We woke the kids up at 7 am Christmas morning so they would have time to see their Santa present before church. We had church at 9 am!
I was a little stressed about giving the kids enough time for their gift and a nice breakfast and still get to church on time but it all worked out smoothly. We had a really wonderful sacrament meeting. Brother Harris gave a wonderful talk on the Savior and his atonement for us and then ward members were invited to come share their testimony about their favorite hymn and we all sang the first verse of that hymn. Most of the songs were Christmas ones but there were a few other hymns too. The spirit was really song and I had to wipe my eyes a few times. It was a wonderful way to feel the spirit of Christmas.
When we got home I was worried Evelyn would be too tired to open presents but I also didn't want to make the kids wait a couple more hours either. So we decided to push Evelyn a little longer and open presents. It worked out really well because when we finally did put her down for a nap she slept for almost 4 hours!
Everyone seemed really happy with their gifts. Some of the hits were: a pass for four weeks of snowboarding lessons at Sundance for Dallin, a Kindle Fire for Cameron, a helicopter for Austin, skis for Eden, and a ride on toy for Evelyn.
It was a wonderful Christmas and I was so happy when it was all over. :)
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Boy do those pics bring back memories.
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