Christmas Bliss

One of our true joys of Christmas is getting to spend time with our friends Lauren and Sarah. Though sometimes we exchange gifts, it is the time spent with one another we truly cherish. I love seeing the excitement in Lauren and Sarah's eyes when we get together. They are so full of the joy of life, that it is easy to understand the real meaning of the Christmas Spirit.


This year we started with dinner out at Friendly's. The girls ordered drinks that would change their tongues colors, and we teased them about their friends seated at others tables.


Then we headed home to bake some gingerbread cookies. But we had fun first posing for some pictures with John's new funny hat.


The smell of gingerbread filled the air from fresh cookies, as we decorated a gingerbread house. We were all very pleased with the kit, but we had fun adding extra candy left over from Halloween too.


It was a night full of laughs, and everyone got a chance to eat some candy.


So what is the real meaning of Christmas? You don't have to look very far if you have young friends who can remind you. Nothing is more important than time. We are thankful to have this special time with our special friends.