Christmas Day 2011

Today we celebrate the most important day in history, the birth of our Savior! Happy Birthday Jesus!

We started Christmas Day off by going to church that morning and then having Dean’s family over for Christmas dinner.  We had quite the turnout at our house, Dean’s parents, his sister and her fiancé, his cousins, his uncle, his other uncle and aunt and my parents joined us for dinner.  We enjoyed quite the feast and had a lot of fun visiting with family!

The feast

Don and Crystal

The Grinch

Cousin Daryl

The Jarmen Cousin's

Cousin Alex---check out his EXCITEMENT!

Mom and Dad opening the gift we gave them that is an ornament signifying the adoption that is to come

Dave and Bev opening the pictures we framed for them

Dane opening the pictures we framed for him

Dane used his great, great, grandmothers tablecloths to create these amazing works of art to be cherished for generations to come.

Alex showing how much he loves his new bulldozer we gave him

Mom and Dad opening the photo book we made for them from our Navajo trip over Labor Day weekend



Next Up, time for the puppies to open up their gifts!!

Of course the puppies get gifts!!

So much excitement!

I think they like it

Dean’s cousin knit us a very special baby blanket for our future son or daughter, we will treasure it forever! 

Dean’s mom also surprised us with an adorable baby blanket and handmade stuffed elephant which brought tears to my eyes! 

The beautifully soft baby blanket made by Dean's Mom

Snugglely soft baby elephant for our future little one!

We hope and pray that next Christmas we will have our little one in our arms celebrating Christ’s birth with our families.  

You can never truly enjoy Christmas until you can look up into the Father's face and tell him you have received his Christmas gift.   ~John R. Rice

There has been only one Christmas - the rest are anniversaries. ~William J. Cameron

Merry Christmas!