Well folks, this Christmas was crazy and fun! Jesse and I had the pleasure of packing up and moving back home for our Christmas present to each other. On December 17th, we headed back to Arizona. Shortly after our great move we were able to celebrate the joyous holiday with all of our family. First, we had a lovely time with Jesse's mom and her side of the family. We have had the woderful pleasure of learning a great deal about Jesse's new step-dad, Shawn and his upbringing in Pakistan. We both recieved wonderful gifts from his home country including a traditional outfit for each of us. I must say we make quite a pair! It was also great to be able to spend time with his brother and his family, and the grandparents. We always have a great time together - lots of laughter! After that we headed up to see my parents new place in Lakeside. We were both thrilled to see my parents dream of a cabin in the woods finally come true. It is a little piece of heaven to be up at their house. It was a very special Christmas to be able to spend it with my brother and his family, and my grandparents. We had a blast in the snow and even gave life to our new found friend - the snowman Harvey! I know that we are both looking forward to many more good times up there. Finally, we made our way to Payson to spend one more fantastic night with Jesse's dad, step-mom and his siblings. We had such a great time waking up on Christmas morning to see the looks on Riley and Garret's faces when they discovered all that Santa had brought to them.
We made some wonderful and life long memories this blessed Christmas season! It still just amazes me how the Lord could be so gracious and send us the most precious gift of all time - His son. It always humbles me to know that God could have made such a grand entrance for his son and yet he chose a small manger to lay the King of Kings. I hope that I never loose sight of the real meaning behind this holiday and never take for granted that God did this for me. I pray blessings on all my family and friends this upcoming year - we love you all!
