On Christmas Eve, we had a reenactment of the Nativity. That is always an enjoyable time. It's great to see the kids really get into their parts & being so cute.
I love how much Andrew loves his big sister.
All of the kids in their Christmas pajamas (taken just before Lexie started throwing up-lovely, I know).
Opening the stockings on Christmas morning.
Andrew decided to start throwing up, too...
Joseph's present from Rick, which Joseph asked to open everyday for about 2 weeks.
Rick opening his exciting present (tickets to the Fiesta Bowl)!
Andrew thieving his cousin's Christmas present.
Aunt Janae did Lexie's hair for Church. So cute.
Church was cancelled because of all of the snow that we enjoyed. But, we held our own meetings. It was really enjoyable. For Sacrament Meeting, Erik & Stephanie gave talks. Then Mom took all of the grandkids for Primary & taught them a great lesson & even had a craft while the rest of the adults had a nice lesson. Rick & Mindy gave great thoughts & then everyone got to share what their favorite symbols of Christ are at Christmas/favorite hymns. It was really fun. I always enjoy learning from my family & miss having these experiences often because we're all so far away now. It really was an awesome way to spend a "snow day".
Once we got home we got to have another Christmas. The kids thoroughly enjoyed all of the fun, exciting, & thoughtful gifts from everyone. Thank you.
I'll just put a little plug in to encourage everyone to go & work on their family history. We received some really great & thoughtful gifts from our siblings this year & a couple of them I think would be neat for lots of your families. Of course, keep a journal. One of my sisters typed up my dad's journal & gave us all copies-very cool. Then another sister typed up the oral history of my dad, that my brother & sis-in-law recorded years ago. It's been so neat to read through that. And another, my brother had all of us (parents, siblings, & spouses) write down missionary experiences & compiled those. It's been awesome to read these experiences as well. And a nice surprise, my dad's homecoming talk was in there, too. Anyway, just a few of the many great family history ideas out there that I think could benefit many of your families, too.
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