Christmas Time!

The most wonderful time of year!  I love that we live so close to Katrina and her family and spend the holidays with them.  Christmas this year was another success.  The boys got some fun new games for their Nintendo Switch, I got to sleep in and there was plenty of yummy food!

Cutting down the Christmas tree!

The boys all helped to decorate the tree.  They each have a box of ornaments that their Grandparents have sent them over the years so they like to hang those up by themselves.

Christmas Eve was on a Sunday.  Here we are all dressed for church

It even SNOWED a tiny little bit on Christmas Eve.  It was such a fun surprise:)

Our traditional Christmas Eve.  We go to Katrina's for "grab bags."  If you want a grab bag you have to perform a talent.  Hyrum and Julian played a duet on the piano:)

Ellen showing off her awesome grab bag gifts.  They can be silly gifts, or a game or candy or money. You never know what you're going to get!

After the boys went to bed Hyrum and I got all the presents and put them under the tree.  I like that we wait to put gifts under the tree...it makes Christmas morning magical.

Traditional Christmas breakfast.  The boys were so good and let us sleep in until 9:00.

The boys with their new Christmas ornaments from Grandma and Grandpa Johnson.  Little glass angels.

Julian requested MRE's for Christmas...what a strange little guy:)

Christmas Day we met the Doxey's over at the High School for an egg tossing contest.  Cooper and Steve definitely won for farthest egg thrown.  It was so cold that the eggs weren't breaking very easily.  They would fall on the ground but not break...it was crazy

Julian didn't want to participate at first because he thought he would get egg all over himself but when he saw the eggs weren't breaking he decided to join in.

Christmas is always such a fun holiday.  I love that we can be together as a family.  I love that we can relax and enjoy our day together.