Christmas 2008

While Matt and I have shared three Christmases together, this was the first as a married couple! It was so much fun to be able to share my favorite holiday with my favorite person. He spoiled me with three pairs of shoes and some new kitchen tools! Christmas Eve was spent at my grandparents in La Habra. We had our usual festivities of singing, reinacting the Nativity, and having santa/the missionaries come and bring gifts. Christmas morning Josh was the first to wake us all up as he was excited to see what Santa brought for him this year. Perhaps the most exciting part of the morning, was watching Jackson open his gifts and play with his toys from Santa. He wasnt as interested in opening presents as soon as he found out there were just clothes inside. He threw them aside and continued playing with his new dump truck and Noah's ark. Christmas was a relaxing day and a nice way to enjoy the company of family. Most exciting for my mom, was the fact that we talked to Nick on the phone for about two hours. He seems to be doing great and my mom only cried for a couple minutes after he hung up. Shes doing better! Eight more months and he comes home. We look forward to the next year and the many changes that come along with it. Who knows where we will be, but we are definitely enjoying the journey.