No matter how early I start my Christmas preparations each year, I always seem to feel overwhelmed as Christmas gets closer because there are always just a few more things that need to be done. This year,since the boys were out of school the entire week prior to Christmas, I did my best to get everything done early so that I could enjoy the week with them…and it worked out perfectly! I still ended up having to go shopping for one thing or another every day, but I didn’t let that stop us from having fun.
During the week, we got some lunch at Subway one day (Hayden’s favorite place to eat), another day we went with Rod to see the lights at Willard Bay (and we even got to ride on a hay ride to see the lights), still another day we went to see the movie “Tangled” (which wasn’t the boys first choice, but they ended up loving it) and throughout the entire week the boys and I put together a 1000 piece puzzle...because we love puzzles! It really was a fun week but the best part of the whole week was when Christmas Eve finally got here…and for the boys, it didn’t come nearly fast enough!
Working on the puzzle
On Christmas Eve it has been our tradition for the past 15 years to get together with the Moshers for dinner and to exchange gifts. The dinner is usually something simple like sandwiches and salads, but the best part of the evening is usually the gift exchange...even though it’s mostly for the kids. However, some of the rest of us exchange gifts too and my favorite part is the “sister’s exchange” that I do with all of my sister in laws because we always get some really fun gifts from each other. Unfortunately, one of the only people that doesn’t get a gift is Rod…so it’s no wonder that he doesn’t really like the gift exchange as much as the rest of us do!
Grandma and Grandpa Mosher
Connor with his gift from Grandma and Grandpa Mosher
Hayden with his gift
Sydney and Pam
Normally, Rod is ready to go home long before any of the rest of us are, but as soon as Connor opened his gift and realized that I wouldn't let him take it out of the package until we got home, he was ready to go...and he wouldn't let us forget it until we finally gave in! We never stay too long at the Moshers anyway because we still have an hour drive ahead of us and a lot of Christmas day preparations that still need to be done, not to mention the fact that we all have a present at home waiting to be opened. That one present is usually a pair of pajamas and although it’s nothing too exciting…we all love having new jammies! The very best part of all though, is that Christmas day is only a few hours away and the boys can hardly contain their excitement knowing that Santa will soon be here…and that alone is what truly makes Christmas so much fun!
Jon and Brittney like their new "jammies"
We even gave Kaydee a gift
Posing in our jammies as we get the camera set for our Christmas morning picture
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