We had such an enjoyable Christmas with the kiddos. We were able to spend a lot of time with both sides of the family and we were all smiles the whole time. Christmas Eve, after a quick workout, we headed to my parents house for Chinese food for lunch and to watch a movie. McKay even took a little nap while we watched the movie. After the movies were over we headed to Craig's parents house for Christmas Eve dinner. We ate a delicious prime rim and ham dinner with all of the fixings. After a super yummy dinner we did the nativity. Brooklyn was Mary, McKay was Joseph and Craig was a Shepard. After acting out the nativity Nana gave the kids one of their Christmas presents, she made each grand-kid a new pillowcase. To say they loved them would be an understatement. We then headed home and changed into our Christmas jammies and got out the milk and cookies for Santa before heading to bed. This year we didn't have anything we had to put together so Craig and I headed to bed early too.
Christmas morning Brooklyn was in to our room right at 7:00 am. Not sure how long she had been awake, but at least she waited until 7:00 to wake us up. At 7:20 we went and woke up McKay(which is very rare) because Brooklyn was getting a little antsy, don't blame her. I got the Monkey Bread in the oven and made sure the stockings were all ready to go and then had the kiddos come down. They both got new watches, swim googles, coloring books, baseball mits, candy and gum from Santa. McKay also got a Tractor and a Jeep with a trailer. Brooklyn got a yo-yo, earrings, snow skis and boots and a make-up kit. We then opened up the rest of our gifts which included Boise State gear for everyone, golf balls and socks for dad and running gear and slippers for mom. Brooklyn got ski googles, a scarf, new clothes and books from Mom and Dad and a jump rope from McKay. McKay got another truck with a trailer, a puzzle and some shoes and slippers from Mom and Dad and then some Dinotrux figurines from Brooklyn.
After we played with our new toys for a while we got ready for the day and headed over to my parents house for Christmas Brunch. We ate a ton of yummy and not so healthy food and the kids got to open up their presents from my parents and also a few from their cousins. My parents got us a trampoline!! We are so excited to get it set up in the backyard and are praying for no broken bones. They both also got a new outfit from Grandma. After our tummies were full we headed over to Craig's parents to open some more gifts. Craig got new shoes for work, I got a utility wagon. McKay got a new scooter and some airplanes and Brooklyn got roller skates. They also put some money into the kids college fund, which makes Craig and I very excited. After the kids played for a while, we laid McKay down for a short nap and then we ate some yummy leftovers from the night before. To say we had a great day would be a major understatement. We are so blessed with so much family that love us and help us to truly enjoy holidays. I hope that our kids will not just remember the gifts they received, but also the spirit that was felt throughout the Christmas season as we remembered our Savior and spent time together as a family.
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