I just read my last blog. I promise to make them shorter. I rambled and skipped around too much! I'm still learning. I also left out things I wanted to say. I wanted to say more about Christmas with Jarah and her Family. I want to thank them for having us and doing so much to make us feel welcome. They were awesome! It's not easy to have 10 people invade your home unexpectedly. They bought a bunch of extra food and made sure we all had a place to sleep. Jarah tries so hard to make everything just right. She does a lot of little things that make a big difference. And Kalab is king at washing dishes and keeping things picked up. You guys go together perfectly!
It was fun waking up with Ava and Halley on Christmas morning. It's been awhile since we’ve had little ones to open Santa gifts with. Ava's favorite gift was a potty doll. I thought it was a little strange. A doll that has her own toilet and sink with sound affects and everything you need in the bath room. But she loved it and played with it all morning. She also got Barbie’s and books and clothes and other fun toys. It was so fun to watch her open gifts. Halley liked watching Ava open gifts too. She couldn't wait to get into all of it. Even though she got a lot of her own fun things. Including a little stuffed Pluto that she picked out herself at the store with Uncle Josh and me. I'm very happy that we had Christmas with the grandkids. We needed that kind of joy in our hearts that only little kids and Christmas can bring.
Everyone opened a gift or two. We managed to surprise a couple of the kids even though they went shopping with us. This Christmas was different from any other that we’ve had. My kids missed their friends and our traditional Christmas morning with grandma's cinnamon rolls, but despite everything we'd been through, they were still upbeat and happy. I love them so much!
Jarah made us a yummy breakfast, then the rest of the day we rested and visited. It was nice to recuperate a little after driving for so long and having so many different emotions. We couldn't decide on a movie to go watch so we didn't go anywhere. We played games and watched Christmas specials while Jarah and Jordan and Jed made hair bows. Then later we made a fabulous Christmas dinner with all the fixings. It was so good!
So even though we had just buried my mom and Jody wrecked his car and things seemed gloomy we really had a lot to be Thankful for. Jarah and her family were generous and loving. We're very grateful for everything they did for us. Families are great! Love you guys.
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