Christmas Celebrations!

Merry Christmas! I hope you all enjoyed your Christmas festivities this past weekend. We had our Christmas Eve tradition of an evening service at FVBC and then soup in bread bowls at the Huff's. We always read some Christmas stories and open one present. It is a special tradition with the family and having Charis there made it all the more (but definitely more distracting - how do you keep a 4 month old occupied during a solemn reading of a Christmas story?)
Christmas day was spent all over the place. We had our own little Christmas in the morning. Josh made his infamous omelets and monkey brains. Then we had Charis open her presents (before she fell asleep for her morning nap). When she was asleep Josh suprised me with a pink Blutooth headset for my phone plus lots of fun GIRLY movies! Yea! I got Josh the Indiana Jones trilogy, Jonathan Edwards bio and brown shows. (Who buys another person shoes? But he actually likes them.)
We went to my parents around noon and opened more gifts ("Huff university" apparal, my wedding album, cute clothes for Charis and Josh got two nice suits). In the evening we went to his parents house and had prime rib - yummy! They spoiled Charis with great toys, Josh with a new journaling ESV Bible and me with gift certificates to my favorite restaurants. Afterwards we watched Pirates 2 and again I can't wait for part 3 to come out so I can see the resolution to so many unanswered questions of part 2.
Just when we thought it was all over we saw the youth at the church when we got home so we invited them over. They stayed very late, but it was fun to hang out with them. It was a great Christmas and, like most of us, there is still more to come with friends and family.
Oh yeah, Charis update: She is on a new schedule that works great yet she is becoming more aware of her surroundings so feedings and naps are getting harder for her to submit to. And I am trying to teach her to roll over! So fun!
Merry Christmas!

I am so darn cute!

Christmas fun with Daddy

I loooove my glo-worm!

Mommy and me in our matching fleece

Drool, colds, and Christmas time

Hello everyone. Merry Christmas and happy Hanukkah!!! All is well here in the beautiful Mission's House in IL. The Christmas banquet is over and Christmas day is fast approaching (only 6 more days). Moriah has been the best wife ever and done all of the Christmas shopping. I hope you all like your presents. If not, she got them, not me ;-) .

The little baby is doing alright. She is going through the back end of a cold right now. Her nose was like a faucet on Sunday, so we couldn't bring her into the nursery, but she seems to be doing fine. She doesn't complain about it and is her usual, incredibly cute self. I got to hang out with her for most of the afternoon on Sunday while we watched the marathon Bears game (I couldn't believe it lasted for 4 hours). She cheered them on the whole time and we had a blast singing together and talking football strategy.

Some vital statistics for you to know would be that Charis is now (unofficially) 25.5 inches long and a little over 12 pounds. She is getting so big and I know she'll just keep on growing. She sleeps for about 12 hour stretches now. Everyone keeps saying, "Wow, you got lucky with that one," but we know why she's doing so well. If you want to know, you'll have to talk with us offline about that little secret.

The presents are almost all wrapped, and I have to go make some dinner, so I'll leave you with some more cute pictures to last you for a few days. Bye...

Presents? Is it time for presents yet?

Now? Is it time now?

We're FINALLY Back!

Our internet is finally working, so we can update you with all our new info and the much anticipated pictures. But first the update (which will be brief as I am holding Charis and typing one-handed).
I am completely unpacked with decorations up, including Christmas decorations. I even hung Christmas lights outside. We love our new place. Praise the Lord!
Charis is huge Somewhere during the move she must have had a growth spurt. She is into 3 month clothing and some 6 month depending on the brand.
Our renter moved into our townhouse this past weekend. He is a very nice Christian man and it truly seems like the Lord has brought us together. Please continue to pray for house to be sold though.
We have our Christmas concerts this weekend and Josh still hasn't memorized one of the songs! Next weekend is the youth Christmas banquet so we are crazy busy. (The videos are going to be awesome!)
That is certainly not it, but I need to go before she eats my entire hand. You will hear from us soon...

This is from while ago, but look at those neck muscles!

Gabe and Rebecca came to visit with Gabriella.

Spending time with mommy.