Christmas!

This Christmas....

we saw a Christmas tree fall from huge amounts of tinsel

 we let the boys play unlimited video games with their cousins and daddy...

we had a little illness that took us by surprise (which explained why Cole decided to sleep in the middle of the hallway on the hard, cold floor!)

we discovered that Danny loves to be the photographer - mommy guesstimates the direction of the camera and he does all the work...

we played with bubbles, the cool way...

we lounged and ate, and ate, and played games and ate some more...

we cooked as much as we ate... but truly it was fun to cook in this fabulous kitchen!...

we had our annual Christmas program - highlights were all the musical talent, Grandpa's gift of family history and Grandma's video of Christ's life...

we had our own little nativity - a donkey...

...a king...

...a baby Jesus who couldn't figure out why had to be swaddled and held...

we saw angels and shephards...and sheep...

we stood back and wondered how all these children have grown so much!...

we had stockings

we saw happy faces...

we  played...

we cheered...

we shot guns... (nerf guns, of course)

we took pictures...

we gave gifts... (a memory book of our family reunion last summer brought tears to Grandma's eyes!)

we shot more guns...

we saw amazing views from our back porch...

we stopped by Nana's and Papa's on the way home -

we enjoyed more presents...

we found treasures that would provide HOURS and HOURS of enjoyment...

we discovered that Nana made custom pillowcases for each of the boys and they love them!

Those were just a few of the HUNDRED pictures from our amazing Christmas with all of our family!  Truly, Christmas means two things to me: the Savior's birth and being with family.   What a joyful holiday it was!