12-25-11

{Merry Christmas!}

Christmas day was joyous and wonderful and spirit-filled and everything we could ask for. We enjoyed a laid-back morning discovering what Santa left... Trent's Ruger 1022 rifle, Riley's new bed, Brant's Green Machine, Lance's skateboard and giant stuffed elephant, and Gavin's bike. And the Kinect for everyone. There were a few other exciting things, too. Like Trent's tickets to see Zac Brown Band in Salt Lake on Jan. 21st... woot! OK, that was a gift for both of us! We are just a little excited!!
Before our 1:00 church we Facetimed with the Emmertsons in AL while we opened gifts from each other. Later, we had a visit from Dave which was so pleasant and nice. For dinner, we had a traditional Christmas ham in the dining room and the kids were excited to FINALLY use the Christmas China...
And here is a little video that just makes me happy. A little background - Trent's room is in the basement so Ricky went down to get him while I brought everyone else down from upstairs. They had actually been awake for a while when I opened their door and I have no idea why all the boys were piled on the bottom bunk. They all decided to sleep in Lance and Gavin's room on Christmas Eve. Riley slept on an air mattress and Brant slept with Gavin because Riley's and Brant's room are on the other side of the bridge and they didn't want to spoil anything when they came out of their rooms. So here you go...

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