Christmas Fun!

Christmas this year was a blast! We were together with family and friends, and Canaan was old enough to enjoy all the fun. It was just perfect!
My family (Lucy's) opens presents on Christmas Eve. So as soon as it got dark, we all gathered around the Christmas tree and passed out gifts. (This year was a humongous Christmas for ALL of us!) Canaan, being the youngest, got to start. Daddy helped guide him as he opened his first gift. He wasn't really sure he was supposed to be ripping that paper, but if Daddy was doing it...so would he. It was clothes! Always a good gift for a growing boy! All of us went around in a circle, opening gifts. Canaan played with his toys in between his opening of gifts (of which we all took turns helping him). But after 3 rounds, he was ready for bed. So, he got to enjoy the remainder of his gifts on Christmas Day! The rest of us stayed up and finished our gifts and stockings.
The next day, we had our teammates (Rob, Denyce, Malachi and Silas), as well as some old friends of ours (Althea, Phil and Herman Edwards) over for lunch. We had a great time with them and got to open presents again! (This is when Canaan and Malachi finished opening their gifts...neither made it through all their gifts the first time around!) Denyce was accused of being in her "own little world"- hiding under a blanket, feeding Silas. These newborns...so demanding they are!
We all had a great day! It was so much fun to watch Canaan this year. He was able to experience Christmas a little more this year than last year. We are just so blessed with the friends and family that we have to be with through the holidays!