Christmas morning

Our morning started out with a little comedy and a big mess. We were out of toilet paper in the bathroom downstairs, so I asked Hunter to bring a roll down from upstairs. In his excitement to have Christmas morning, he left the toilet paper on the floor in the bathroom instead of putting it on the holder. It took Mack all of 10 seconds to find it and destroy it. There was TP everywhere! Needless to say, this was our last roll of TP in the house, so hopefully paper towels won't run out before the store opens tomorrow!

This was our first, and hopefully last, Christmas without Jason at home and we are without family nearby. We went to the Christmas Eve candlelight service at church and played board games at home last night. We tried to link up with Jason to do the webcam and a speaker phone call this morning, but there were technical difficulties and he didn't get to join us. It was really frustrating and nobody felt like it was Christmas without Dad at home.

We surprised the kids with a Wii this year. They have been saving their money and even trying to sell their PS2 and all the games to get a new system. I caught their surprised reaction this morning and it will be one that makes us laugh for years. They were truly shocked and pleasantly surprised.

We were able to speak to Jason by IM later in the morning, midnight for him. It's funny the things we take for granted and find that the smallest gifts of communication with him mean more than anything that we could fit under a tree.

May God bless you and yours abundantly in the coming year! Live every day to its fullest and appreciate every moment you have with loved ones. We love you all. Merry Christmas!