Christmas Recap- Part II

We hosted Christmas dinner this year. I LOVED it. I LOVE having people over, I LOVE the hectic day and the chaos, I LOVE entertaining and I LOVE food. We had our good friend and neighbors The Schreiners, our friends The Harmons, two sets of missionaries, Tj's parents and ourselves over for dinner. We had turkey and Honey Baked Ham, three kinds of potatoes, Rhodes rolls, salad and half a dozen kinds of pies. The kids played well and the adults all got to visit. It was a nice ending to a nice holiday.

Tj and I after dinner.
(Notice the stocking hanger that I personally painted and am proud of.)

Alicia and Josh
We love having good neighbors for friends!

Dave and Amy
Cute couple and just found out they're going to be parents!

Tj and his mommy!

Kiss the cooks!

Joel and Elle
Such funny playmates.

Baby Beck- he'll be 30 years old and we'll
all think of him as Baby Beck.

Our Canadian Missionary

Our American Missionaries.

Christmas Recap- Part I

We hope that everyone had a really great Christmas! Here is a recap of our Christmas in pictures.

Santa brought the boys matching Buzz Lightyears.

Opening my stocking.
I think I'm the only morning person in the family.

Joel casing the tree trying to find his presents.

Action shot of Vance.

This is one of Vance's favorite books called "No, David!"
We check it out from the library ALL the time.
Now he can read it whenever he wants!

Nama found this AWESOME scooters for the boys.
Joel has mastered it and can go SO fast.
This was him trying it out (and the only time he's ridden it w/o a helmet).

Vance got one too. He's pretty good at it too.

Tj modeling his steal of a deal.
This is a Calvin Klein 100% Cashmere coat.
The outlet mall was having a HUGE sale and Tj's parents got this
for him at basically 1/4 of the original price.
He's got some work in the DC area in the near future
and this will come in handy.

Christmas is coming!

I love this time of year! I love the lights and the songs, the smell of the trees and the cooler (it's ALL relative) temperatures. But I think the thing I love most of all is the opportunity that I have to focus on the birth of my Savior. To use this time to share with my children the story of the Son of God coming to earth for each of us. I love that this time of year makes me want to serve more diligently and be a better person. And I love that as I spend the time teaching my children the true meaning of Christmas, serving and focusing on my Savior I can feel the stirrings of the spirit whisper to my heart that Jesus is the Son of God and my personal Redeemer. I LOVE this time of year!

Merry Christmas from the Rosens