I work with the 3 and 4 year old Cubbies at our church and my most favorite night is when we go Christmas caroling. This year we went to three houses, two of whom were a surprise! I always tell the children and their parents that they are such a blessing to the people we visit. One person that we were unable to visit this year confirmed that yet again. He is from the first year we started this and his late wife was one of the reasons we did so. She passed away before last Christmas, and last year he was very grateful that we remembered him. Well I was not going to forget him this year either, but the timing messed up. He had a grandson graduating from Clemson the day after our caroling night, so he wouldn't be home. What really made me sad in missing him is that he said he had the fireplace all decorated for us coming...he just needed us to come the week before our scheduled night :(
So that is one night of giving; not just me giving, but lots of little people and their parents giving of themselves also.
Our first night of family get togethers was Sunday night with Dave's brother's family. Even though we essentially live in the same place, with our busy lives, we never seem to find time to get together. So it is nice when we are able to see them. The kids had a great time playing together and the best part of the night for me was that they brought dinner over...pizza!!! Served on throw away plates!!
Fun hanging with the cousins!
The last moment that I am remembering tonight is Christmas Eve. This year it was just the four of us. We went to our church's candlelight service and then headed to Outback for a good dinner before going home to finish our Christmas Eve activities. PJ's were waiting for the boys and of course we had to read "The Night before Christmas." Advent activities and then off to bed; after leaving milk and cookies out! Camden went to sleep pretty quickly, but Nathan couldn't fall asleep and needless to say, Dave and I had to stay up waiting on him to do so. But the moment of the night that caused me to smile the most and the one that I will remember, was that awkward moment during the candlelight service when the man in charge of lighting the first candle, from the candles on the altar, realized that the church used LED candles this year instead of real ones! Good thing someone on the front row had a lighter :)
That is so funny about the candles! Kyle was in the sanctuary this year during the candlelight service. I was a nervous wreck with him holding his lit candle :)
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