Holiday Plans

We'll spend Thanksgiving this year with Rachel and her family.  They are coming here and as always, I am eager to see the boys.  I love watching them interact with each other.  I am very thankful to be able to keep up with their growth and changes through Rachel's blog.

I think the boys have a pretty awesome understanding of grace.  They are eager to forgive each other and give unlimited 2nd chances.  Rachel is doing a good job.  I didn't think of teaching my two toddlers about grace as much as I taught them about forgiveness.  Parents can certainly learn from their adult children as much as adult children can learn from their parents.

Back to the blog:  I smile, chuckle, and even laugh out loud at their antics.  Sometimes I read it aloud to Dan so he can chuckle along with me.  I guess many guys aren't into reading blogs as a rule.

Dan and I will drive to Birmingham for Christmas and I'm really excited about the plans Rachel has made for the boys' Christmas.  We bought them bunk beds, which they really wanted.  Here is Rachel's plan:

To preserve the surprise, the bunk beds will stay hidden and the boys will "camp out" in their sleeping bags until Christmas.  On Christmas Eve, we'll move the kids out of their bedrooms after they fall asleep and then set everything up.  Maybe we'll even do a scavenger hunt in the morning (like Mimi always does with their stockings) that ends with them discovering their remodeled room.

Dan and I are staying in a nearby hotel but I have already made sure that we can arrive at their house as early as needed to see them find the bunk beds.

After we get back to Searcy, Michael and his family will join us.  I am so very excited to see Bennett and Jasper again.  JASPER IS WALKING!!  I can't wait to see him walking!  They were just here to visit so the boys, especially Jasper, will already be familiar with us.

If you read Jennifer's blog, you already know what a blessing it is that Jasper is walking.  He has a reduced muscle tone so he has to work harder than other children his age to be able to walk.  Even so, HE'S WALKING.  I am so happy for him and his parents (and grandparents)

I'll update after all the wonderful visits we have planned.