Jesse is at that age where he has LOTS of questions. Some of them posed recently include "Are angels real?" and "Why do we have fingernails?" On Christmas morning, it was also VERY important for him to know who each gift he picked up was FROM as well as for. BEFORE he opened each gift, he also made a point to thank whoever gave something to him. He was not feeling up to par battling a cold and was also impaired with his wrapped up right arm, but really seemed overwhelmed although quite delighted through the day.
The family-friendly Christmas Eve service ran a bit long but the boys did pretty well. Eric got to open a present which had Joseph in it as part of the children's sermon/story. However, when he returned to us, he told us that he had Moses in his box. He also followed along with the readings in the bulletin, chuckling at some parts of the excerpts (we could tell he was paying attention). He belted out the Christmas tunes quite loud also (as he really likes reading...even hymns!). Jesse's favorite song was "Joy to the World" (because he can read all of those words and knows a jazzed up VBS version). Before the service was over, Jesse came across an eyelash that he wanted to make a wish as he let it go. He caught us all off guard when he said that he wished that Grandpa Bob could be here with us. Jesse knows and will tell you that he melts my heart and it is because of moments like those. Merry Christmas (it was for us and we hope for you as well).
