Christmas Eve is spent at our house with Justin's family. My mother in law makes a giant pot of the best clam chowder ever. His dad brings a ham and we just eat and relax. The kids get to open a present from whichever cousin drew their name and then we usually do some caroling of some sort. This year, my sister in law Kim, her husband and my brother in law made chimes and we played carols with our chimes that were assigned a number. The carols were written in numbers rather than words. It was so much fun. Note to Kim and Linda, we need to do that again next year. Once everyone left, we put Broc to bed so that Santa could come....
Christmas morning was fabulous. Broc got a giant train table, some movies, a camera and some Wonder Pets toys. He didn't care for anything but the train. We then got ready and went over to grandma Linda's to visit and open presents. She got Broc a motorcycle that he didn't want to part with from that point on. It came to Ogden with us which is where we spent the remainder of the day. We went to my parents for dinner and some more gift giving. My brother and sister thought it would be funny to get Broc loud toys. Heidi you just wait til Ryland gets older. I am just saying. All in all it was such a good day. Christmas is so much fun when you have a child to share it with. I am so grateful I have a family that I can have traditions with. I am grateful for the true meaning of Christmas and for the birth of Jesus Christ. I love this season and all that it represents. I hope you have had as good of a week as we have. I also hope that everyone has a Happy New Year!!
