Christmas

Christmas was great! I had a friend observe that even with the tough economy everybody she talked to had a great Christmas. We attributed it to the fact the people are starting to focus on what is really important, like family, and instead of making wish lists they are counting their blessings. This was the case for our family.

We had a fairly calm Christmas Eve. We invited some of my family down for a small party. We all enjoyed the food and watching Elf before heading to bed. The highlight of the evening watching my sisters trying to give each other “airplane rides.”



Our girls are wonderful sleepers so Kylie woke us up at 8:00 to open presents. Tessa wasn’t so happy to be woken up but once she saw their were toys involved she cheered up.

Kylie loved her pink dress and hand-made blanket from Grandma Nelson, as well as her grown up doll, ballerina music box, and new books. Tessa was excited when she received a blanket and pink dress as well, but her favorite item was her Disney Princess cell phone!








After we had Christmas at our house we headed up to my mom’s house in Ogden. More presents including brightly colored dollar store dress ups and polly pockets from Aunt Aly. Kylie and Tessa loved their hats. Kylie calls hers a “cowboy hat” but I think she looks more like a “pimp.” Tessa pulls the hat down over eyes and walks around laughing until she runs into something.






Finally we head up to the ward building to celebrate with my mom’s extended side of the family. I am very close to my aunts, uncles, and cousins. It’s fun to socialize, eat homemade soups and rolls, and help the great grandchildren put on the Nativity.