Love this photo from Hobby Lobby. 

Everything else about this day is just extra.

The sunrise was elegant.  I can’t wait for the day when the skies will be rolled back like a scroll.  Almost everyday I wonder if today might be the day. 

Until that time, we will press forward.  I enjoy doing life with this crew and experiencing the “extra.”

Some of us wore our shirts from MVMCP.

We started our morning with the kids sharing some of their gifts with us.  Tabitha made fudge with Nan, and Katriel made us all some crafts.

She was VERY excited about the gift she made Nigel.

She made him a coloring book about the Grinch.

Johanna is always very subdued….
Or not.

Miss Mary at church made this for Johanna.  She pulled Johanna’s name as a child to pray for and she has gone out of her way to make Johanna feel special.

My little “Jessie” got a Jessie!

And we’re poised to up our coffee game!

Nigel was the only kid to get a gift from Mom and Dad.  Stewart got a laptop on Black Friday and the girls had the Disney trip. 

Our tradition of family breakfast feast!

Nan tried to get away with a whole pan of Cinnamon Buns for herself, but we called her out!

Marie blessed us with another pan of Christmas cookies she’d decorated “in secret” at Nan’s house weeks before (they were frozen). 

The afternoon was spent playing lots of new games. 

And Tab caught a gorgeous sunset from her bedroom window.

Dinner was superb – Nan blessed us with prime rib again this year.

So simple, and yet I’d take this over cruise food any day.

Lots more games.  It’s how we winter.