Christmas 2011

Christmas this year was wonderful! The kids got out of school the Thursday before Christmas (which was on Sunday this year). We had Friday to finish up some Christmas stuff and then Saturday was Christmas Eve! It all happened so fast! We spent Christmas Eve at Jared's parents which the kids always love. In fact, they spent Friday night there and we met them there Saturday.  Christmas Eve always involves super yummy food and fun family times. We got all the grandkids to do a Nativity while Grandpa read the story. It was pretty darn cute with little Maya as Mary, and Will as Joseph. The kids were adorable! The most anticipated moment of the evening is always presents. The kids get to open their gifts from the Grandparents and cousins and they LOVE it. I realized I didn't take enough pictures this year...probably due to photo burn out from everyone else's family pictures.



Next was Christmas Day...I was a little stressed this year because not only did we have church on Christmas Day (which in other circumstances might actually be lovely...), I had to speak. And I was so stinking nervous the whole weekend because of it! The good thing about speaking on Christmas was that the whole week leading up to Christmas Day I was preparing for the talk and focusing on Jesus Christ in a lot more depth than normal. That part was nice. Not the nerves. So after church, we rested a little while the kids played with new toys and animals..then we went to Grandma and Grandpa Cooper's again for the annual family Christmas party, which happened to fall on Christmas this year. It was a blast and we all had a great time with this amazing family that we love!!! Again- not enough pictures.