Christmas Eve

After tree decorating we were all feeling up to some partying at my Uncle Brent and Auntie Roxanne's. We headed over there for dinner (granted a lot of us ate light) and it was delicious! Snacks sat out on the island in the kitchen for the evening and we all had our fair share while playing Catch Phrase. I loved Aunties ginger snaps and my Gramma's white chocolate candy cane popcorn. Let it be noted that the girls won EVERY SINGLE GAME. "Team two has seven points and WINS!" My favorite part was watching my grandparents play together. We would always guess Gramma's word just as the timer was about to run out. She would quickly pass it to Grampa and without fail the timer would buzz (unless Grampa "accidentally" pushed the button and reset the timer). It always gave us a good chuckle. I am so glad to be able to spend time with family, and especially my grandparents. I love when they share their wisdom or tell me I have good kids. It makes me feel good about what I am doing each day. I love them so!

 

Part way through the night we had a special visitor. My Aunt got it all on video and I can't wait to watch it and hear all of the funny things the kids said.

 

Not long into the visit with Santa Camilla says, "Um...Santa? I think you look like my Uncle Brent..." And that was all she said. She played along well if she actually figured things out. We all got a good laugh out of it though! Santa brought each of the kids a little toy and of course their Christmas Jammies.

 

Hyrum loved his new Spiderman action figure and Camilla enjoyed her new little ponies. I never knew Spidey and my little pony were such great friends! The two of them played so well together with their new toys while the adults continued with Catch Phrase. When it got too late and the kids weren't getting along quite as well anymore, we headed out into the dark night. I loved watching the stars as we drove home to the Acreage. Once we got back, we tucked each of them in for the night (including Mr. Stannix who was still feeling under the weather), and then Mrs. Clause went to work wrapping and setting up for Christmas morning.