Christmas 2008

Christmas was an amazing time spent with friends and family. We started off this Christmas celebrating with our good friends The Barnards. Us kids have all grown up together, and now it is so fun to see our kids growing up good friends as well. It was a fun night.




















































Then we had the annual Otten Family Christmas at Oma's House. We had over 50 family members there, with only 3 that were unable to come. The girls absolutely loved playing with all the many cousins, and Oma was beaming seeing all her family together again for another Christmas celebrating Christ's birth.
















































We spent Christmas Eve with my moms family and more fun times and good food was enjoyed. The girls enjoyed getting to play with the cousins on that side, and of course enjoyed getting the presents as well. That night we were able to finish the last story in our Advent book preparing us for the arrival of Jesus birth.


Christmas morning was very exciting!! The girls couldn't wait to see whether or
not Santa had come! In fact I think they were more excited that Santa actually came to their house, than they were about what Santa brought!! We were able to spend the rest of the day with family and spent time reminiscing about all that God has so graciously blessed us with. We truly have so much to be thankful for, especially for the most important grace gift of all, JESUS!!!! Merry Christmas