After the service, the children were more than ready to go home to give and receive their presents. We took turns passing out presents to each other and then opening them. The rule was you couldn't get your own present from under the tree, you had to be gifted by someone else. That worked out really well.
This year the children received things like a snowboard, a karoake machine, new ski clothes, a sleeping bag and pad, and a bunch of board games. David and I received our Real Salt Lake season tickets, a date night certificate at the spa for both of us, and a gift card for me to buy some clothes! As a family we also purchased canvas's of our family pictures to hang up this year!
Christmas eve we celebrated with the traditional Christmas PJ's!
After opening presents and packing up the car we headed over to see David's Grandma. We were her earliest visitors this year and we got her all to ourselves! It was wonderful to feel of her spirit and to share our Christmas joy with her.
After picking up Grandma Libby from the airport we headed up to Park City to see my side of the family. It was a fun evening filled with giggles and stories and some delicious stew and roast chicken. It was a low key dinner this year that seemed to fit in just perfectly with our holiday!
We found ourselves pretty tired at about 9pm and all headed to bed for a good night's rest. It had been a long, beautiful, enjoyable Christmas day!
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