This Christmas was an extra special one. Shaun was finally home from his mission and Zac had his soon-to-be wife, aka Karlie, at his side which meant we had my WHOLE family together, for the first time in a couple years. It's always fun to have those opportunities because as we are getting older, we are realizing how much harder it is getting to get everyone together.
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| kids in jammies on Christmas Eve |
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Christmas morning
lots of people means lots of presents |
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| family dinner pic with mom |
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| family dinner pic with dad |
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| baby stuff on Christmas morning :) |
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| Christmas morning mess |
Brad and I hosted the family at our place for Christmas - which meant 8 of us + the dog spending some "close" time together. Yes, our family "Beau dog" came all the way from North Carolina for the holidays - it is all Shaun asked for, for Christmas. So literally the WHOLE family was there :)
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| Surprise SHAUN! As you can see, it made him very happy :) |
It was fun to have our traditional dinner and waking up all together Christmas morning. We enjoyed exchanging gifts, lounging and going to Deelstra's for a bit. We got some really great stuff from mom and dad and the first bit of stuff for baby boy!
We spent the afternoon with the Richards (cousin's on my dad's side) enjoying some yummy food and good company - especially brand new baby Peter.
I am so grateful for the holiday season and the opportunities it provides for us to spend time with those we love. Even though our holidays were a whirlwind with wedding plans and such - we had a great time.
On a side note, I'm kind of freaking out that our next holiday season we are going to have a little one to share the love and celebrations with! YAY!!!
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| annual candy making with grams |
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| "neighborhood" gingerbread party - so fun! |
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I was hired to wrap presents for someone in the ward and I LOVED it!
I actually really love wrapping presents :) |
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| a Merry Christmas picture |
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| it's tradition to do our Christmas puzzle |
Here are just some pics of the Christmas décor this year:
(more to help me remember for next year)
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| ignore the stuff hanging out in front of the fire place :) |
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