Christmas and New Year's 2025

The James family was spending Christmas at G&G's. We were treated to see the new movie "David" in theaters. That night, Makenna worked on Davy's stocking for me while I prepared dinner. We have a tradition of eating Hawaiian food on Christmas Eve and it was extra special because we had everyone there including the missionaries, Elder Larsen and Elder Harris. We also started a new tradition that I got zero pictures of that might be my new favorite thing. We decided since we have a barn complete with hay and cattle and goats, that's where we would read Luke 2, to give us that real sensory experience. We pulled some bales in a circle and carried battery powered candles with us. With the smell of hay and the cold December air, we read Luke 2 as the animals came in to say hello. After we finished reading the Christmas story, we sang Christmas hymns together before heading back to the house to eat some cookies and get our Christmas pj's on. 

A wonderful Christmas morning! Later that day we went to Grandma and Grandpa's for a meal and to play games with cousins. Then we took them to see the caldwell lights! 

We then made the trek down to SG to spend the rest of the break with the Crosby side. It was pretty chill. We brought a puppy down to sell to a friend, played a lot of foxtail at the park, went to an arcade, and I finally had time to finish Davy's stocking. It only took me 6 years to finish his stocking! Ha! But now they are all done, and I will never make another one again! Boom! Lindy also decided to get a nasty cold this trip, and Gwen was such a sweetheart taking care of her.