Merry Christmas!

Christmas this year was amazing. I expected it to be that way though because Christmas is my favorite holiday and it's always amazing. I did a lot with my family and we had a wonderful time. I especially love Christmas because I can be with my family and have a good time.

My family has a lot of Christmas traditions. One of our Chrismas traditions is doing the nativity play thingy, whatever it's called! Me and my sister take turns every year being the angel and Mary. This year we didn't do the play but we still read the story out of the scriptures.

Also, on Christmas Eve night after we do the play, we read Christmas stories and poems. One of the poems that we read was one that we got in the mail from my aunt Betty and uncle Keith. Here is the poem:

If you look for Me at Christmas,
you won't need a special star-
I'm no longer just in Bethlehem,
I'm right there where you are.
You may not be aware of Me
amid the celebrations-
You'll have to look beyond the stores
and all the decorations.
But if you take a moment
from your list of things to do
And listen to your heart, you'll find
i'm waiting there for you.
You're the one I want to be with,
you're the reason that I came,
And you'll find Me in the stillness
as I'm whispering your name.

Love, Jesus

Wow. I love that poem and I'm greatful that my aunt and uncle sent that to us. It's so true! We sometimes forget what Christmas is all about. Most kids just think that Santa comes at night and gives us presents. But Christmas isn't all about Santa, presents, snowman, and reindeer. It's about celebrating Christ's birth. I'm so glad we have a holiday to celebrate him. It's the least we could do for him after what he did for us.

After we read the stories and poems we go look at Christmas lights. I love looking at lights. Usually we have to take two cars so we have a contest between the cars who can count the most stars(lights, not is the sky. DUH.)

I just love everything about Christmas. It's always been my favorite holiday and it always will be. I love giving presents and celebrating Christ's birth. I hope you guys all had as good of a Christmas as I did. I love you all ;)


My computer isn't letting my post any pictures on here, so I will do another post later with all of the pictures!