Jason's sister, Whitney, recently became engaged to her long time boyfriend, Nate. It is evident that Nate loves Whitney with all his heart and she will be blessed to have him in her life. We were happy that we had the opportunity to celebrate their upcoming milestone with them. We look forward to the coming months as they begin preparations for their big day and their future together.
On Christmas Eve afternoon, we attended the candlelight service with Rachel's family. This was an especially touching time as we reflected on our little blessing that we received back in July. In an instant, Kennedy had so deeply and profoundly touched our hearts. With time, our love for her only continues to grow deeper.
The evening of Christmas Eve, we were able to gather with Jason's family. Bella, the daughter of Jason's cousin, was such a cutie and she was a big hit with everyone. Sitting around the room, it was neat to see the pure joy on the faces of Jason's grandparents as they looked around the room and soaked up having their family and legacy all around them. Being parents now, we were able to at least partially comprehend and share in their joy.
On Christmas, we woke up to a white Christmas. It was pretty special for Kennedy to have a white Christmas for her first. After having some breakfast, we opened gifts with Jason's family. We also had the bright idea that we should put Kennedy in her stocking and take her picture. It turned out to be a little tighter that we first anticipated, but we went ahead and snapped a couple of photos.
That afternoon, we headed over to the Kime household to have a traditional Christmas dinner. Later that afternoon, we all gathered around in the living room and Dennis read us the Christmas story. Afterwards, we opened gifts.
The holiday passed too fast and we were sad to leave this morning. We sure enjoy the time we get to spend with our families and wish we were able to be closer. We will continue to work on Whitney and Nate to move to the DFW area after graduation :)
We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and have a blessed New Year!
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