One of the highlights this Christmas was we got to take our older boys to see "Savior of the World" at the Conference center with Grandma and Grandpa. We had fun going to eat at the Lion House first (yummy rolls!) and then walking around temple square and seeing the lights. The production was amazing and really sent the mood for me during the holiday season. This is a tradition I would love to continue.
Cory and Kristen (and their new truck) took all the kiddos sledding, including Ryan! We have found the perfect sledding hill by our house and the boys spent countless hours there over Christmas break.
Grandma Edwards' had her traditional Christmas Eve dinner (on the Eve of Christmas Eve). We had the best lasagna ever eaten by candlelight.
We then performed 1 of 4 nativities this year. We did one with the Edwards, one with the Ritchies, one in primary, and then our family did one for the care center. Notice Bryson in the background being so excited to be part of another nativity?
Here is Karen being the cutest little Mary (with quite the belly). Kristen seemed to enjoy her job as donkey.
I did not realize that not only an angel appeared to the shepherds, but also a cow dressed up as a shepherd. Logan was pretty much in the whole show.
After the nativity, we played some fun games and of course had yummy treats. We missed having our Idahoans and Hawaiians with us.
This is the first New Years Eve in a long time that we weren't in St George ringing in the year. Instead we were at home with a couple of families playing games and eating treats. All of the families left around 10, but the Chappell's stayed with us until midnight. The kids had a great time celebrating the beginning of a new year.
Here they are starting the countdown getting ready to throw the streamers.
One of our favorite new games we got for Christmas is Qwirkle. We played a lot of it on New Years Eve as well as Zilch and Word on the Street. I am so glad we have friends that like to play games as much as we do!
