Christmas

Christmas this year has been a blast as usual. On the 23rd we got to go with my moms ward to a thing called Come to Bethlehem where they basically rein act what happened that night. They serve food from that time period, have a real donkey and sheep. They asked last minute if Shane could be the baby Jesus as they didn't have a real baby for it yet that night. So he was the star of the show and he cried the entire time. It was a great experience.

We spent Christmas eve with just our little family. We took a tradition that Camie's family has done for a few years and we went to the store on Christmas eve and split into teams and each team has to buy presents for the other team. Then you go home and wrap them and open them that night. We made cookies for Santa, ordered pizza and just watched Christmas movies together. It was nice and relaxing.




My brothers family came into town on Christmas day so we gathered at Camie's house that night. We had a gift exchange between cousins and a little talent show. We spent the next few days together, my mom always makes breakfast for everybody when my brothers family is here and then we make plans for the rest of the day. We went and saw Mega mind together, did a Christmas pageant, shopping bowling, sleepovers and lots and lots of yummy food. We always have so much fun when we are all together. After my brothers family went home we took a day off to just veg and actually get my house clean and then came New Years with a party with my cousins at Camie's house, and today a prime rib dinner at Dave's parents house. I am so grateful to be surrounded by so much family. It truly makes the holidays so great.