A Wonderful Christmas!

Well, alot of fun things have happened since my last post! Here are some memorable updates on some fun family traditions that we just love!

Caleb and I made Christmas cookies on Sunday night. He loved getting all dirty in his church clothes! He helped me roll out the dough and chose the cookie cutters. He thought it was fun! You can tell by his big smile!

Christmas Eve was not only snowy but quite memorable. This year was the first year that I got my kids Christmas PJ's. Don't they look so cute!!! They each unwrapped their PJ's and then we went over to my parents house for dinner. The cousins all get in their new PJ's too. It's kind of a pajama party for all of the kids. They love it!

Christmas morning was so fun! First of all, I couldn't sleep because I was so worried that Caleb would wake up in the middle of the night and see the presents and want to open them at 2am. Fortunately, that didn't happen. They didn't know what to think of all of the gifts spread out all over the couches. Caleb loved his two train sets that he got! (Thanks grandma and Santa). This was especially fun for Caleb because he got to open Izzy's presents because she didn't seem interested. I love this last picture of Izzy holding a Christmas ornament that Caleb made for B and I at pre-school. Isn't it precious?

After cleaning up from the presents and playing with the new toys, we thought it would be a lot of fun to go sledding. On Christmas eve, we drove to 6 different stores looking for a sled. It was worth it! Just look at that big grin on his face. We live on a mountain so it's so convenient to drive up the street and have some fun together. Despite the cold and the wind, Caleb didn't want to stop!!! It's hard dragging that sled and trying to carry him up the hill with about a foot of snow to walk in. But, it was worth it to see him happy!

To end the day, we always go back over to my mom and dad's house and open our exchange gifts that we bought for each other. The kids get so excited to see what they got from their cousins and of course, we look forward to what my sister's and their hubbies give one another. My parents always go above and beyond when it comes to Christmas! They shop for all five of us girls and our husbands and they're so generous! Thanks mom and dad!

After my mom's we went to my sister Jodi's home and had a nice dinner with our long-time friends, the Deputy's. We grew up with them and this has been a tradition that has gone on for about 20 years. It's so fun to be with family and friends!

We are so sad that Christmas is over but all of the memories that we make during that short period of time are priceless! It's a wonderful time to reflect on the birth of our Savior and his life here on the earth. We feel so blessed to have two sweet kids that we absolutely adore and wonderful families that are a tremendous support to us! We look forward to next year when we can make more memories!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!