Christmas Blessings

One of the things Matt and I have been most excited about since living in this house is the ability to have people over more often. By God's grace, we were able to do exactly that over the holidays. We hosted half a dozen gatherings for friends and family during the week of Christmas and we loved every minute of it. The last get-together took place here last Saturday with fourteen aunts, uncles, cousins, grandmas and grandpas in attendance. We had a great time of feasting and fellowship. It all ended rather abruptly, however, when Lydia got "snapped up" in the folding chair on which she was trying to stand. She hit the edge of the table on the way down and ended up with a nasty cut on her lower lip and an even nastier owie on her upper gums. Thankfully, Dentist Grandpa Tom was here and after inspecting the injury, he assured us Lydia wouldn't need stitches. Most everyone who was still here left after the bloody/screaming/crying incident--it pretty much was a party-ender. Grandpa Tom stayed, however, and held Lydia on his lap and gauze on her lip. He kept saying, "No more talking, Lydia, we want this to stop bleeding." It was all to no avail. Lydia kept talking, but Grandpa Tom the Great was still able to get the bleeding to stop. Daddy and I were thankful we wouldn't be spending the night in the ER. Here are a couple pictures of more pleasant Christmas memories: