A Very Merry Christmas

But first we need to talk about cheese balls. Blake and I each made a cheese ball. When we were done I looked at the balls and just started laughing. If anything shows the difference in our personalities, it's these cheese balls. Check them out:

I shouldn't even have to say which one we each made, but just in case someone is reading this who doesn't really know us: Blake's is the perfect one on the left and mine is the hunk of cheese on the right. It was very funny to see our personalities on display for Christmas Eve dinner. At least they both tasted great.

Now on to Christmas! We had a wonderful Christmas. Kaleb always wakes up early at our house. It doesn't seem to matter what time he goes to bed, he's usually up by 7 at the latest. Christmas morning was no exception. I heard him get up at 6:30 and go into the bathroom. I thought one of the girls were up since I heard Kaleb say, "Why are you up so early?" He finished in the bathroom, then made his way down the hall. He stopped in front of the girl's bedroom doors and started pacing. I heard him mumbling to himself, and only heard a few words like Christmas....Santa....string. He then walked into the girl's room. I started laughing, realizing that he was rehearsing what he was going to say to the girls to try and get them up so early. Needless to say they didn't need much convincing, but I thought it was so funny to hear him talk out their conversation to himself. He keeps us very entertained.

On Christmas Eve, we acted out the story of Jesus' birth. Becky was Mary, Kaleb was Joseph, and Emily was the donkey among other animals.

I love this video. We told Kaleb to lead the donkey, since he was Joseph, and he kept his hand on Mary's shoulder. Also, the inn keeper did a great job, and I love how the donkey tells Joseph to try the inn one more time.

Here are the highlights of Christmas morning with pictures:

Kaleb got a remote control car, which we have all had fun playing with. Even though we were away from family for this Christmas, Blake set up our webcam and my mom was able to be a part of our Christmas morning. We also talked with most of our family on the phone, and it was great. We love and miss all of you! I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas.