We had a wonderful Christmas this year! There is so much fun added into every holiday now that we have Dax. Not that they weren't fun before, they are just different. We were able to spend almost two weeks at home enjoying time with both of our families! As this might be that last Christmas we get to be at home for a while I wanted as much time we could get and to enjoy it to the fullest.
We spent the actual holiday with Sam's family and the surrounding time with my family. Dax got lucky, Grandma and Grandpa Rich let him open his presents early! He got some awesome toys and blankets which his is already enjoying. Sam and I also got lucky and opened our presents early as well with my family! I loved being able to spend time with them and one of Christmas highlights was being able to video chat with my brother Jed who is on a mission.
We were able to spend time with Sam's whole family and enjoyed a Christmas that had been planned for two years! We played some great Christmas games and also all participated in different service projects. Christmas day was a blast and the festivities lasted all day which was something new for me as my family is usually up at the butt crack of dawn (or earlier) opening presents. Santa even came and payed us a little visit.
Having nieces and nephews is one of the best things! We love getting to spoil them! We made this little tent for them and it was so fun to see their excitement opening it!
Dax's first picture with Santa. He had just woken up so I'm sure he had no idea what was going on since he slept through pretty much everything.
You know its a good present when it's as big as you are!
Sam always has the best surprises for me on Christmas so this year I decided to do one for him. He had been wanting an xbox one so, I finally decided that I would surprise him with one. I was so anxious he would find out and I even wanted to tell him because I was so excited. He would ask what I got him and I would jokingly tell him I got him an xbox one in hopes of throwing him off in case he had guessed. Well it worked and he was very surprised! Now that I am a widow most nights I'm not sure what I was thinking :).
Thinking back on Christmas it wasn't the gifts (even though they were all awesome and it's fun to get them) it was the time spent with family and remembering Christ that was the best part. As you get older you realize family is so much more important. I'm most especially grateful for our Savior and the time we were able to reflect on him and what he did for each of us. It is my goal to be more Christlike to everyone I meet.
