Christmas

This Christmas was great for us. We spent Christmas eve and Christmas day at my Mom and Dad's in Delta. Christmas eve was our big dinner where we had Ham and Yummy Potatoes and our traditional Christmas salads. We even dressed the kids up as Mary and Joseph (Colin wasn't up to being held like a baby), and read from the scriptures. They both really enjoyed that. Christmas morning was great. Devin was so excited this year! Below I've included some of their favorite gifts.

Erin was so excited to finally get a pet. She's been asking for a pet, any pet for a long time now. We finally conceded and said she could have a hamster when she gets her own room. Now that she has her own room, Santa decided to help out by giving her a hamster cage and all the supplies she needs to get started including the money to buy her hamster, so that she could pick out the one she wants.

You know you hit the nail on the head when they gasp in excitement after opening a gift. Devin got so many wonderful things, but the one he got the most excited over was an inexpensive play dough set! He literally gasped! I couldn't be more thrilled that he loved it though. Turns out, Erin loves it just as much as he does!

Colin was pretty grumpy Christmas morning, cause we woke him up too early (7:30). He normally gets up around 9:00 or 10:00 if I let him. It took until the afternoon for him to really enjoy his presents. This bounce and spin Zebra has been especially fun for him (and Devin).

John, early on, asked for many big and expensive things for Christmas, but then when he planned our trip to Cancun for our Anniversary, he decided that he didn't want much. Boy was he surprised and excited then when he unwrapped his very own Ipod Nano. He stared downloading songs onto it as soon as he could!

As for me: I didn't want much, but I was very pleased with mine. What's really important to me is that everyone was happy and we got to spend the time with each other as a family.