Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas! We hope you had a great Christmas day, we did here! On Christmas morning, ironically Nathan and I woke up early, and the boys slept in. As soon as Caleb woke up, he asked if Santa visited our house. 

Before opening the presents, we read the bible story about baby Jesus's birth and talked about the meaning of Christmas, and what we are thankful for. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:11

Brothers funny faces and Christmas morning hugs.

Ben especially loves the singing and dancing penguin from Grandpa Mark, there been a lot of singing and dancing in our home the last couple of days :).

Then the present opening began. Caleb and Ben knew exactly what to do, and Nathan did a good job playing Santa. The boys received a lot of very nice gifts from family and friends. The boys and us say thank you all very much!

The boys made daddy their mistletoes ;).

It's hard to see, but there is a shoot out going on. Daddy brought a few nerf guns home from the states. They are a big hit!

Caleb's favorite toy is his new rocket ship, with two astronauts, 3 aliens, and a space car.

Enjoying the holiday cheer from family and friends.

It was such a nice day, that we went to the park that Nathan recently found. Unlike in the US, everything was open and traffic was very heavy on Christmas day. We were glad to see so many people out enjoying the beautiful day.

The boys like to hang like monkeys.

And climbing like monkeys.

It was a fun way to enjoy a chilly Christmas Day.

In the evening we ate a crock pot ham, which is a nice treat we don't get often in this part of the world, actually it's the first time in a year and a half that we have had ham here. And, mom way overcooked it! But everyone still said they liked it, and the boys thought it was hot dogs, so win for all. Afterwards, we sang happy birthday to baby Jesus, and we ate this delicious cake that Tes made for our family.

Hope you had a blessed Christmas day, where ever you may be!