Saturday, December 24, 2016

Christmas Eve

I love when I find my kids happy and keeping themselves busy.

Carter loves his barn and animal toys.

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Sydney loves her big sister Marlee.

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Sydney met Grandpa Jeff for the first time. He and Lucy are here for the evening.

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We spent lots of time in the kitchen today.

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Sydney is impressed with Laun’s caramel.

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Laun has been cooking and grilling a lot today. We had our traditional steak dinner.

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Brandon and Mary Hall’s family joined us.

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We added Laun’s amazing caramel this year, along with our regular treats: french mint brownies, divinity and toffee.

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piƱata time

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There was fun coins, $2 bills, glow in the dark balloons and glow sticks, truffles, candy milk straws, etc.

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Sydney is out!

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Ornament time:

Clayton- soccer goal ornament (for playing keeper this season), one for his chukar bird (first time shooting one), Yellowstone and Utah.

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Porter-  Pheasant (first time shooting one), cucumber (for all his help in our garden), Yellowstone and Utah.

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Marlee- cucumber (for helping in our garden), Utah, Yellowstaone and Dance (she was in a 4H dance club at school).

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Carter- Yellowstone, Minion (he watched the movie over and over again at Shriner’s when he had his hip surgery), Batman (for his batman designed body cast), Superman (for his Superman shoe inserts/braces), Utah and Batman (his Halloween costume).

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Sydney- Utah, 1st Christmas ornament onesie, Christmas tree (1st time to go with us to cut down our tree), Yellowstone.

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Laun- Cucumber (for his garden), Fish (longest fish this year- in AK), Yellowstone, fishes (Alaska fishing trip), BYU cougars (Laun and I went to a BYU football game).

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New PJ’s!

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We end the night with the most important part of the holiday, the scriptures and reading of Christ’s birth.

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