The Wall Bloggers

We decided to stay home for the whole Christmas season this year, since we did not know if we would get the call to pick up our new son in Uganda.  Alas, we did not, but Lord-willing, we hope to hear of our court date before too many more weeks go by. Here are some of the sweet moments of blessing from our Christmas celebrations... - Adrianna and Abel opening stocking presents - Our Christmas morning traditional breakfast: bacon, eggs, waffles, berries, and coconut milk "cool whip" ... This year, we even added "coconog" (coconut milk egg nog - yum!) - Acting out the Christmas story using our nativity set - Abel's presents from us: "robot arm" and stilts proving popular with both Abel and Adrianna - Abel enjoying Grandpa's BBQ ribs - A little Christmas day football play in the cold - Exchanging presents with Scott family - Making snowflakes with the family and stringing them around the rooms - Eagerly...

What a joy to celebrate Christmas with family, friends, and our church body. From our week of anticipating and celebrating Christmas... - More snow and Adrianna's second snow day - Adrianna and Abel working together to make a peg board picture - Rusty cuddling with the kids' toys - The evidence of Adrianna and Abel playing so nicely together while I showered - Adrianna having a grand time cutting apart the grocery bags - Abel's tow truck rides - More fun playing in the snow - Greeting the kids with gluten-free pumpkin doughnut when they came in from the cold  - Adrianna making her own "I Spy" page  - Getting to watch Adrianna present her "Christmas in Ethiopia" poster to her class - Adrianna wrapping Christmas presents for the first time - Adrianna decorating Ruthie - Making snow flakes with Adrianna - Abel and Scott playing soccer ball catch - Acting out the Christmas story with our nativity set - Abel playing with the little boy ...