We started our Christmas celebrations off by heading to Grace, Idaho. Matt and I took the opportunity to leave our kids with grandma and grandpa. They took the kids to school with them and let them join the parties with the other kids. Matt and I went to Logan, Utah to do a little last minute shopping. It's amazing how Matt's wallet comes more easily out of his pocket when he doesn't have kids around nagging him for stuff. I might have done a little more than intended, but Matt wasn't telling me "No" so I took advantage. We made it back to Grace for dinner. The next day we took the kids swimming at Lava Hot Springs. Only the hot pools were open. They didn't last long in the hot water, so we headed home to wait for the arrival of Tyler, Katie, and their kids. That night we had our early Christmas with the Washburns. It was fun to be with family and see the kids so excited.
The next morning, December 21st, my birthday, we headed to Shelley to spend the day with Heather, Jason and the kids. We went sledding at the dirt hills. Dirt being the word. There was a little bit of snow on one hill that all the kids were having fun on. On the other side were mounds of dirt that Bennett took the sled over to. He plowed down them face first creating as much mess as possible. Only Bennett could attract so much dirt on his body in the snow. That night, Heather had found a babysitter. We left all the kids with the unsuspecting babysitter and went to dinner at Johnny Carinos. Then we wandered around Sportsman Warehouse and Wal-Mart for a couple of hours. What can I say, we are party animals. The next morning we had to leave for home. However, we stopped by to visit with Grandma Betty before we left. It was great to see her and I'm amazed that at 90 years old she is still all there and enjoys talking and visiting with us.
Christmas Eve we prepared for Christmas. I was a little worn out so Bennett actually made and baked the cookies for Santa. Nice, he now has a designated job for next year. We were invited by the Plaistead's to eat dinner with them. We tortured the kids on the drive home. They wanted to get home to open a present so Matt and I decided to drive around and look at lights. Every time we took a turn that took us away from our house, they would shriek and scream. It was so much fun for Matt and I. We finally made it home and opened our Christmas pajamas. We then watched a Nativity movie from the lds website and then read our scriptures. It was so nice and pleasant to be in our nice warm house, snuggled in with our family, spending time reflecting on Jesus' birth.
Christmas morning the kids allowed us to sleep in until 7am. This seems to happen more often than not. I remember when I was young. Michelle, Heather, and I had the hardest time sleeping. We would continually wake up and sneak into my parents room to ask if it was time to open presents. 2am, 3am, 4am, finally around 6am my parents would finally let us go out to the tree to open presents. I don't know what's wrong with my kids, but I'll take it! After we opened presents, had our breakfast hash, played with our toys and lounged around, then decided to go sledding. Once the sun started to go down, it got a mite too cold so we headed home to leftover breakfast hash and a family movie to watch. I remember say to Matt that this was a great Christmas. And it was. The kids were happy, and we spent our time enjoying each others company. Nothing can compare to that!
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