Christmas Day

Christmas Day was so busy and so fun!

Nate flew into town late the night before so he was there with us.

The kids were so excited that Santa came!

Dalton got a Big Wheel:

Saxon got a new bike:

And Bridger got a giant blow up bear-target and the movie BRAVE to got with it :)

Dalton gave each of his brothers a funny t-shirt.

Saxon's says "A Wookiee ate my homework"

and Bridger's says "This is my mad face."

Appropriate since Bridger likes to pull out his mad face a lot.

Dalton got Pete's Dragon from Mike (his favorite movie ever!)

and you can see by the look on his face that he was a little confused by the Tinkerbell that Mike got him LOL.

Mike also got Dalton an ant farm and Ryan thought that was really cool too :)

Saxon got Star Wars Legos:

And the boys got a Star Wars X-Box!

They were so excited!!!

Words can't even describe how excited they were!

A video game was the only thing that Saxon wanted for Christmas.

(Bridger wanted "Alien Guts.")

After we opened presents, my mom made a big Christmas breakfast for everyone.

Yum!

Then we got dressed and headed to my Grandma Beth's house for a Christmas lunch.

After her house, we went straight over to Gp Roy and Jenna's for his big Birthday Party/Christmas Party.

I've been a little sad for a few years that my kids have never gotten to experience Christmas in CA.  In Utah we just hang out as a family, which is nice in it's own way.  But in CA, Christmas is a huge party where we see all of our cousins.  My Grandpa Roy always gives a beautiful Christmas message and we exchange gifts and have snacks and the kids get to do a big Christmas pinata to celebrate Grandpa's b-day.  Then Jenna makes hot fudge sundae's with homemade hot fudge.  We all wear our new Christmas clothes and run around and explore Gp. and Jenna's huge house.  It's a huge 3 day party with a family home evening with Grandpa and Jenna, and then Christmas Eve with my Dad and then a formal dinner with Grandma Beth and a Christmas program, and then Christmas morning, lunch with Grandma and exchanging gifts, and then a party with Grandpa Roy for the rest of the day.

My kids got to play with all of their cousins that they never get to see and with the always favorite Aunt BB.  They also loved getting attention from Uncle Kasen and Aunt Brookie.  And of course Grammie.  Their new Gp. Bob won them over right away too.  Every time he would walk into a room Dalton would point and shout "BOB!"

One of my favorite parts of Christmas Day was Joy and Saxon at the piano.  Saxon learned the song "The Shepherd's Song" in primary and he loves it.  He talked Aunt Joy into playing for him and together they sat at the piano playing and singing.  We were the last ones to leave because it was so much fun to stand by the piano and watch.  My Grandpa Roy video taped it.  Joy plays beautifully (esp. since she had never even heard of the song before) and Saxon has a darling little voice!  Even Bridger joined in once and Dalton sat in the other room playing with toys and singing along too.

My boys with their Great-Grandpa-Roy.

Saxon is holding the new duck hunt toy that we all got Grandpa for Christmas.

Grandpa and Jenna and the great-grandkids:

(at least those of them that were there this year)

Grandpa and Jenna and the Grandkids and spouses:

We had such an amazing Christmas!

It was So. Much. Fun!!!