Christmas 2012

This year we were able to spend Christmas in Denver with Todd's family.  It was our very first time, since being married, to be in Denver for Christmas.  It was fun for me to see the things and experience what the Wilson's do for Christmas.  It was laid back and fun. Which was very welcoming!  The kids got to make gingerbread houses with Grandma Wilson.  We were able to go spend Christmas day in Colorado Springs with Tim and Tiffany (todd's brother and SIL).  My favorite part was just seeing our kids interact with their cousins. They've never spent that much time with them and it was neat to see how much fun they have the connections that have already been made.

We of course started by opening our Christmas PJs on Christmas Eve.  I thought it would be fun if we ALL had matching pajamas and not just the kids.  So I decided to try my hand at sewing them all.  Needless to say Todd's only stayed on for pictures! Everett's were the only ones that turned out decent.  Oh well! At least we had some memories and laughs.

 Christmas morning Everett woke up super super early.  I think the main problem was that I was upstairs making cinnamon rolls so instead of getting him back to bed he ended up staying with me.  He surprisingly didn't notice any of the presents until Todd came up and mentioned something.  The first thing they both saw were their new pillows.  I was surprised with how much the liked them, but they did!

 It was so fun to see Everett's excitement when opening every single present.  Jacquelyn was slowly learning how everything went.  Once she opened her new baby though it was all over.  She was in heaven!  She just kept going around saying "baby" and feeding it it's bottle.  After all the excitement of our morning we headed down to Colorado Springs for all the cousin and sibling exchanges and dinner.  There was never a dull moment between the adults, or just hearing all the noise from the kids.

WE had such a nice time and are so grateful for being able to spend it with family.  How grateful we are for this time of year to reflect and remember all that has been given to us and for the birth of our Savior.