we celebrated Christmas Eve with our family in Hatboro, PA. It was a special morning for Raine and I because we were able to get a manicure together. It was the first time Raine had ever received a manicure at a salon. We do mani pedis at home all the time and she just loves it. She was very cute and asked if we could be twins with red polish and gold glitter. She waited very patiently for the polish to dry and then was amazed at how pretty our nails looked.
While we were at the salon, Reece, Daddy & Uncle Travy went into town to a local thrift store to purchase Thor comic books. It was a fun adventure for them because they scored some other cool books too.
After the hustle and bustle of showers and cleaning up for church we made it there with some time to relax and actually get a seat. The kiddos went into the second grade classroom with Aubrey while Mo and I waited for Doug & Amber. Unfortunately, they stayed out in the family cry room with baby Rory. The worship service was amazing, I was quite weepy and somber. Every Christmas I am reminded about the birth of our Savior, but Pastor Joe's teaching was something different. It's hard to explain all the details but even as the two punk teenagers distracted me from the teaching, (several times) I was still able to feel the Holy Spirit's presence.
We met up with the Willams family who were kind enough to grab our kiddos from class and then drove back to Noni & Pe Pere's for Christmas Eve dinner. A feast of pasta with your choice of clam sauce, shrimp sauce, a meat sauce and a plain marinara. Mo & I were able to help roll all the cheese and meat for the antipasto salad. It was neat to hear Mo say that he thought his mom bought the amazing tray of salad delights. Aubrey, Reece and Raine played while dinner was prepared and once Amber & Doug were back from their house we were able to enjoy a Christmas dinner like no other. It was a pretty wonderful sight in Noni's dinning room, peace and joy on the eve of Jesus' birth.
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