What a day!

What a day!

Oh my gosh, kids are so much fun! We had a great Christmas yesterday. The kids all got pretty much what was on their lists, plus Dave and I added one extra thing; a trip to Disney World! The "bigs" knew about the trip, but the "littles" didn't. So after all the gifts were open, (or so they thought) we had a scavenger hunt for clues to what the biggest, last surprise gift would be. We bought the new Disney Scene It game, three little stuffed animals (Mini-Mouse, Mickey Mouse, and Pooh-Bear), Disney sunglasses, and Disney t-shirts; wrapped them all individually (thanks Grammy!) and hid them in different places. Then I read some clues, and we played the "hot/cold" game to find the gifts that would ultimately lead to the final gift - the trip. At the final clue/present I asked them if they could guess what the last present was. Aaron very quickly answered "pancakes?" - Side note - We always have Swedish Pancakes for breakfast on Christmas morning, and he was getting hungry! I read the last clue again and you could see the wheels in Hannah's head turning as she was trying to figure out what it could be. Then she questionably asked "Is it Disney World?" When Dave and I both said "YES", she didn't know if she should laugh or cry. Her laughter quickly turned to tears of joy and excitement. Uncontrollable tears, filled every eye in the room. It was an amazing experience!

Later on, we were on our way to Bev's house, when Dave and I had some time to reflect on the mornings events. We expressed how grateful to God we are to have such great kids, and how humbled we are before God that He has chosen to bless us with the means to take them on such an elaborate vacation.

Neither Dave nor I deserve any of the praise or glory for any of the good things that are in our lives; like our children, how our bills get paid or even the wonderful family He has surrounded us with. All of the glory goes to God; He has given us the knowledge and wisdom in how to best serve Him through honest, hard work and loving one another.
We're are simply obeying the word of God.