Home is Where the Army Sends Us: The Bragg Edition: Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve, also Edward's birthday, was a busy day for us. We left Tennessee at 8:00 AM for our seven hour drive home. We arrived home at 3:00, needing to leave for dinner/church by 4:00. With all of that, we managed to unpack the car, change clothes, and get ready for church on time.

Our handsome boys

Our pretty girl

The crew

Our family

We were able to open Christmas presents from the kids to each other, as well as the gifts from Aunt Jennifer and Uncle Andrew. Madison loved her American Girl Molly dress!

Alex was excited about his gifts, too.

The boys have been enjoying their new Wii games.

Alex was DELIGHTED to receive his "Food Lion Lion" as he calls it. He loves the commercials on tv that Food Lion has been running with a real lion "talking" to the customers. He talks about shopping for the lion all the time.

He's had the lion with him constantly since Christmas.

The stockings were hung...

I have to share our church story. Our family was asked to light the Advent candles at church on Christmas Eve. Madison and I had speaking roles, and Edward was going to have the boys light the candles. As Madison and I were in the pulpit, speaking to a few hundred people, the boys were just down from us at the candles. With the Advent candle, there are five to light. Edward helped Alex light the first two, put him down, and picked up Luke to light the next two. As Luke was lighting his candles and I was in the pulpit speaking, I noticed out of the corner of my eye Alex falling head first down the stairs (in front of the whole church). I kept on reading, as I tried to figure out what to do. In a split second, Alex popped up, walked back up the stairs, and stood in his place again. None of us laughed, but it was hard not to do so! The stairs had a runner on them, so he didn't fall on the actual marble, but we figure he was rocking on his feet and just rocked himself foward too far. Really?? Alex is so funny,and we'll never forget being asked to light the candles. A lot of our Sunday School class was sitting right up front, and they all started chuckling, knowing our family, but the rest of the congregation seemed to keep it together. Merry Christmas :)

After church...