On Christmas Adam we did our (now) tradition of having ribs and an apple tasting. Honeycrisp and Braeburn tied for 1st this year! We also went to see Wonka as a family and all enjoyed it.
Then we decorated sugar cookies for Santa:
That night we had our homemade pretzels under the tree lights, and then acted out the Nativity. Hyrum was a shepherd, Cora and Ivy were co-angels, Zane was the narrator, me and Ryan were Mary and Joseph, and then the older three kids were wise people at the end:
Then the kids each got to open their ornament that represents something from their year. Hyrum got a braces ornament, Cora got a Taylor Swift ornament, Zane got a multi-sport ornament (because he tried a bunch of sports this year), and Ivy got a cheer ornament. Ivy also got a ranch ornament from her best friend because she loves ranch so much!
Then we all opened up our matching pajamas:
The tree with all its presents all ready for Christmas morning!
Christmas morning the kids were up bright and early to check out their stockings:
Then it was time to open presents from Santa! Ivy got a karaoke machine, Zane got roller blades, Cora got a new comforter and pillow, and Hyrum got a Hedwig Lego set:
They opened tons of other presents, including some homemade wooden gifts that Hyrum made at school!
One of the highlight gifts was a fish tank and things to go in it. Ryan has been working hard on getting this going:
We played with toys and just relaxed together all day, then ate some smoked brisket and a delicious Christmas dinner together:
We ended Christmas with a Christmas lights scavenger hunt around our little city and some yummy Christmas dessert! It was a great Christmas, and I loved having time to appreciate and celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ all month!
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