It's the most wonderful time of the year...

...and right that is! :)

It was once again a fabulous Christmas, lots and lots of time spent with family...that's what I love the very most. 

A couple of weeks before Christmas we blessed Hiram. He was so cute in his little tux!! :)

Ava loves Hiram, being an auntie is seriously the best. :)

Christmas was a bit different this year, Shara and Sherese and their families weren't able to come home because of babies either born or being born soon. So when we opened the gifts it was just the boring single kids around. ;) Just kidding, it was a lot of fun! 

Christmas Eve we went to Pioneer Village (I think that is what it's called!) and caroled to some of the elderly. We met a 94 year old man who runs two miles a day! He said he had to quit running four because of how old he is. By golly, he's doing better than me and I'm 77 years younger than him! I love old people. :) We came home and watched a cute Christmas movie and called it a night. 

Christmas day I was the first one up, I woke up at six thirty and no one was too pleased that I woke up so early! It's Christmas morning! Of course I would wake up early, everyone else should too, right?! :) We finally got everyone together and we got to open one gift before breakfast. I got a temple recommend holder, I've been wanting that for quite a while now. :) I love it and I'm so grateful to be able to use it so often with a temple so near. My dad put Lee in charge and he made us (I don't usually eat breakfast on Christmas morning, I don't know why, I just don't feel like it!) eat breakfast, then they went down to do chores and then we got to open our gifts.

Hiram will be growing into those jeans for a while! :)  

Random picture, but I have such great friends! We love our Christmas sweaters! :)

I was spoiled this year, I got the boots I wanted and other great things. :) 

Loren and Lee will really be sleeping in now! ;)

Cute Jamie.

My dad gave Lee this, he made it for his dad and after he passed away he had it in his office. It is now hanging in Lee's room. :) 

An iPod! :)

Funny story about this...on Christmas Eve my mom and I went shopping and we stopped at Desert Book to get a few things. We we to check out and my mom told the cashier that she would like to use some of her points on her card to buy our purchases. The cashier told her she only had one point! My mom knew she had more than that, but we were in a hurry and left. On Christmas Day my dad told my mom that he was bought these books for her with her points at Desert Book! We all had a good laugh. :)

Sporting my new skirt and boots...I just recently realized that Sister missionaries don't have to wear ankle length skirts and turtle neck shirts, I could totally wear this on my mish! :) 

Loren acting silly...

Silly Ava babe. They are growing up so quickly! 

After all the gift opening we went sledding, so much fun!!

 

Later that night we Skyped with Shara & Sherese and gave our 'person' gift. Kyle, Shara & Suzan had me, they gave me Quelf!! Funnest game ever. At least I think so. :) 

 It was once again a fabulous Christmas!!
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I am graduating in exactly FIVE months.

WHAT?!

I'm super excited and nervous, I'm growing up! :) haha.