This Christmas has been really nice, even though Caden has been sick, poor little guy! It may be our last Christmas in Germany so we are really trying to enjoy it. We were blessed with a white Christmas. It started snowing Christmas Eve and has not really stopped. We have about a foot of snow piled on our back fence. Yesterday we took Caden sledding and are planning to take him again once he wakes up from his nap.I have to say, Christmas is 10 times more fun once you have a kid. I have always liked this holiday, the reason behind the season is the main reason why. But there's something extra special about it once you have a kid around. We have been reading about the birth of Christ all December. Caden says, "Mary, donkey, heehaw, road, star, angel, sheep" when we read one of our Christmas books. It's so cute he now finishes the story on some books. We bought him a nativity set that is child friendly from a mission group in Poland. It is awesome! It's not totally Cade proof but sturdy enough for us to play with him.
This year we made our traditional Christmas dinner on Christmas Eve - Beef Tenderloin with Blue Cheese Butter, Stuffed Mushrooms, Greek Salad, Steamed Sweet Potatoes, Creamy Corn, and Crème Brûlée. We will eat leftovers tonight with a few new sides. Caden is still sick so he only wanted some sweet potatoes, a little beef tenderloin (without the butter), bread, and Cheerios last night. Later we gave him one of Santa's chocolate chip cookies without the chocolate and he threw up his dinner. I don't know if it was the cookie or what. I was so sad. I'm starting to think he ate too much. We were so close to being over this!Christmas Eve Caden opened three gifts representing the three gifts the three wise men brought Jesus on the day he was born. Christmas morning he opened the rest. He loves all of his toys and it's hard to know which will be his favorite. This year we decided to only buy him classic toys that require no batteries. He got a basketball hoop and ball, ABC blocks, wooden blocks, play dishes, peel and cut-apart fruit and veggies, a shopping cart, paint brushes, crayons, a coloring book, sit-n-spin, wooden racecar drop thing, a yellow car, some books, and a lot of love.
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| Christmas Eve |
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| He loves his car! |
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| Christmas Morning |
I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas. During this time we really miss our family and friends back home and wish we could all be together. We send our love from Germany.
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