Christmas Eve we stayed home and had the missionaries over for dinner. We got out the nice plates and goblets. It was very nice to be at home for a change.
Elder Wilson went home a few days later. Elder Merrill has gotten to stay with us for a while.
I always love the early Christmas pictures before the kids see everything. The tree is so magical!
Santa always brings cereal.
The traditional pre-presents picture on the stairs. It is sad to be missing Sammy.
The first moments of seeing what Santa and Mom and Dad brought.
My favorite part of Christmas morning is always watching the kids give the gifts they bought for each other.
We got a tv to replace the old box tv we had in the loft. So much lighter and easier to see for everyone!
Josh was so excited about this one. We had convinced him that we weren't able to fix up the old violin for Christmas, but that was what he wanted more than anything, even though it would still belong to the family. He was overwhelmed!
Richard and I found this awesome Barbie house at a second hand store. The girls were in heaven.
All Daniel wanted was an android device. He put all his money in on this gift.
It was a wonderful morning together with so many blessings to be thankful for.
