Christmas this year was a real treat! My Mom & Bill from Washington came down to spend the holiday with us, which meant we got to have Christmas Eve in our home, a first for us. I wouldn't trade being close to family for anything, but one of the drawbacks is we usually go elsewhere for dinner and such. If only I had the perfect house for entertaining (sigh). Anyway, with my parents coming I was thrilled to be able to be home on Christmas Eve. For dinner we went with the meal that was tradition in my house growing up which was Mandarin Chicken. Oh it's delicious! After dinner we went on a drive around town in search of Christmas lights. After the kids went to bed, I had several loose ends to tie up (aka. presents to wrap) and so we put on National Lampoons Christmas Vacation for some laughs. In the morning the boys were happy to have found that Santa came and brought them what they wanted. Austin: Skylanders Giants game & Nerf gun. Cameron & Andrew: New bikes & Nerf guns. They also were sent on a scavenger hunt to find their last present from Spencer and I; A night at The Great Wolf Lodge the following day.
We invited the rest of our family over for brunch and served a breakfast casserole and homemade cinnamon rolls, then we went back to bed! Christmas dinner was held at Mom & Dad's house and we had the most delicious Prime Rib, prepared by Marie, and homemade chocolate & key lime pies by Mom. Seriously, the food was just amazing this year!! To top the night off we pulled out the chimes and played some Christmas carols. I don't know what it is about the chimes, but there is just something joyful about playing them during Christmas.
Looking back I feel like this was a perfect Christmas. We spent a lot of time with family and friends, but we also talked a lot about our Savior. As a family we wrote down something that we can each give him during this next year. I feel extremely blessed to know what the Spirit of Christmas feels like and I only hope that I can keep that feeling strong all year too!
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