Our Christmas Trip Home #1

Nate, Miley and Sephy had a great time together, and aren't they all so cute.

We had a great Christmas vacation. We started our trip by going up to Cache Valley and visiting with my family. We were able to hang out at my mom's house.

We got to see my Grandma Gilden. She is such a sweet lady, and I just love seeing her.

The kids had a fun time playing around her house.

We also went up to my mom's work and said hello to Grandma and Linda, our good friend.

It was good to see old friends and for the kids to hang out with Grandma.

We did run into an issue when we tried to leave we came out to a flat back tire. We ended up having to get 4 new tires, Merry Christmas. At least it happened when we were parked so everyone was safe, what a blessing.

Our Family Christmas, and Nates School Christmas Program.

We had a great Christmas together as a family. Yes we already opened our presents.

Since we are leaving to go home for Christmas time and have no room to bring all of the kids and our presents with us, we opened our gifts last Saturday and made a day of it. It was so much fun and the kids were so cute. We were really blessed and everyone got things they wanted and some things they didn't suspect.

It was fun this year with the kids because they were both excited and we enjoyed watching them open each gift. Miley was so cute and would tear the wrapping paper off, but before she could tear off another piece she had to put the other on in a nice pile. Our No mess girl.

Jared did a great job shopping for me too.

Miley really liked her new couch. Now Nate can have his back. She has been borrowing his each day for the last 3 months or so.

Christmas time is so magical and fun, especially with little one's. I love to see how happy, excited, and how much fun the kids have. It makes us so happy.

Jared and I even got a DSi this year to share.

Miley's last gift...

A door, yes we bought her a door. It was suppose to be from Santa but we couldn't bring it up to Grandma and Grandpa's for Christmas morning so she got it now. And she loves it.

I've never seen a kid play with one thing for so long.

Here is Jared and Nate playing a Star Wars game on the xbox that dad got for Christmas.

Still loving her door. We had a great weekend with the kids and really enjoyed ourselves. It was a good Christmas time for us. The night before we went to the Ward Christmas party. Good times.

Nate had his School Christmas Program on Tuesday. Miley and I got to see it. Nate was so cute, and really had such a big smile on. They sang 5 songs. Well on the second to last song they sung Jingle bells. Nate grabbed his bell that was around his neck and it broke. He was so upset. The night before he was telling me that Jingle bells was his favorite song of the Program because he got to ring a bell...so it would have to be that his bell breaks. Well he cried all through that song and the last. It was so sad. I wanted to go and give him a big hug and a new bell so he could be happy and have fun...but I couldn't tell them to stop so Nate could get some help.

After they were done singing I gave him a big hug and told him I could hot glue his bell back together. I calmed down and then we had some fun eating cookies and hot chocolate.

Nate and some of his friends in his class. Miley loved her cookie.

Then Nate showed me all the cute art work he had done.

And he wanted a picture with his teacher. She is a good teacher.

It was so much fun to be able to go to Nate's Program and to see how much my little boy is growing. He is a good boy and we love him so much.