This year’s manger painting was special as it provided a tangible opportunity to reflect on some of things that have transpired in our little family’s life this year.
In effort to keep things as ‘clean’ as possible, the kiddos operated under the philosophy that shirts weren’t necessary…and bath time later in the evening was!
Initially, little A was not as impressed with the idea of painting. She proved to be a little skeptical of the entire ‘ordeal’ but seemed willing once given the opportunity to test the paint on her finger tips out all by herself.
B’s interest in the painting was substantially more impressive than last year as he talked about what he was painting and was quite willing to paint his hands to make handprints. B claimed to be painting everything from tractors and trailers to bulldozers.
After the kiddos went to sleep, C and I enjoyed some quiet time, cider and painting our own slats.
The highlights that C painted included attending the Rose Bowl with his dad last January (and watching the Frogs win), camping with B, the various metro-plex sports teams in the national spot light-specifically, the Mavericks winning the NBA Championship and our big move up north.
The highlights that I painted included selling our first little house, our trip to the Hill Country to visit friends, moving into our rent house, turning my ‘cool’ car in for a ‘mommy car’, walks around TCU waiting for little A to arrive, little A’s arrival, our move up north, our stay-cation back to Texas, Clifford & Emily Elizabeth and making our new house our own.
As we reflect on 2011, God’s goodness and provision remains evident, despite our elementary painting ability!
We have come to treasure this family Christmas tradition and look forward to many more family painting nights in the future! We also can’t help but wonder how long it will take B and A to surpass us with their painting abilities!
Be blessed.
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