Christmas!

This year we went on down to UT to spend Christmas with the Starnes clan. What fun! We had such a great time seeing everyone...staying up late, playing hard, and eating tons!

On Thursday we all went up to Heber City and rode on the Polar Express! The kids and cousins had matching jammies with their names on them. We had fun singing carols, eating cookies and hot cocoa, and visiting Santa and Mrs. Clause at the North Pole!

The craziest thing happened while we were waiting to get on the train. We looked over and my dear friend MARCY was standing there with her entire family as well! We were on the same train! What are the odds of that??

On Christmas Eve, we went down to Provo to visit Uncle Clay because he is a firefighter and he didn't get the day off. The kids LOVED seeing where Uncle Clay worked..especially all of the equipment and trucks. We missed Clay during Christmas Eve but are SO proud of him and the sacrifices he makes to help protect others!  

Later that night we had a huge FEAST! Prime rib, twice baked potatoes, green beans, homemade rolls, and more! YUM!

And then we got the kids all dressed up for the nativity. Grandma Lee Lee has a bunch of authentic attire from Jerusalem. It is always so sweet (and hilarious) seeing the kids act out the birth of Christ.

Baby Maci played both baby Jesus (who kept trying to crawl out of the manger) and the little angel. She pretty much stole the show! ☺

In the morning it was PRESENT time!!

We had an absolutely WONDERFUL Christmas! I am so grateful for this time of year where we can think about the birth of the Savior. I am also so grateful for my family...and for the FUN and special memories we make together!! Merry Christmas!