Christmas was exciting this year, as usual. Jack was old enough to understand that Christmas is Jesus' birthday (and that Santa was coming that night), and Charlotte is excited about anything and everything. Grammy and Grandpap Holland were here for the month of December - they rented a house in Terravita, and it was so wonderful to have them here. It felt like we lived in the same town for a few weeks, and I miss them so much already. Yia Yia arrived Christmas eve with tons of food and presents, as usual! Jack was thrilled to help her unload the car and read books together. That evening, we all went to the Christmas Eve candlelight service at our church, North Ridge. Rich rocked the bass guitar in the worship band. Jack was so happy about having a "sleepover" in his room with Yia Yia that night.
Christmas morning, Grandpa Chief and Grandma Susan came over to help open presents. We loved having them at our house in the morning to celebrate Christmas. Later in the day, after the kids were worn out from playing with all of their new toys, we went over to Terravita for Christmas dinner. The kids opened more gifts from Grammy and Grandpap, and we spent the evening together. Most importantly, we all remember what Christmas is really all about. In Jack's words, Jesus is special because ... "SON!"
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