Our usual tradition for Christmas Eve was all shook up this year, as we are no longer by any family. The usual was go to Grandma & Grandpa Wallace's home were we would gather with family and a few Friends! The party got larger and larger each year. There would be 60 or more crammed into my parents little home. The tables and counters would be full of food and candies, the air full of cheer and good conversation.
Well that party happened from a distance. As we gathered with our little family here we enjoyed time together, watched Joy to the World (Movie of the Saviors birth), opened one gift usually p.j's from Grandma & Grandpa Lippy but this year was hot cocoa, ran a few treats to some elderly friends in our area, then just hung out as a family. Our first Christmas in our new home, all by ourselves was very quiet but enjoyable.
My most enjoyable moment as a mom this Christmas Season has been hearing the boys talk to one another or ask us questions about the Savior, his life and Resurrection. I love to see them gain a testimony of there own of the Savior.
Our boys are growing so quickly all three were so excited to see what Santa had brought them, they were up at 1:30 A.M I told Clayton to go back to bed and he got Cody up instead. I heard them run upstairs to see if Santa had come, then run back down and get Casen up. Oh what a night. We finally got them back to bed around 3:00 ish then alarm clocks started going off at 7:00 that's when the fun really began. The boys got lots of surprises and toys. We had a great Christmas!!
You would think that it were Christmas Eve again. It's 3:00 A.M. and I'm ready to open my gift. We are going to CDA today!!! I love to go home, I just hate the ride. 10 hours of driving, it is so so long.
We hope everyone enjoyed there Christmas!
Happy New Year!!
Make, Set and keep goals for the upcomming year!!
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