Happy Christmas!

Here is part two of the big holiday festivities. We woke up Christmas morning to Skype with Devin's parents and then had the largest feast ever for breakfast. Shortly after, we couldn't contain ourselves any longer and had to start diving into the gifts. Hals is possibly the most spoiled girl ever. She got a ridiculous amount of gifts, mostly not from us, but from others.

Despite all the fun toys and everything, her favorite gift was the new toothbrush Grandma got her. She insisted that we take it out of the package right away and then spent the morning sucking on it. Easy to please, I am fine with that.After the morning festivities, we headed to my Grandma's house for the rest of the party! Don't worry, Hals changed outfits because she wanted to wear the one Grandma got her instead of her boring old one.
I love my Grandma. She was fun as ever. This is what happened when I told her to make a funny face for the camera. Love it. Sadie opened all her presents there since Jennifer had to work earlier in the day. This toy that she got was a huge hit with all the kids. Hallie had a great time pushing her around in it. Sadie thought it was so relaxing, she put her feet up for the ride. Most awesome gift awards have to go to Cortney's ornament of the RV from Christmas Vacation (a family classic) and Carter's signed basketball by all the Jazz players. Sadie had his name, so Jennifer gave this to him because she knew he would love it. It was Chris's ball and she said that Chris would want him to have it. Carter is about the biggest Jazz fan ever, as evidenced by his outfit. A close call "best gift" would have to be the pink and blue Snuggies that Che' and Landon got. So cute. Grandma always gives us four girls the same gift and we are always so excited to see what it will be! She also gets the husbands and older boys the same thing. We had a good laugh about the pants because they were the same size for all. Neil, Cortney's husband, is just a tad bit shorter than Devin (ya know, a foot or so), so that was funny. Grandma is so thoughtful though and we love her. Of course we had to top off the night with a few rounds of games. By a few, I mean a lot. We played Spades, Rook, Ticket to Ride, and Apples to Apples. Of course I won them all. (just jokin...I'm pretty sure I didn't win a thing. Oh well, its the fun that counts!).

We had a most fantastic day. I love Christmas. It is by far my most favorite holiday of the year. I just think it is magical and I look forward to the time spent with family and the traditions. Of course, the most important thing is celebrating the Savior's birth. I am grateful for Him and for this time that we can remember Him and be more grateful for all the blessings that we have because of Him.