'Twas the Night Before Christmas....

Well, we made it to Christmas eve and everyone was filled with excitement.
Big Pop read us the story of Jesus' birth from the gospel of Luke and the wise men's visit from the gospel of Matthew. As he read the story, Anna Grace and Wyatt put Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, the shepherds and the wise men on the cake. Then we put candles in the cake and sang "Happy Birthday to Jesus". It was such a wonderful night of really focusing on why we celebrate Christmas.


Big Pop is reading the story to us. AG and Wyatt are listening intently, so they know when to place the right people on the cake.

Anna Grace places Mary on the cake while Big Pop reads, "He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn."

Wyatt places the final wise man on the cake while AG watches him.

Here is the manger scene on the night Jesus was born. The wise men did not visit Jesus until he was about 2 years old, but we had the little wise men characters, so my dad read about the wise men from Matthew, so AG and Wyatt could put them on the cake too.

Two candles on the cake - one for AG to blow out and one for Wyatt to blow out.

"Happy Birthday Jesus! You are the gift!!!"










After celebrating Jesus' birthday, we went into the den to open presents!! We told Anna Grace that we give each other presents at Christmas because God gave us Jesus. He is the gift to us. The wise men brought Jesus gifts, so we celebrate by giving gifts to each other.

Anna Grace opening her present from Wyatt, Aunt Sage and Uncle Wes. It was a Sleeping Beauty doll and accessories. She was ecstatic!

Anna Grace in her new cooking apron we gave her to wear when she helps Thomas make pancakes or helps me make cookies. She loved it.

Anna Grace's new ballerina book. It is a cute story with Anna Grace's name in it.

Anna Grace got some knee pads, shoulder pads and a helmet from Nana and Big Pop. This will help her when she drives her gator.

A picture of Anna Grace all decked out in her new gear.


Before bed, Anna Grace picked out some cookies and pretzel sticks to leave out for Santa and the reindeer. She also left Santa a note thanking him for her presents. She made it for Santa earlier that day. Then we read "Twas the night before Christmas" and tucked AG in for a long winter's nap.