Saturday, December 26, 2009

Zuri's first Christmas in the USA








Santa brought all of our kids one gift this year. In years past, he has brought them three gifts because that is how many presents Jesus received and we should never outdo him:) However, this year the recession has hit Santa's workshop. Truthfully, Mommy and Daddy have fought off being sad because we could not give our kids more presents, but each time those thoughts would come I (Jimmy) would just think of what we do have and realize that there is no greater gift than to have Zuri - she is a gift that keeps on giving the whole year long. We are shaping her life and she is in turn shaping ours as well. I hope you enjoy the simplicity of these images as she takes in what it means to celebrate Christmas as a part of a family. Yes, that includes being tortured by Santa Clause and by strange hats that she doesn't want on her head - her siblings loved it! Again, that's all a part of being in a family...right? Merry Christmas. Claudia - you need to watch the new YouTube video that is for you.

2 comments:

  1. aww...great pics! I love the one of you catching them coming down the stairs and of course all the ZUri ones!

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  2. Hey! Just wanted to let you know we have our new official adoption blog up and running! Feel free to subscribe and follow along with us on our journey of bringing home our first child from Uganda, Africa! http://www.starkeyadoption.blogspot.com/

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