Christmas Wishes Come True!

One thing my kids have come to count on is seeing their Nanny and Pappy Hershock at Christmas.  No matter where we move, it's one of the few traditions they can count on.  This year was no exception.  It's so wonderful to be able to celebrate with my parents.  They encourage and reinforce the reasons why our family celebrates Christmas.  We rejoice in the fact that our Savior was born at Christmas time and that God was fulfilling his promises to us by sending his son from his throne in Heaven to be born into such a humble setting.  To come here to serve us, teach us and give us hope.

Our kids enjoyed having Nanny & Pappy around to play games.  Here they were in a competitive game of Uno!

For as long as I can remember, we've been having the same meal for Christmas day.  It's a Hershock family tradition.  My mom learned from her mom and my dad's mom and she has taught me.  I'm now starting to teach Sis how to prepare this meal for her family one day.

My parents spoiled my kids rotten, as usual.  Ra was thrilled about his new Hess Truck, his Calvin and Hobbes books and his new Lego sets.  Sissy was over the moon excited to have her very own sewing machine.  My mom spent time helping her learn how to use it - thread it, use the gazillion buttons, etc.  

Santa brought the kids lots of surprises too.  Sis got some gymnastics equipment for her AGDolls.  Ra got a ping pong table.  This was a HUGE surprise.  He loves it and has gotten much better over the month!  Andy surprised me with a new beach cruiser!  I love it.  It even has 3 gears!  He also got me a new phone since I was having so many issues with my other one.  Andy ended up with Book of Mormon tickets for next month!  We are so excited to go see it!  We've been waiting to see it for years!!!

My kids were also blessed with gifts from their Grammy, Pappy Chooch and my cousin Lori and her family.  Even though we don't get to see them often, one way we choose to stay close is to remember them at the holidays.  Lori's daughter and Sis stay close through our packages and text pics we send each other often.  

We took my parents down to St. Augustine to see the lights via the trolley.  It was so much fun.  We go every year and the kids really look forward to seeing the lights and singing along with the driver!

We had such a wonderful time with my parents.  The time we spend with them always seems to go by too quickly!  My kids are so grateful to have their grandparents who help mold them and guide them and enjoy spending time with them.  We are looking forward to seeing them again next month and over spring break!