Christmas 2012

I can't believe the Christmas holiday has come and gone already.

This year I don't know what it was but the whole month

of December flew by and I didn't even fit everything

in I was hoping to do! 

Christmas 2012 was spent here in St. George. 

I was lucky enough to have all my side of the family around

but we did miss our Holden family this year! 

We had my grandma in from Colorado, Uncle, Aunt and cousin

from Colorado, Uncle, Aunt, cousins from California and all our

St. George family this year.. 

On Christmas Eve Adam and I headed over around 2

to my parents house. I always like getting there early 

before all the rest of the family show up! 

My parents wanted to keep it real simple this year for dinner

and so we ordered Bucca Di Peppo for Christmas Eve. It was delicious! 

Our night was filled with the traditional festivities of Christmas Eve.

I sure love this night.. Christmas Eve has always

been the more celebrated day with my family! 

After our yummy dinner we exchanged cousin white-elephant

gifts and cousin gift card gifts.. 

Both of our 'stories' were fun and Adam and I ended up getting

an ovulation kit and 'boob job' for our white-elephant gifts! 

All of the gifts were pretty creative! 

For our gift cards we got Menchies and Cold Stone..

We didn't come out too bad with getting two yummy gift cards! 

After our gift exchanges we started the annual 

Bingo game! It got a little crazy with our 20+ people

but was still a blast nonetheless! 

Once the fun and games calmed down it was just my 

immediate family that was left, with grandma of course

and sometimes this is just the way I like it on Christmas Eve.

The night finally calms down and we can open a few presents.

We always get our surprise 'Christmas PJ's' which were so comfy..

This year Adam decided my mom should have some to open as

well, so we got her some cute red jammies. 

After we opened those presents we decided to head down stairs

and watch a movie. The past 3 years since Adam and I have 

been married, we have stayed the night at my parents..

it may be funny to some, since we live only about 5 minutes away

from them, but I love it! I guess it just makes me feel

like a kid again and I love being home. Adam is always such a supporter

and never really questions my crazy wishes! 

Unfortunately there is nothing like sleeping in your own bed,

so we didn't have the best nights sleep. 

Trevor pulled his mattress out on the basement floor, Tay was on the 

love sac and Adam and I slept on the couches.. We turned

on Polar Express and I was out within the first few minutes! 

I remember waking up around midnight that night 

my cute siblings and Adam sleeping peacfully and I looked

at my mom's beautiful tree that she has had since I was young

and it was giving off the perfect Christmas glow I couldn't resist snapping a shot

of it..I just love it..

Even though we have no young children in my family yet..

we were somehow all up at 6:30.. way too early! 

My mom is cute and still does the whole "Santa" thing for Tay

and us since we are there! It's funny! 

We did get an awesome camera that we both wanted

and a lot of cool presents. We were truly spoiled! 

Christmas Day was spent relaxing and watching movies! 

We watched the new Batman, Bourne Legacy, and Trouble with the Curve

all great shows.. But it was just quite a boring day.

It was also weird and sad to not be able to run over

 and see our other family! I sure miss having them so close! 

It was great however to have all my mom's family in town

and my sweet grandmother. It was nice to all be together for the holiday.

Every year I'm pretty sure I say the same thing.. but

we are truly blessed and are so thankful for this amazing holiday.

I'm so grateful for the birth of my Savior and the awesome

gospel that I get to have in my life. 

I love the spirit of Christmas, it's by far my absolute

favorite time of the year.. I think in part because I love

to be with family and I love planning all the fun activities..

Adam and I were again spoiled this year.. 

Adam got me way too much, as usual..

his parents spoiled us during the Thanksgiving holiday and after

and my family got us way too much..

but in the spirit of Christmas we loved the giving and receiving! 

Hope you all had an amazing Christmas Holiday filled with lots

of laughter, family, friends and the spirit of our Savior.