Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.”
Luke 2:10-12
I finished wrapping presents a little after midnight and Baby Jesus made it to the manger to be there when the girls woke up this morning. We are feeling very blessed with our new little one this year and have thoroughly enjoyed celebrating Bethany's First Christmas with her!
Merry First Christmas, Bethany Joy! |
We didn't get an incredibly early start to the day (thankfully!) and we enjoyed a family breakfast before we started on the gift exchange. Brent cooked us some very tasty omelets to start the day!
Then there was reading the Christmas story with Daddy.
"All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth" |
Bethany helped me unwrap my gifts including a beautiful handmade vase, bowl and star
Bethany seemed to be a fan of her new prop mat which is great because she is not a big fan of tummy time at all!
We started two new family traditions this year. One is a short family hike. It was much sunnier today than most of this week and we bundled everyone up in their snow suits and ski attire so they would stay plenty warm and headed out for a little family hike this afternoon.
The other new tradition was to have our bigger meal on Christmas evening and we all dressed up a little bit to make it special. We had a really yummy supper together and finished with the "Happy Birthday, Jesus" cake and song for Jesus's Birthday.
How thankful we are that Jesus was willing to give up everything He rightly deserves to save us from everything we rightly deserve when we trust completely in Him! Thanking God for His indescribable love for us today on Christmas and everyday! Merry Christmas!!
For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. 2 Corinthians 5:21