Merry Christmas!

We just got home from church, and our annual Christmas Eve trip to Chili's. Christmas Eve has always been my favorite day of the year, and this year was more than I could have ever imagined. Christmas just takes on a completely new meaning when you have a child of your own. As we sang Silent Night in church tonight, I could barely get the words out for the tears of joy streaming down my face.

We had the awesome opportunity to be Mary, Joseph, and Baby Jesus at the family service tonight and it was such a sweet moment.

And now the cookies for Santa are in the oven baking and we are getting ready to give Drew a bath and then decorate the cookies and put them out (and take a few pictures, of course!) before we put the little man to bed.

I hope that everyone has a wonderful, wonderful Christmas, and that we can all finally STOP and take in the true miracle of the day. And may we all remember that the most perfect gift ever given arrived in a lowly stable - the Savior of the world.

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!