Christmas!!!

Wow what a month this has been. I can't believe everything we have done. Lets see, on my last post I ended with the Hope Kids party so I'll start from there. Saturday night we drove out to Tooele to visit Christians best friend. We always have a good time getting the 2 families together. We had dinner and played games while the kids went through every toy they owned! On Sunday we went over to Terry's house for a visit from Santa Claus. He was so cute with the kids and we were very excited to have our friend Erin and her family come as well. The kids were all so excited to see Santa and he even teased Josh about being good!

Monday and Tuesday were spent getting ready for the big day. On Christmas Eve we spent the morning cleaning up and getting food ready for that night. Then in the early afternoon we went over to my parents so the boys could open their presents and visit for awhile. That night we were off to Christians families for dinner and songs. We had a good time visiting with everyone and singing silly songs but then it was home to get ready for Santa. Josh was so excited to put out the reindeer glitter (oats and glitter) so they could find our place and to hang Santas magic key on the door (since we don't have a fireplace). He was even willing to go to bed so that Santa could come. Zach wasn't so willing and stayed up until midnight. Christmas morning was a whirlwind as Josh ripped open presents as fast as could and then wanted to help Zach open his. We had to open every box and scramble to get batteries in toys for the boys to play with.

Later in the morning we headed back to my parents for Christmas breakfast with all my sisters and their families. The kids were all so excited that they talked more than anything. We had a really good time and then went back to Christians parents for the kids to open their presents there.

All in all it has been a crazy, busy, holiday season but we've really enjoyed all them time spent with family and friends!