We spent Christmas eve and Christmas Day with my family in Phoenix. We were able to see my whole family at some point while there, which we don't get to do very often, so that was really great!
My family has a tradition of having a very nice, candlelight dinner for Christmas Eve, followed by reading Luke II, a Christmas story, and playing some games. Along with my parents, there was also my second oldest brother Dan and his wife Aranne, as well as my next oldest brother Nate and his wife Katie. It's so great to keep up family traditions for years.
Christmas morning we have the traditional walking down the stairs to see if Santa has come to our house.
We had a lot of fun opening presents and watching everyone else opening theirs. Steve got a Diamondbacks Potato Head and a huge Star Wars book, both of which he was totally surprised by and loves.
From Nate and Katie, we received a firepit that we can put in the backyard. This is something we've been wanting for our backyard for a while, so we're super excited about it!
On Christmas Day we also got to see my oldest brother Mike, his wife Maile, and our niece Ellie. It's always so much fun to have the old family together. We definitely enjoyed watching Ellie be a typical three and half year old. Kids are so much fun to watch, especially our niece!
We are definitely a loud family. Between the 10 adults, 1 three year old, 4 dogs (my parents 2 dogs, Jackie, and Nate & Katie's new dog Sophie), it was a very busy house, but it was full of love and laughter. We had a great Christmas with all the family, presents, and wonderful memories!!
3 comments:
hey... we had a great christmas with you guys too. It feels like I am looking at my own blog though because we have so many of the same pictures on our sites! Ha, Ha..too funny.
I love all the traditions your family has. I want fun Christmas pajamas too!
What great shots you posted! This makes me remember how much fun we had. Miss you already!
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