A Christmasy Weekend

We had a wonderful weekend and it was chock-full of Christmas goodness!


Friday night we went to Josh's work party. Dinner was served and afterwards Santa came and delivered presents to all the kids. Rory was one of the last kids to be called and he sat here just like this.....

I was so proud of how patiently he sat!  This was our first Santa experience that Rory could somewhat be involved in so I wasn't sure how he would respond.  One of the little girls that sat across from us was so excited that she couldn't eat her dinner and Rory just fed off that excited energy.

Once his name was called, Rory wasn't quite sure what to do so I helped him up to sit on Santa's lap.  He wasn't keen on staying there long...he wanted to get his present and move on!

Saturday we got to spend some time with my parents.  My Mom brought a Christmas tree kit for her and Rory to assemble.  Rory LOVES projects like this.  Just about every food project involves some taste testing....

This is their finished product.  It's an awfully cute center piece to keep through the Christmas holidays.

That evening we headed to the zoo to check out the lights.  This was the second time for me and Rory.  The first time we didn't get to ride the train because we were with a big group from our church.  He was REALLY looking forward to riding the train.  However, it had been raining and the train was closed!!  This is cause for state of emergency in a toddler's world.  We walked around for about an hour and then came back and it was a miracle...the train ride had opened.  Rory was one happy little passenger!

Oh, and we bought a house this weekend!!  We had such a great weekend and we are so happy!  In light of recent events in Connecticut we are so thankful for our precious Rory and the opportunity we have to buy a home and live together as a family.  We are truly a very blessed family and we couldn't ask for more.  Rory has brought joy and light in our lives that we didn't even know existed.    May we all remember the light we have in our lives. 

'The Scriptures say, "God commanded light to shine in the dark." Now God is shining in our hearts to let you know that his glory is seen in Jesus Christ.' 2 Corinthians 4:6