Christmas Highlights

*Decorating the house while Michael takes pictures of just about every ornament on the tree. (He plays with Steve's "mission" camera that clicks and winds, zooms out to the max, and blinds you with a huge flash. He loves it! Us-not so much after seeing so many spots.)*

*Going to our ward's Breakfast with Santa*

*Watching Heather sing with her Institute choir for their Christmas program*

*Building gingerbread houses with cousins at Nanny and Poppy's house*

*Wearing a teddy bear Christmas sweater perfect for an Ugly Sweater party. It was a huge hit :)*

*Taking silly pictures with cousins*

*Walking around the lights at Riverwoods in the snow*

*Riding up with the driver by the horsies on a carriage ride*

*Blowing away all the snow we got at our house*

*Eating snow every chance we he got*

*Michael having his last cheek surgery and everything going well*

*Opening gifts with Steve's family from Gramma & Pompa*

*Reading Nativity & Christmas stories with my family*

*Howie & Chris joining our Christmas Eve party (held on the 23rd) via Skype. I SO miss my sis*

*Wearing new Christmas jammies*

*Giving & receiving gifts...

...and gifts...

...and gifts*

*Watching Poppy's face as he opened his Mosin Nagant war rifle all the kids gave him...

...and learned how to put it together*

*Spending Christmas Eve at our own house together reading The Night Before Christmas*

*Singing "Once There Was a Snowman"*

*Leaving a note & cookie for Santa*

 *Staying up until 5:30AM Christmas Eve because we fell in love with Netflix & The Office*

*Waking up on Christmas morning to presents*

*Unwrapping an empty Wii box since we started using Steve's Christmas present at the beginning of our break*

*Walking on my Christmas present*

*Taking a "Christmas Sunday" picture*

*Singing Karaoke with Nan*