Christmas morning at our house
Bright and early Christmas morning at our house
The children gather and wait for the signal
We pass by our tree to head to the barn
Papa carries the wee ones to the barn...Hunter (our dog) waits for our arrival
Papa rose early to get the barn toasty warm
The seats are all set up. Papa will sit be the manger my dad made, in the manger lies baby Jesus
Homemade stockings will wait a few minutes longer,Papa filled them last night-we don't invite Santa to our Christmas celebration...
just Jesus and family for us
Baby Jesus the center of our celebration
...we bowed our heads in prayer as a family...
Papa reads from the Bible, Luke chapter one and two
Papa reads from the Bible, Luke chapter one and two
We sip hot chocolate and eat tasty treats
A popcorn holder...for movie nights
Italian cookies...for breakfast 
Italian ricotta pie..laced with chocolate this year
Together we open our stockings, stopping to share our excitement over something sweet and special ...
Off to church to worship God and give thanks for our Saviour, Jesus
...later we will open a few presents under our tree
Moments of tradition that let us take joy, for all we have been given and much thanks to the Giver who loved us so much not only was He willing to come as a human baby in a manger -fully God and yet fully man, but to give Himself 33 years later as a payment for our sins.
How can we not love this special celebration...we have so much to be thankful for.
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18 comments:
Awww,so sweet,Merry Christmas!I can't wait until little beauty arrives.This is my new blog address.
Beautiful pictures, Kimmie! We eat cookies for breakfast too. :)
Did you make those stockings yourself? I need to make some for next year. All of ours are mismatched and we only have 3! But we have 4 kids - that's a problem.
What a beautiful family!
Allison
Great traditions, I love it! Happy Birthday Jesus!
What an absolutely wonderful Christmas morning. .I'd love to sit by the toasty fire and hear the story. . Oh bliss.
I love your barn tradition. That`s something your kids are going to treasure forever.
Wonderful tradition! Love the photos - you communicate beautifully with your pics! Merry Merry Christmas!
I am glad your Christmas was lovely! Blessings to you and your family in the coming year. I am so excited for the little one to arrive!
Hi Kimmie
Thank you for sharing your beautiful family Christmas morning pictures. Your barn sounds wonderful and the way you celebrate and remember is very special. Next year I look forward to there being one extra celebrating with you. The homemade stockings are lovely and the Italian treats look delicious.
Best Wishes
Lindsay
What a fun celebration. I love all the long sleeper pajamas on so many children. I also love your pic of the wood stove and your baby Jesus for your celebration.
Sounds so lovely, what an awesome way to celebrate the saviors birth!!
I love that you celebrate in your barn. Your family is beautiful, Kimmie. Next year it will be even more beautiful with the addition of Little Beauty. Merry Christmas!
Beautiful pictures. I love the one of all the kids on the stairs. That is a classic Christmas shot to me. Also love the one of your little guy holding his stocking. His face is so precious. I remember your barn celebration from last year and once again it so warming to me that you have this tradition. So very special that your focus on the holiday is in the right place.
That was a very warm and meaningful celebration Kimmie. Glad you kept Santa out and Jesus was at the center.
lovely photos too.
So glad to hear you went to church too
Hi Kimmie- What a wonderful tradition!
I hope you are well. Are your bags packed?
How lovely! Thank you for sharing your traditions:) Congrats on little beauty, we all await with you!!! Blessings to you and yours (near and far)
Wow!!! what an amazing Christmas morning.... a wonderful tradition to set.
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