MERRY CHRISTMAS!

This Christmas was so wonderful. The whole holiday season was just so magical and beautiful. Everything from Temple Square to spending time with family and enjoying our decorated home and all the festive treats. The only thing that would have topped it off would have been if we got snow. This was Tinley's first Christmas too. I just love this time of year. I am sad it is over, but on the bright side there are only 11 more months till we can do it all over again:) Christmas Eve was spent at my parents home. We hung out all day just enjoying each others company. We had lunch and watched A Christmas Carol and did an art project (put on by my Dad- Candy Cane yard stake painting) and then we had our Prime Rib dinner with a beautifully set table (by my Mom) and opened presents and the boys painted their beards white like Santa and the kids got on their Christmas jammies. Then we headed home so Santa could come.

Painting the Candy Canes
Grams & Taos
Mikey, Danielle, & Jace
Nama, Papa, & Brox
The Santa's

The Cousin Christmas Picture
Jace, Tinley, and Broxton in their Christmas Jammies. Jace spent the night in Tinley's car seat. He pretty much loved it and didn't want to be out of it so we took their pic with the car seat:)

Christmas morning we woke up and did our own little Christmas at our home. Santa came and brought Broxton his first bike (a Toy Story one of coarse) and some snoopy golf clubs. He was so excited. Santa brought Tinley a girly stand up toy with all the bells and whistles. A tradition at our house that my Dad use to do for us when I was growing up, is a letter from Santa. Brody writes a letter to the kids from Santa and puts it with their gift from Santa. It is a letter that talks about their year and because they were good he brought them a special gift. I am saving these letters and one day will make a book with of letters and picture of them and thier special gift. I think it will be a wonderful gift one day for my kids. A special tradition.After we opened presents we we got ready and headed to Church. The Sunday before Christmas is my ultimate favorite Sunday of the whole year. I look forward to it and it was even better this time because Christmas was on Sunday. We all got in our Christmas attire and off we went.

Brox and his bike from Santa

Tinley and her girly stand up toy from Santa

Brody & Brox opening stockings

After church we went to the Chaplin's and spent the whole day with them. When we got there we opened presents, had lunch & hot cider and hung out. Broxton and I hung out with Grandma while she got the Prime Rib in the oven and everyone else took a nap. Then we had dinner and played with Broxton's new toys. It was a wonderful relaxing Christmas!

Opening Presents at Grandma's and Grandpa's
Tinley's 1st Christmas

Broxton & Aunt Malia
MERRY CHRISTMAS!