Merry Christmas!

We had a great Christmas in Idaho this year! We spent Christmas Eve day at Scott's family's house. The kids had fun playing with all of the cousins, and it was nice for everyone to just relax and visit. We had a Christmas program with songs, a story, and a poem, there was tons of delicious food to eat, and presents for everyone. It was a good day, and the kids were so worn out that they fell right to sleep when we got home.

We had Christmas morning at our house with just the four of us. I was excited to have our own Christmas morning, and it was as wonderful as I had hoped it would be! The kids got up around 7:30 that morning and didn't stop playing the entire day. They were so excited with their presents and the things that Santa brought, and I was even surprised with a new Bosch mixer from Scott! It was so relaxing to be at home by ourselves and to let the kids open presents and play with their toys at their own pace. The only hectic part of the day was trying to get a picture of each of them with all of their Christmas gifts by the tree. I guess we shouldn't have tried that right before bed time.
Although we were by ourselves Christmas morning, we did get to see some family that day. That morning Scott's parents came over to visit and have breakfast with us. We were also planning on going to my family's house that afternoon, but with all of the snow and wind the roads were really bad and we decided not to chance it. I was sad to have to cancel that get together, but we ended up going the day after Christmas and spending the night. It was fun to spread out Christmas a little more this year. :) There were presents opened, yummy food eaten, and lots of Wii playing going on.
Overall, everything was wonderful! We love living so close to our families that we can see them often. It was also so great to have our own Christmas together as a little family. We hope you all had a great Christmas as well!