(click on the picture to see more). We had a fabulous Christmas this year. The girls were both so excited and could hardly contain themselves for weeks before the big day.
My family celebrated Christmas the Sunday before. Everyone came for dinner, exchanged presents, and had a great time together.
Christmas Eve Aunt Jana and Uncle Jason came for a traditional steak dinner (mmmm) and Jaycee told us all the story of Christmas. Then Jaycee and Rylee got to open one present (traditional pajamas) and then we went to see the drive-through lights in Layton. They weren’t quite as good as the ones we saw the week before in Willard Bay with Tammy, but they were still great, and the girls enjoyed it. We were a little bummed not to be able to see the lights at Temple Square this year, but Rylee’s asthma is really bad and the inversion is horrible for her. We figured it wasn’t worth an asthma attack.
Christmas Day was great. The girls slept in until after 9 - which I should have been grateful for, but since I couldn’t sleep past 7 it was hard to wait for them. When they finally got up they rushed for the presents and had a great time opening them all. They got mostly the same things: Pillow Pets and Puzzles from Santa, Princess barbies, new barbie cars, new clothes, crafts projects, new microphones with stands, wii games, and some other things. Jaycee has been talking about getting a Pillow Pet for months and she was so excited to get the one she wanted (even though a few days later she and Rylee traded). We didn’t have to rush off to visit family this year so after eating a delicious scone breakfast the girls got to try out all of their new toys. Then we had a yummy lunch with Grandma and Grandpa House.
In the late afternoon we went to visit Grandma Wales and eat dinner with her. She fixed us a yummy Ham dinner. We had a great time visiting with her.
The Sunday after Christmas the Wales/Hamer family got together for our Christmas celebration and annual Bingo Party. I always look forward to this party, and this year was a great one. We had some yummy soups, got some great gifts, had a fun visit from Santa, and a great game of Bingo. Who could ask for more?
It was a wonderful Christmas, and I hope the rest of you enjoyed yours as well.
