Christmas was So much fun! We finished up our yearly traditions by going to Tuacahn, for our annual nativity party. Then on Sunday evening off to Grandma's house we went to have an early Christmas dinner with her. Her tree is always beautiful, and it is always fun to go to Grandmas house and spend time with her.
We had a surprise visit from my cousins Priscilla, Darren and their kids.We got to watch the kids open their gifts from Grandma, it was an added treat!
Christmas eve is always special at our house we light only the candles and the living room is always transformed into an enchanting Christmas area with white lights, a flocked tree and beautiful decorations. I love that my Mom always decorates, and that it is classy and enchanting! The family room is transformed into the "cabin area" with a green tree, multi-colored lights and old school/ home-made decorations. It was a little hard this year, being in rented home and all, but Mom did beautifully, she always does!
We were able to talk to my Brother Chase that evening, 11 pm to be exact, it was so nice to hear from him and to know that he is doing well in the Netherlands. We got his package from Holland and we all got Dutch gifts. And it was cool because he told us that people were more open to talk about the Savior now than at any other time, because of this time of year.
After we sat around and told Christmas stories that we have collected over the years. Then we got the best gift ever, a trip to Canada where we used to live in Vancouver. The next morning was fun, opening gifts,( the animals Powder, Juicy and even Dino got gifts too!). Then the real fun started... getting packed to leave for our trip.
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