We had a really good Christmas this year. I feel like I was prepared enough, for once, that things weren't too crazy. And, as always, our parents were so kind to host the festivities!
We spent Christmas Eve Day with the Sillito family. The guys got together earlier to play volleyball and then we had the party after. Baylen's mom still managed to pull off an amazing party despite not being able to put weight on her foot.
We had our traditional french meal with bread, cheeses and soups. Then, we did the nativity program. I did more recording than pictures but here are a few that I got.
I'm thinking this may be the last year that Tanner does this. Tanner and Mickell were the oldest ones that chose to participate this year.
After the Sillito party, we braved the snow storm to head up to my grandma's church for the Bird party. We haven't been able to go to the Bird Christmas Eve thing for years so it was fun to be there.
We had dinner and then we had a little talent show. Mickell sang Baby in a Manger, all three girls sang When Christmas Comes to Town, Tanner played the violin, and Baylen did a fiddle number. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of them performing.
Then my mom shared a thought that my grandma had found and Robert read the Christmas story from the bible.
After the program there were lots of games to play. I was helping the older kids play a game that I had brought, so I don't have very many pictures.
I always love Christmas eve night! The kids are really excited to get their stocking out and get to bed. So, that usually leaves a quiet night for Baylen and me to sit by the Christmas tree. This year we watched the movie The Christmas Story. I forgot how funny that movie is.
We told the kids that the earliest they could get up on Christmas morning was 7:00. They were at our door at 7:00 sharp! Baylen thought we should finish our last scripture in our advent jar, so the kids were really patient while we all sat on our bed to do that. Then we headed down.
Here are the kids waiting while we went down to turn the Christmas tree lights on.
Mickell got just what she was hoping for… an IPOD touch.
Here are Hailey and Ashlyn with their new barbies. They also got tablets. However, poor Ashlyn's was broken. We figured that it must have gotten broken in Santa's sled. I could tell that she really felt bad, but she handled it well. There was only one time that morning that I saw her in tears about it. When we got to my parents house, she immediately told my mom that she had good news and bad news. She said, "The good news is that I got a tablet. The bad news is that it's broken." Poor thing. It will probably be the Christmas that she remembers most because of that
Tanner also got an IPOD touch. They couldn't be happier!
Baylen had his work cut out for him that morning. He spent all morning getting the kids' electronics set up and downloading apps for them. It's a good thing that he got backpacking stuff that he couldn't really use that morning because he didn't have a spare second to himself.
After breakfast, we headed down to South Jordan. Here are the presents that the kids got from Grandma and Grandpa Whipple.
We spent the day relaxing, eating, playing games and just hanging out together. It was perfect!
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