Sweetest moments

There are so many amazing moments during Christmas time. The soft lights glistening off the tree, the gentle sound of Christmas music, the light snowfall, and this year one of my sweetest moments has been having all these and then feeling this precious baby boy growing and moving around inside me. Today he has been so sweet...literally! No hard rough kicks just a few soft movements arms or legs moving gently and he's even been turning today. The bigger he gets the more movements I can feel and tell what he is up to! It's just precious! I had Justice before Christmas so this is a first and with Faith I found out I was pregnant with her December 8th 2005. So experiencing being pregnant during Christmas has been amazing! It's been different I put my tree up the day after Thanksgiving just to make sure it was all taken care of for the girls. This has given us even more time to enjoy the lights and decoration. Oh and of course don't forget all the extra baking I have been doing to get my family into the spirit! My husband is loving it! Goodies all the time and the house smelling of fresh cookies or pumpkin cookies. I am already planning on some brownie making next week. There is no real pressing reason for making them just another fun thing to do with the kids! Oh and making hot cocoa and watching the girls gobble it down. Justice rubs her tummy and says yummy! Too darling!

This Christmas is going to be different. We won't have the normal things that we are used to doing. We won't be traveling to Upton, my mom will be gone in Nebraska welcoming my new nephew! This will be the first Christmas without my Dad being here. I must say tho I have been praising the Lord for the 16 years I had with him. He had a major heart attack shortly after my mom and him met and I am so grateful the Lord shared him with us for so much longer! Of course I would love to have him longer but I really am so thankful that he is in heaven with the Lord! I wonder if they celebrate on Christmas...haha everyday he gets to be with the Saviour! Awh to be honest I can't think of a better blessing this year than knowing he is in heaven! I miss you Dad but I would rather you be well and at complete peace in heaven!

This year we will be spending Christmas in the Lord's house :) I am planning on making something yummy the night before that I can heat up. Getting it all ready and then having the girls come out and eat. Then open presents and off to church! Oh to praise the Lord on the day He came for us! Then I imagine we will head over to Scott's parents for some food and if there is football of course we will probably be watching! Then the evening service at the church with all our church family! We have all had a very hectic year with the loss of loved ones and our pastor. It will be a blessing to share in the candlelight service this year! God has done so much for all of us! But most I praise God for sweet baby Jesus. I cannot thank Him enough for coming and the way He came shows so much humility. What an amazing God!