Tuesday, January 5

Christmas Festivities


Jeff & I spent the night at my parent's house on Christmas Eve.
Last year after Christmas, my mom got these cute Christmas socks for all of us girls to wear this year & gave them to us on Christmas Eve.
 



 

When Jeff was in Vegas at a Reptile Show, he bought 2-headed gummy snakes for Matthew & Maggie.
We let them open them on Christmas Eve.
We could tell Maggie was a little disappointed...she thought it was disgusting.
Matthew liked his though.


 Yes, those are gummy rats in their mouths.




 He also got one for Saxon & Bridger and we took it over on Christmas day. They loved it! Especially Bridger.
Pictures of them here.

Later that night, while my parents were upstairs wrapping presents, Melinda, Maggie & I played cards and Marsh & Jeff fell asleep on the couch. How boring are they?!



 
 

Maggie woke us all up the next morning at 7:00 am.
Santa Clause came & spoiled us all.






Husband did not enjoy being up so early on a Holiday.
 
 When we got him some food & started opening presents, he was more excited :)
We got so many awesome gifts. We're so lucky to have such amazing family.



My new crock pot! Love it!



This was funny...Maggie gave Jeff Little Caesars gift certificates & 2 oranges.
She knows him well :)
Some other gifts Jeff & I got......




 

 

 

 
My parents got us this new vacuum!
I was very excited because the one we had before...not so awesome.
Here is Jeff's gift from his awesome wife :)
(That I gave him at home because it was too much of a hassle to take to my parents)



Jeff & I found this snuggie for dogs at Walgreen's & had to buy it for Wilson.



It's a little small, but will fit him better when he gets his hair cut.




Some gifts the rest of my family got.....



 

 

 

 



Jeff's parents sent me this new coat & Marsh felt the need to try it on.
So pretty.



My dad made us breakfast.
We had bacon, eggs & muffins, then we played the new Wii games my family got.



 

My mom even played Mario Kart :)


 
 The family also got Toy Story Mania (from the ride at California Adventure) SO FUN!

Later that afternoon, Jeff & I went over and hung out at Caitlin & Nate's for a few hours. We had fun talking and playing with the boys' new Christmas toys :)
They gave us a George Foreman Grill for Christmas & I absolutely love it!
Everyone needs one of these things!

We went back to my parent's for Christmas dinner of ham & potatoes.
Then played some games.
What a fun day.
We are so thankful for this Christmas season to remember & celebrate the birth of our Savior.
And for the time we were able to spend with friends & family.

Thursday, December 24

Update Finally

Sorry I haven't blogged in like a million years.
School's over for this semester, I'm all finished with work for the week, & I'm all done with my Christmas shopping and wrapping! So, now I have some blogging time :)
(P.S. I'm never going shopping on Christmas Eve Eve again. EVER!)
Here's a little update on what we've been doing the past couple weeks.
On the 12th, we had a little Christmas party with some friends & family. I only got a couple pictures of that.

 
 

My little brother, Matthew, is the drummer in the Jazz band at his school & last week we got to go the their Christmas concert.
He was in the back & I couldn't get very good pictures of him.
One of these days I am going to get a video of him playing his drums.
He is AMAZING!!
For real....he's going to be famous pretty soon :)




My aunt, Julie is in the Salt Lake City Choral Artists, and this last Saturday, Jeff & I were able to go up to Salt Lake to their Christmas concert with my parents.  It was called Laud to the Nativity.
I love Christmas music! A lot of the songs they sang were in different languages, so there was only one that I actually knew. But they are really great!

Jeff has been super busy with work & with his animals lately.
And taking care of these new friends...

Who knew so many people wanted hedgehogs as pets?!
We've had these at our house for less than a week & he's already sold 4!
They are such weird little things.
But I really liked this guy....his name is Friar Tuck :)
He had such a huge personality and was so entertaining.
All the rest of them were sleeping, but he was all over the place & even figured out how to climb out of the tub they were in.

 
 

And this is King Henry.
Jeff is going to breed him with our two girl bunnies.
Check out how cool his face is!

He's such a nice bunny!

On Tuesday night, my family came over to our house for dinner.
We had Chicken Enchiladas. Yum!
Then we all went up to Riverton to my Uncle John & Aunt Paula's house to make gingerbread houses!


Maggie & Tye's house kept collapsing :(



Traci



Matthew


Sara & I

 
My house :)

 
 This is the boys watching the bowl game while we made our gingerbread houses.

I can't believe it is Christmas Eve already!
We hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!