Christmas and the New Year's Break!

Christmas Eve! We had our traditional Hawaiian food for dinner, made "gingerbread" houses and got our Christmas pj's and keepsake books!

Christmas fell on a Sunday that year! So we went to church first thing, came back home and lined up to see what Santa brought! It's lovely to have Christmas fall on a Sunday, but it's also makes things feel a little off and out of order. :) After we spoiled ourselves with presents, we hopped into the van and made our way down to Bluffdale in time to have Christmas day dinner with the Garner crew!
 

The next day, we made it down to St. George to spend time with the Crosbys. The kids loved playing with Grandma on her ipad and doing crafts with her. They loved watching TV with grandpa, playing cards, and eating his world famous eggos! They got to go swimming with cousins, go to a trampoline park, hung out with cousins at the traditional grandkid's sleepover, and stayed up late to ring in the new year. Honorable mention for the quilt we worked on that year as a Christmas gift for the Ben Crosbys. 

Nothing is more important or better than family time! What a gift! Every time we left after visiting, it was harder and harder to leave Grandma.