Christmas 2008

We tried something new this year. Our newlywed daughter and her husband wanted to have their first Christmas as a married couple together privately. We completely understood. So after dinner on Christmas eve, we gathered as a family in our living room to exchange gifts. In the past we would share one evening gift the night before Christmas, and delay the majority to Christmas morning. This year we shared all our gifts and stockings between the family on Christmas eve so that the newlyweds could enjoy a quiet Christmas morning at their apartment.

This meant we could stay up a little later, and sleep in on Christmas morning. I am happy to accommodate my daughter and her husband. They have many demands on their time with two families to visit during the holiday.

We traveled to my sister's home for the holiday on Christmas. She and her husband prepared a marvelous dinner for all of us. Jessica and David met us there after making a few stops to connect with his family too. It was heartwarming to spend time with my wife, our children (adults now), her brother, my sister and her family. Christmas is for celebrating Christ. And there is no better way to celebrate our Saviour than with family! We had a great day. We even saw a video from our exchange student son and his German family. We even made a lower quality video for Eric to share with his princess when he visits her and her family early next week.

Merry Christmas to all!

Larry