Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Christmas Day!!

There is nothing quite like Christmas morning with kiddos...pure excitement and magic! The big boys woke up super early and it was so hard for them to wait for little bro to wake up!  


But the wait was worth it. Everyone ended up with exactly what they had hoped for...jerseys, wii games, a bike, action figures, legos,...!



The big surprise this year was Air Soft guns for everyone. The boys were thrilled that Santa brought something they didn't expect to get.



Piercey was thrilled with everything and loved opening and playing with gifts!






After our Christmas morning, we lazied around a bit, playing with toys and enjoying all our new items. Then we did some final packing and loaded the car...stopping first at Grandma and Grandpa's!

They always make Christmas so meaningful and special with 4 gifts for each child... one something that lasts (a DVD full of pictures my mom has taken for the entire year, priceless!), one is something spiritual (a lego temple building set), swaddling clothes (a new outfit) and then something fun...







This year the fun was an Air Hockey table! Too cool.



They were also super generous with us this year...cash and new Kindles. Hooray!! They also continued our theme of BE THE GOOD and introduced a family journal and shared some great thoughts. Love them.

After spending a fun afternoon there, we drove the 4.5 hours to St. George to find that even in a tourist town, EVERYTHING is closed for Christmas. So, with all of us starving, we stopped at Walgreen's and bought frozen pizzas to eat as our Christmas dinner. Not gourmet, but surely a fun memory. Love this little family of mine!


Found a few more great photos of the boys on the Sunday before Christmas that I did not want to forget!






Sunday, January 17, 2010

More Utah in December

Christmas Morning!
I'm pretty sure it gets more fun each year. The boys were thrilled with all their gifts and loved playing the day away. It was my first Christmas home since Jace was a baby, so I loved being with my family on such a fun morning. My parents always do too much, but it sure does make for a fun morning.





Brunch!
The traditional bruch at Grandma and Grandpa's. Good food and lots of fun new clothes to see.

Jammies for all!
One of my favorite things about Christmas Eve is getting new pajamas. The cool thing about going home for Christmas? Mom still gets them for the adults too!







Christmas Eve at Gummy's
Growing up, I often looked forward to Christmas Eve more than Christmas. It was so fun to gather at Gummy and Gumpy's for a Christmas program, great food and lots of presents. Now, it's even better. My uncle is a chef, so Kobe beef and lobster tail were on the menu, there are lots of little great-grandchildren who have infused new magic into the holiday especially since they got to get and give presents to each other from the store, and my mom did a terrific kid-friendly program. It was a great night.












A Slippery Santa
Every morning the kids woke up and went on a Santa hunt. It was a little wirey Santa that hid all over the house, then when they found him, Santa told grandma where to find a small present for them each day. Of course, they loved it!