Here are the Christmas memories from this year!
We had lots of visits with Family! Evelyn and Donny and Christine stopped by on their way to CA after Donny graduated form BYU-Idaho. Also Grammy, Grandpa Jamie, Jonathan, and Melissa were here, and we saw Derek and Raycelan a couple of times. Then we got to see all the Murrays for Jayda's blessing and again on Christmas. Sadly with all the visiting, we also spread our awful stomach virus to most of the Hansen and Murray families. And then after Christmas Elizabeth and Kurtis and Whitney all had a bad flu, which Owen, Maris and I got. But anyway, on to the fun parts...
We made fudge and went caroling to our new neighbors. We did service for each other. We read Christmas stories each night and listened to Christmas music. We had a lot of fun singing in the car, especially one time after Jayda's blessing when Eric was making us all laugh with his Rudolph antics.
And we made gingerbread houses:
And put a clown wig on Maris. HILARIOUS. I cannot look at these pictures without laughing!
What a goof!
And then suddenly, it was Christmas Eve! I made the kids pajamas (note to self: BUY the pajamas in the future!! You don't have a couple spare hours in the month of December to make them!)
And we acted out the Nativity, it was awesome as usual! Here are Mary and the angel and the angel's line prompter.
The angel appearing to Joseph
Joseph and the baby Jesus.
The Holy Family.
The shepherd (who was also the innkeeper) napping in the field.
This was hilarious--the angel decided to wake the shepherd with his loud trumpet and she was surprised!
The Wise Men made their journey,
whish he greatly enjoyed. :)
And after a decent night's sleep, all 3 girls were up at 6 am on Christmas morning!
We had to wake up Owen, but he wasn't too upset. I love their excited faces, even Maris's! She knew it was a special day.
Kate got a giant monkey from Santa....
and Maris loved trying to eat candy all day!
Whitney got a CD player
and Owen got a trumpet!
Maris had fun with wrapping paper...
and Owen was SO SO happy about his new train tracks!
Whitney thanking Owen for the watch he got her,
Owen surprised to get such a cool man bag from Aunt Jenae, full of cute things including fruit snacks!
Whitney got a treasure box painted by Caleb,
Maris got this beautiful painting from Melissa!!
Kate got a pillow made by Natalie,
and many books!!
which she promptly read.
Whitney trying out all of her new toys,
and maris playing with all her recycled presents!
and then they went outside to play in the awesome snow!!
We were so grateful none of us were sick on Christmas Day.
Here's Maris on one of my sick days, sleeping with a bubbly mouth. :)
2014 has been a year full of changes, a very good year. We are so blessed, and excited for all the good things 2015 will bring!
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