Christmas Holiday in a nutshell.. enjoy!!

We had a very unique Christmas Season this year. Normaly we head to sunny Cali for a few weeks and enjoy family and friends. This year, considering Kaleb was coming in just a few days after Christmas (and wanted to see the family; thus was flying into SLC), we decided to stay home. Figuring we were in the middle of where everyone lives, our home was the designated area, thus we had everyone (almost; Brett & Bonnie & kids came the day after Christmas), in our small little house. But it was the best time ever!! We had a fun week for Christmas in St. George and then 2 days after we left for Salt Lake to see Kaleb get in on Monday, thus celebrating the rest of our Christmas & New Year's season opening gifts and living up the George Family Christmas traditions. It was so fun seeing all of the family (both sides).

Lilly has def. grown more and more in love with little Lucy. She actually wanted to hold her this time. They were so cute!! And that Lucy is such a patient little baby!!Every year for Christmas Eve we celebrate by having the grandkids (and a designated couple) act out the Nativity Scene. My mom and dad went to Jerusalem when we were just kids and brought back these awesome shephards clothes (I can't think of the name of them; but the grandkids love them and look forward to wearing them ever year). This year there was only Emma, Lilly & Lucy, thus narrowing the "fight club" down a bit. Lucy played our lovely little baby Jesus and Lilly was the only one up for being a shephard along with her Uncle Jordan. Emma was in one of her drama moods. (gotta love those "girl" moments). The next morning the girls woke and were SO excited to see what Sant had brought. They loved helping eachother open gifts and were equally surprised at what they got. It was so funny!!

Emma LOVED her leapster. She took it with her on our road trip up to SLC and enjoyed sharing it with her cousin Morgon. Lilly loved her baby doll set. She loved pushing her new little baby around in her stroller and pampering her to sleep in her new little bassinet. It was the cutest thing. Made me a little more relieved in preparation for the new little one in May. While in SL we got to visit with Gma & Gpa Dial & cousins. For Christmas this year Gpa Dial gave the grandkids a unique coin starter collection. (He being a collector himself). The kids even received a fun coin counting machine and the girls were immediately excited to get it home so they could put the change from their original piggy banks into the machine.

Another tradition we do (normally Christmas Eve) is read the Night Before Christmas; where Santa comes and visits and brings our Christmas Eve gifts (consisting mostly of pajamas or bathroom accessories). This year we waited for Kaleb and celebrated so he could enjoy a little Christmas tradition as well. The kids were elated. 2 out of 2, STEPH!! Quite shocking too, as Lilly's first sighting of Santa was at our Ward Christmas Party. (She only sat on his lap because Emma had been sitting there.) Thus, this time around (Jordan playing our Santa) she got right up there (thus seeing all the other cousins were getting gifts from him, it must be safe, right?). Claire then decided to join her, providing such the sweetest cousin photo op. They were such the best of friends the whole Christmas vacation.