Just What We Wanted

Here are some favorite scenes from the 2013 Dave Blunier family Christmas! We set aside a whole day Saturday (it still wasn't enough) to do nothing but relax and enjoy one another as we celebrated Jesus' birth. It was wonderful! We had few time limitations, bickering among siblings was down to a bare minimum (thanks, kids!), there was plenty of singing and laughing and our favorite traditions -we even ended up starting a new one this year. It wasn't long into the day and we had already decided this Christmas was just what we wanted.

the tangled web 

the treasures found when the web was untangled

Dave told the kids what he wanted for our family Christmas was for them to put together a little music program by themselves. He told them quite a while ago. Sometimes things like that get forgotten (even by him) but they did not forget! While we were gone for an evening and they were home by themselves, they put together a wonderful program. It was so sweet- and they all participated cheerfully and willingly- which meant alot to their dad!! (and me) It meant so much that it has been declared our newest tradition. 

one of the  numbers was Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 

 When Marcus opened up one of his gifts- the one he guessed (correctly) to be his- to his delight, it was indeed, a pellet gun- and it was JUST WHAT HE WANTED. (whew!) I had him repeat that just to make sure. He even repeated it for me. It was really going to be a great day. So, one by one, the kids opened their gifts and several in a row said the same thing. It was great. Then, Kenan, who happened to be last, grabbed his package and tore of a tiny little corner, barely exposing what the gift was. But that didn't matter- it was JUST WHAT HE WANTED. It was adorable. So, thus became the theme of the day- which was indeed a wonderful theme to have.

our very own WWII sergeant (he did wash them with soap, Kyle)

it tasted even better than it looked

Faith composed a beautiful poem for us all- so sweet 

                                      

Marcus got to choose our menu this year: ham with cherries, mashed potatoes, cheesy corn, and peppermint cheesecake

the kids gave their dad a game of chess/checkers

we can't just end such a wonderful family day by going off to our own beds, you know

if this is what it takes to get him comfortable enough to slumber with us, we don't mind!

 Thank you, Jesus, for giving us just what we wanted: Yourself (the best Gift of all) and each other.