12.27.2011

Happy Birthday, Jesus!

Christmas morning, we were prepped and ready to celebrate our savior's birth!
 

Miller was so excited about his train table.  He didn't want to want to open any other presents and it took some real persuasion to get him to pause long enough to sing "Happy Birthday" to Jesus and blow out the candle.  That's pretty huge since blowing out candles is pretty much his favorite thing to do.  It was so sweet to hear him sing to our Lord Jesus.  I know he doesn't comprehend what a gift Christ is, but it is still so amazing to watch him learn about Him.
He was also pretty pumped to get to have "cake" for breakfast.  Little did he know it was whole wheat banana bread ;)  After "cake", Bryant and I exchanged gifts while Miller played with this train table.  Look what the hubby gave me!
I am super excited about my new wide angle-telephoto lens and definitely look like a member of the Paparazzi now.  It still has a great aperture value and I look forward to some fantastic pictures, both near and far!  This lens came with a hood which I've never used, but from the little bit I've read sounds like it would be good to use.  Thoughts from any more "professional" photographers out there?  Miller finally came around to looking in his stocking and I think he was pleased.
Once we had opened all of our little family's gifts and spent some time playing, we got ready to go to Bryant's parents' house for a late breakfast and opening gifts.  Once again, it was hard to get Miller away from his train table.  Once again, as soon as the camera started rolling he toned it down a notch.  Prior to this video he was very insistently replying "no presents play with Mill-Mill's trains".

I finally gave up on trying to get him completely dressed.  So he's in half clothes/half pjs.  It wasn't a battle worth fighting.  We finally made it to Nana and Papa Frank's for a delicious breakfast, many wonderful gifts, and time with family.  By the time we got there, Miller was no longer insisting on "no presents" and happily accepting them all.  ;)
Christmas this year was really special with Miller being a little older and able to understand more.  We weren't great with our Jesse tree {I think we only discussed and hung eleven of the twenty-five ornaments}, but it was still amazing to see how many of the Bible stories Miller remembered.  Next year I vow to be better!!  Merry Christmas, everyone!  I hope your Christmas was as wonderful as ours!

2 comments:

  1. just so you know, i am SUPER jealous over your new lens!! An "L" lens! Wow! Bryant did good. :) Hope you are enjoying it and look forward to seeing all your future pictures.

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