Oh, Holy Night!

I Have been sick for the last 3 days-some kind of stomach virus.  But it has not slowed the 2 little monsters down-thankfully no one else in the house has caught it..
With finishing up Christmas shopping, baking cookies for Santa, and making sure every present got wrapped, maybe I am just run down, because I never get sick. 
This evening was Patterson Family Christmas Eve, this year at Gary and Sue's house.  This is always fun.  There is always lots of good food-too bad I felt like crap.  Both of the boys get gifts from aunts and uncles, and Nana and Papa.   And then the adults do a grab bag, also.  Jackson was very excited to play with cousins, Kaleigh and Zack Zeisel, but they were running late and were not there yet when we left.  You see, we had to get home so that we could be asleep before Santa arrived. 
Cole has not a clue about this Santa thing, but I am pretty sure he will be ripping into packages with the best of them tomorrow morning.  Jax is very excited, and went straight to bed this evening.  I just love their faces on Christmas morning.  I may be just as excited as they are for morning, even though my gift is by the garage in the form of an expanded laundry room.

This is my favorite Christmas hymn and so fitting, as I want to make it abundantly clear to our children that Christmas is not about presents and Santa Claus, but about God's son who was born in a manger, lived a perfect life, and then died on the cross for our sins.

O, Holy Night!

O Holy night, the stars are brightly shining
It is the night of our dear Savior's birth
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
Til He appeared and the soul felt it's worth
A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn
Fall on your knees

O hear the angel voices
O night divine!
O night when Christ was born
O night divine!
O night, O night divine!

And in His Name, all oppression shall cease
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we
Let all within us praise his holy name
Christ is the Lord!
Their name forever praise we

Noel, Noel
O night, O night Divine
Noel, Noel
O night, O night Divine
Noel, Noel
O night, O holy Divine