Brace yourselves...it's a doozy

Here is our holiday re-cap. It's crammed with good times and a lot of pictures. Enjoy!

CHRISTMAS EVE

We always go over to my parents house for Christmas eve. We usually start the night out with a huge dinner. Dinner this night was SO good. I even admit that it was better then Thanksgiving. After dinner I read a few stories to the kids to get them settled down before we dive into the sea of gifts. As you can see, we were all spoiled by our parents and each other. Then once the living room is cleaned up, we play with our new toys. This year we all got rock band and Wii games, so it was especially fun for the adults to play with our toys.

CHRISTMAS MORNING!


I think this was my favorite part about Christmas this year. Waking Oliver up and cuddling with him in bed and then making out way into the living room to watch him unwrap his gifts. He had a great time!


Our lovely neighbor Sue has a wonderful tradition of having her close friends over for a Christmas breakfast. We are lucky to be a part of this group. We ate so much delicious food and then sat around opening crackers, exchanging gifts and having a great time.

LATER THAT DAY...

We headed over to Grandma Holly's and Grandpa Larry's house. Once again we were spoiled with gifts. The kids had a great time playing and opening presents. The adults sat around eating the traditional honey baked ham sandwiches and snacks and it was perfect.

NEW YEARS

Last year we headed down to St. George to bring in the new year and had such a great time, that we decided to make it a tradition. Luke and I had been looking forward to this since summer when we were last there and we are happy to report that it did not disappoint.

We didn't do a whole lot and that was the plan. A few of the things we did was play a lot of Wii. The kids loved playing Raving Rabbids, the adults played Rock Band and Luke played everything else. I also started running with my favorite work out partner, Amy. Running in SG is going to be added to my list of fun things to do while I'm there. Oliver took a bath in the huge bath tub and loved it and enjoyed all the free space to play in around the house.

We also went to Pirate Island Pizza. This was our first time going and we actually enjoyed it. The best part were the bread sticks and then getting to play in the arcade. I hadn't done that in years and it was so fun to watch all the little kids having such a great time.


As always, thank you to my wonderful in-laws for sharing their home with us. We loved being there with family and already are looking forward to next year.



AND LASTLY...
Moose is back. We thought that Moose was going to be perfect for the family that took him...sadly, they didn't feel the same way about Moose. Luke got a call from the lady saying that they didn't think it was going to work out and they were wondering if we would take him back. Apparently they had some issues with him and Moose didn't care for them either. So, for now, Moose is home. I have mixed feelings about this, but I'm hoping something good will come from it.

We hope that you all had a great Holiday break. I always love the holidays, although they can be hectic at times, It makes me realize that I am blessed with so many wonderful family members and friends and that my life is good. We wish you all a happy and blessed 2010 and look forward to what this new year will bring our family as well as yours.