Some post-Christmas snapshots ...

It was the morning after Christmas. We were all pretty tuckered out from Christmas day, so the little ones and I sat at our dining room table and did some artwork together ... always a fun and easy way to pass the time.

Later in the afternoon, we drove over to Grandpa Pahman's house to play and have dinner.

Ems, Matthew, and Christopher all enjoyed playing with their uncles, Shane and Dylan. The boys found some baseball hats in Shane's room and wore them the rest of the time we were there.

We had a relaxing few hours, enjoyed pizza together, and just had fun! Jesse showed us lots of pictures of Iraq and the HUGE truck he drives. He told us some stories of his "missions" and tried to fill in the 15 months he was gone so far from all of us.

Here is Matthew "chillin" with Dylan ... and below, Christopher was pretending to play the electric guitar while jumping on Shane's bed ...

I kept trying to get unposed and spontaneous shots of all three "Pahman boys" together, but it was difficult and now I somewhat regret not making them stand next to each other and "smile for the camera."

And then this morning, we met at New Community Church where Matthew, Christopher, and Jesse were being baptized. Emma had been baptized there as a baby. Their pastor and the congregation prayed faithfully for Jesse during his deployment and were happy to welcome him home today.

Here is their pastor praying for Jesse's entire family.

And here are Jes and I following the church service ... Jesse with his tie undone in his dress uniform (aren't there RULES about that?!) ... just kidding, Jesse.