Christmas Eve

On Christmas eve, we headed to church for the Christmas eve service, which we thoroughly enjoyed. JD was thrilled to get to come to the sanctuary or "big church" with us as he calls it. The time for children was very fun to watch as they all gathered in the front of the church to hear the Christmas story and to receive an ornament depicting the manger scene with Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus.

We returned home and baked a birthday cake for Jesus. JD carefully placed all of the candles on the cake and proudly sang "Happy Birthday" to Jesus before blowing out the candles. He then wanted to give Jesus a piece of the cake to eat. Children are so precious!

If you're wondering why one end of the cake is missing...well, Mama and Daddy reserved some to eat while we set out the gifts after JD went to bed. That's only fair, right?