Merry Christmas!!!

It's here!  The day has finally here.  So thankful for the baby Jesus, who was born many years ago, and grew up to become my Saviour!  The morning started early, as expected.  We had the kids get dressed, make their beds and eat something for breakfast, trying to stall them until the rest of the family woke up.  The stockings were overflowing and each gift was greeted with squeals of delight and many thanks.  Kiersten was grinning from ear to ear over her little stuffies and Calico Corners Critters, Caleb loved his animals, Elyssia loved her doll clothes, etc and Garrison was especially excited to find Toy Story 3 in his stocking.  One of the ladies in the church gave them gift certificates and I think they'll save them until they can get Woody, Jessie, Buzz and Bullseye.  They're out of stock now, but I'm thinking they'll restock sometime after Christmas.  There were lots of art supplies, books, clothes and a few toys.  I think the most precious gifts were pictures and memory books.  Some tears of joy were shed and some funny moments were shared.  The day has really just begun.  I'll post pics once Kirk uploads his onto our computer.  Looking forward to the meal(turkey given by a man Scott works for) and the games and singing this afternoon.  Planning to treasure every moment of today.  The other highlight of today was talking to my mom on Skype.  All 4 of us were able to chat and see mom's surprise over our present, which was totally amazing.  Being able to see  and hear all 4 of our families when we're in Georgia, Washington, Germany and Canada is awesome!  Thanking the Lord for that blessing.  Will probably post at the close of the day too.  More to say and pictures to post, but it's time to eat...