ok so now our kids are famous, if you count newspapers and newsletters. it is a fun moment from christmas 2011. it happened after we took jude and harry to a santa breakfast in forest park.
jude excited to meet the big man
we enjoyed and sausage prepared by the local park district board. we cheered santa's arrival and lined up for photos.
breakfast with santa
speaking of santa, this is the first year jude is old enough to understand santa. our 3 year old asked many questions about exactly how santa gets in the house, and how he gets down, and then up the chimney. at one point greg quietly said 'aren't you supposed to ask this stuff when you're like 7?'. we enjoyed a christmas countdown with an advent chain jude made at preschool. it allowed jude to tear off one link each night on the countdown to christmas and jesus' birth. christmas is exciting
a few days after the santa breakfast, friends in forest park noticed familiar faces on the front page.
look who is on santa's lap
so this was our boy jude at three.and here is our boy jude at two...
santa scares me!
the photo appeared in the november newsletter of grandma carole's country club to promote their 2011 santa breakfast. fun to have both moments in print this year.
as for our actual christmas, we had a great time celebrating locally with family. early christmas morning we crept down with the boys to see what santa brought.
christmas morning 2011
kara made sure we captured harry's first christmas. he certainly is our best present of the last year, with george's return-to-health a close second.
sometimes the smallest gifts are the best
we close with christmas joy that we found some time to focus on more than just presents or even family. Jesus, Immanuel which means God with Us, changed the world forever when he, the g-o-d-, became a human baby. we find his story compelling and have not been the same since we decided to follow christ. we are grateful for a chance celebrate how he works in our lives.merry christmas 2011
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