Barely a day has passed since Jason's lay off that we have not received a blessing from a family member, friend, Peyton's school, our Church, or even a perfect stranger. Words can not express our gratitude for these special people and the acts of love, compassion, and kindness bestowed upon us. It can simply be explained as Christ Love.
With the economy being as such Christmas was going to be small for the Corsetti family anyway, as I am sure it was such in many homes across the world. The lay off threw us for a tail spin though, emotionally and financially; but not spiritually. It is now more than ever that we appreciate all the blessings God have given to us. Jason and I have each other, we have our girls (tee hee, I said girls with an "s" meaning more than one!), we have wonderful friends and family, and we have Jesus on our side.
It is with great love through Christ that our friends and family helped in making this a memorable Christmas for our girls. Some gifts were given to us to wrap and put our names on and some were gifted to them from a friend or family member. I tried to take a picture of the girls with each of their gifts so that you (the giver) can see how happy your gift made our girls on Christmas. There were some gifts that were opened without the camera present and to those people I apologize, but I promise your gift is cherished too. While Jason and I know and are trying to instill in the girls that Christmas is not about receiving it is about giving and about the priceless most precious gift of all; the gift of Jesus who was born and became man so that he could die on the cross so that we may have eternal life with HIM. But it was in receiving this year that we saw Christ love in others, and that too is what Christmas is about.
Thank you and God bless you all!
Of course, they are kids and no Christmas would be complete without a gift from Santa! This year Peyton wanted an I-dog soft speaker in pink. I happen to know because I am a Mom and I have Santa's number that it took several months of looking and waiting (people trying to sell them on eBay for $50 when it is a $30 toy) but he persisted (even at 4:30am the day after Thanksgiving in line at Toys R Us to no avail) and finally found one lonely little one sitting on the bottom shelf of Target all by itself. He snatched it up and ran straight for the checkout line. That Santa is a smart shopper and found an amazing deal on a pink MP3 player for $9.99 too and tucked it in her I-dog with songs loaded on it already (he was thinking ahead and knows that she loves Hanna Montana, Miley Cyrus, The Jonas Brothers, HSM, Camp Rock etc.) Needless to say, Peyton was very happy!
Addie being just a little peanut did not have any specific request. Santa (in the form of a special Auntie & Cousin) got her a Galloping Fun Jumperoo. Her feet don't reach the ground but she knows how to make it move! It makes horsy noises and plays little ditties to go along with the theme.
There was a guest speaker at MOPS this year who gave us this awesome idea of how to gift the ever so boring but desperately needed socks. Poor Peyton needed new socks so bad that she actually asked for some...lol.
Don't forget the Stockings...
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