We enjoyed a visit from Grandma Butler and later a nice turkey dinner. Afterwards we visited a couple of our neighbors, put the little ones to bed and then played a new game with Kendal and Kelsey.
We are especially thankful today that our prayers have been answered and Noah is not requiring medicine for reflux anymore! We stopped it last weekend and he has done very well. Little Mary was so faithful to pray for him everytime our family prayed together after devotions. We hope she will be encouraged by God's answer too!
Since we have many out of town relatives who've sent such lovely gifts I'm going to just post a lot of photos of the children with some of the presents.
Enjoy the photos...
These are, of course, the signs of "boy" toys in the house: suction darts stuck to the patio door!
This is Isaac opening up his remote controlled helicopter from Granddad and Susan. Tomorrow, when it's charged, it will be even more exciting!
Noah really enjoyed the gift box more than he can appreciate the cute musical octopus! He's not sure he trusts that toy. We all think it is very smart!
Oooo! A helicopter! Two boys-two helicopters!
Mary has two Jim Shore Angels now. She's the youngest girl to have a special Christmas collection started by my step-mother, Susan.
All three little girls with their new, teeny babies. One of their favorites for certain!
Moms and Dads don't get many gifts, BUT, this year I was blessed with two gorgeous pieces of jewelry: a marcasite cross necklace from Dad and Susan and a very lovely pair of green amethyst earrings from Bob! I just love surprises in little boxes! In fact, my favorite gifts come in small packages, for example our eight precious children!
It seems that all the children want to learn to play guitar. Instead of buying a very expensive, large one, we decided to start small and take lessons at home first. Grandma Butler provided this one and the lesson dvds. They are so excited just to have one of their own to touch and play! Hopefully we'll have a couple of talented worship leaders one day.
Joy and Anna are holding their silver cross and snowflake Christmas ornaments. These are part of their special collections. 
Many years ago Kendal and Kelsey received duffle bags with their names on them. This year, Anna, Joy and Mary received theirs from Dad and Susan.
Well, that's just a sampling of some of the material blessings of the day. It's great to be together and enjoy family and friends and the love we share. God is good! Merry Christmas!
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