dinner last night.

My mom had her 2nd chemo treatment on Friday and it really affected her this time. I am not sure if it is because last time she slept the whole day after her treatment. On the 9th she had her first treatment and slept from about 1pm on Sat until 1pm on Sunday. So I don't know if it was because she slept the whole time and didn't feel the ickyness, or if because this being her 2nd treatment she felt it more. Mom has started loosing her hair, also. We knew that, but it is still different. Anyway, mom didn't come up for Christmas. It is the first year since Terrilyn was born that she hasn't come early or spent the night to be here on Christmas Morning to see the kids open presents. I missed her. But at least there will be MANY more!

We got up about 6am (after going to bed about 2am. Rachelle wouldn't go to sleep!) The kids opened their presents and were surprised! They loved what they got. Even the clothes! We had been telling the kids that there wasn't going to be many, if any, presents this year. But God provided! Someone got the kids some things. And then of course the things that they got from My dad and Step-Mom, brother, sister and her family.

Terrilyn got an MP3/CD player, lots of makeup and hair stuff (shampoo, conditioner, hairspray, ponytail holders, etc), shower gel, a book of one of her favorite movies, Where the Heart Is, $30, Reliant K music CD, hat scarf and gloves.

Delsa got 2 Bratz dolls, a couple pairs of pants, a swimsuit w/shorts, Bratz makeup(lip gloss and nail polish.) the eyeshadow she has to wait until 13 to wear, 2 dresses, 3 shirts, ponytail holders, socks, $10, a Lil' Bratz doll, hat scarf and gloves.

Stevie got socks, Spiderman shoes, an outfit, a set of Tonka vehicles (little cars, planes, trucks etc) with a play road, Don't Wake Daddy game, bowling ball set, slippers with a matching teddy bear, Winnie the Pooh spelling toy, hat and gloves, craft supplies (glue, scissors, paper, crayons), a color book of Orange County Choppers, $10, snow boots, books.

Rachelle got some puzzles, AquaDoodle play mat(fill the pen up with water and draw on it and you don't get marks on everything else!), 2 pairs of pants, 3 shirts, socks, hat and mittens, hair barrettes, 4 puzzles, $10, slippers with matching teddy bear, snow boots, coloring book and crayons, books, a set of wooden 'beads' to make necklaces, an electronic Blues Clues guessing game, an electronic ABC game.

Steve and I got $125, a coffee pot, Black and Decker Gizmo Cordless Grater, War of the Worlds DVD, Stevie made a cute thing in school for us - a picture of hmself with a clothes pin attached and it said 'Steven's Work' on it, a picture frame.

As a family we got a S'mores maker (with graham crackers, marshmallows, and chocolate bars, of course!), Polar Express DVD and Herbie: Fully Loaded DVD.

After the kids opened the gifts we had here we had breakfast and Steve and I went in a laid down for an hour or so. I got up and got the kids ready to go to my Granddad and Grandmother's to say hi.

Dinner took longer than I wanted, and I killed the rolls (Deja vu!!?!! Seems like this happened before!), But all in all it was a very nice day. Even though I woke up with a migraine! We had dinner of turkey and stuffing, ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, baked beans, yams, rolls, green bean casserole, green salad, olives, corn, and of course pumpkin pie and whipped cream!