It was so wonderful to have everyone together for Christmas.
So many laughs and the house is just a lot more alive
when Brandon and Whit are home.
Google put the pics in backward order.
Here we go!
Some of the kids still wanted to wake up at the crack of dawn!
Andrew and I overuled them.
We decided 9:00 sounded like a decent hour.
Baby Cheerwine cans for the win
Sonic gift cards from Aunt Irene and Uncle Bill
Look at the AMAZING quilt that Grandma Sweat
made for us. It was such an unexpected, fun, thoughtful,
memorable gift. We play Wordle every day. And we used
to have a group chat with me, Barb, and both girls where
we would share our scores. The girls have slowly dropped
out of the chat, but Barb and I still text each other every day
with our Wordle results. So this was such a fun way to
celebrate the game that we play every day.
Amy and Dave's family had us for Christmas this year.
They gave us Herd Immunity, which we LOVE.
It was a huge hit for us over Christmas Break and
we still find excuses to play with friends.
It's fun and easy to learn and quick.
They also got us this backyard bird puzzle.
Such a fun idea! It was HARD, but Whit and I
managed it.
Aunt Celeste sent us maple syrup from Canada.
Bear got some new CD's for her car.
All the kids liked her CD's, actually.
Fun shirt from Grandma Sweat to the plant-lover
in the family. It says, "Just one more"
A Big XII football that I got for Drew
A sweet frame for a pic of Grandma Cuca
and a super fun Songbirds calendar from my parents.
B is hard to shop for!
He used to like an artist named Kaws.
But he's been out of the house long enough
that I'm not sure if he still does.
But he seemed happy with this shirt. :)
(Maybe he was just humoring me...)
I found this tote bag at a maker market
and thought it was perfect for Bear.
Andrew found a local woodworker and had
him make this personalized Tooth Santa
ornament to commemorate me getting my license.
How cute is that???
B's bracelet from Gigi
C's collection of Gilmore Girls from Grandma S
A fun owl runner from Grandma S
A metal rod from Grandma S
Ha!
B specifically asked for this.
It's something to use for his photography.
I think you put several together?
Not quite sure.
Bear and I found these TEENY TINY
felted chickens at a maker market and
we knew that Whitney HAD TO HAVE THEM.
I couldn't wait for her to open them up.
Beef jerky from his parents
Ella Fitzgerald album
Pins from her wishlist
My kids LOVE going through their stockings!
It's one of their favorite parts of Christmas.
And I think I'm a pretty-good stocking stuffer.
Cute socks
Teeny sweater decor
Random international candy from World Market
Stockings!!!
Ready for the action!
At 9:02 am.
This puzzle ended up being really fun.
We did it QUICK
The Harry Potter Christmas one is always fun.
On Christmas Eve, we opened sibling gifts
and the kids' gifts to us.
Look at this adorable card Whitney drew for me.
I LOVE IT SO MUCH.
My Christmas request for her was to make something for me.
She knitted TWO scarves and I got to pick which one
I wanted and she got to keep the other.
It was SUCH a thoughtful, touching gift.
I LOVE it. And the scarf is super warm.
I loved using it all winter.
B's gift to drew.
He designed a fun BYU/football themed card.
And a gift card to the VR store so he could buy
a new football game.
The SUPER CUTE card that B designed for me!
Along with a gift card for a new puzzle. Yay!
The girls had gifts for the piggies.
Surprise:
They didn't really know how to open them.
Whit's gift for Drew.
So fun.
Talented Miss Whit crocheted an adorable
hanging plant for Bear to hang from her rearview.
The girls pitched in together and got B
these awesome little climbing holds.
Traditional Christmas Eve jumping pics.
I love that they'll still do this for me. :)
Christmas Eve dinner!!
Bursting with joy
All three kids came to church, which made me so happy.
We stopped by and visited Sister Medlin after church.
So grateful for the love she has shown our family over the years.
Talked everyone into playing 7 Wonders for our FHE activity.
Driving to see the Christmas balls.
The pictures never do it justice.
But I feel like I have to take them anyway.
I love this phase of life when we can look forward to having all the kids home for the holidays. We don't have in-laws we have to share with. Or jobs that require them to work at Christmas. So grateful for the memories, laughs, and music we can share.
