Christmas 2008

This year we went to my parents home for christmas eve and spent the night there. My sister Holly and her husband Brad came and spent the night also. It was so nice to be "home" for christmas! I loved having my kids see what it was like for me growing up. My parents did alot of the traditions for them and us. The girls were so excited this year for Santa. They are at a good age! They kept asking all night from like 4pm on when they could go to bed! When it was time for them to go, they went with out any stalling! Wow! I wish Santa came more often! Before they went to bed Justin took them outside to see if they could see Santa in the sky--- they came running in with worried looks on their faces saying that they heard his bells and that they needed to go to bed! We spent the night watching Home alone and eating all of our christmas eve traditional foods. We listened to christmas music and enjoyed each others company. We then went to bed and I was so excited that I could hardly sleep! I think that I woke up a dozen times wondering when the girls were going to wake up! All the adults were awake before Jade and Jordyn were! We had them sleep in our room so that we could know when they were awake. I heard Jade all of a sudden say "Jordyn wake up! wake up! it's christmas!" They both jumped up and we then have a chrismas tradition to eat "grandma elder's danish" before we open presents. Santa truely came this year and surprised Justin and I with soooo Much! We were truely blessed this year! I am so thankful for this time of year to be able to spend time with my family and reflect on the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. We asked the girls what there favorite part of christmas was and they said the birth of Jesus but I really liked christmas mornig! We did not think that Santa was going to bring us so many presents! Justin and I said " ya we didn't either!