CHRISTmas

Even if it looks like she has a two-headed grandson on her lap, Grandma Bev got to have four grandsons under the age of 4 with her for Christmas! We had a 3, 2, 1, and newborn adventure!
Paul is so proficient in walking that he can (and does) make a break for it. Micah learned the Christmas Vacation phrase, "That there's an RV," since we got to camp in a borrowed one on beautiful Blue Heron farm. It was great to be with family, even though we passed on a stomach virus that we had three days before Christmas. Grandaddy sweetly chose the music of the junior park rangers Micah and CJ over his new IPod! Micah got to cuddle up in a bear bag. A note about Micah's Christmas: Micah memorized lots of Christmas carols this year, including ALL of the verses of Joy to the World, Away in the Manger, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Feliz Navidad, Angels We Have Heard on High . . . you get the idea! The gift that he kept asking for was a "JMU North Pole Puzzle," but he was just as happy to get a safari puzzle on Christmas morning.
I've never seen three horses run so fast to see a three year old and a two year old bearing carrots and apples.
What's it like way down there, Paul? At least someone looked at the camera!
For Charlie, I think the horses were the highlight of Christmas.

But for the rest of us, Joey was the star of the show!
Joey was smiling all of the time for his first Christmas!
Do you see what I mean?

A Christmas tree tip: believe the Miller family when they say that ALL of the needles fall off of a Norway Spruce, even when you cut it yourselves!

Another Christmas tip: the Playmobile Nativity set is a great advent activity to keep Christ central for kids. Micah loved getting to play with one additional nativity character each day. You wouldn't believe the adventures that Mary and Joseph had!