all 3 kids sleeping for at least part of the way
stopping by Cindy's house!
Church with the family X2
meeting my adopted sis-in-law's birth mom (and her family)
Christmas Eve with the Lees (I was Mary, James was Joseph, and Katie was baby Jesus.)
Christmas Day with the Heads in Victor
wedding and reception for a family friend (that I just met)
ice fishing, which yielded delicious fish for dinner
breakfast date with James
trips to the big D.I.
adventure for the kids at the BYU-I greenhouses
cooking with my mother-in-law
resting!
and laundry.
Travel back wasn't as good since the kids were all worn out and cranky from the trip. The pipe we fixed broke AGAIN...so we're fixing it...AGAIN...and I feel nasty and greasy from the lack of a shower, clean dishes, or washing my hands today.
This Christmas has truly been a miracle for us. Finances have been a little tight, so I hadn't bought much for the kids. Our budget for gifts hasn't changed much from when we were poor students. We opened our door to find bags full of gifts left on our porch the night after we got back, so my boys now have double the toys they had before. Whoever bought them gifts was really generous...brand new clothes and big, expensive toys that we'd never be able to afford in a million years. Seeing them open these gifts was priceless. There was also some money included...not for the first time this Christmas season. We were able to buy our own pump to get the water out of our crawl space...AGAIN! Haha. I feel a little overwhelmed by emotions...stress from this broken pipe, but so much gratitude for those who have helped us out this Christmas. It has been wonderful! I will feel even more wonderful after a shower. :)
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| all asleep |
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| Uncle Joseph and his nephews |
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| trying on ugly stuff at D.I. |
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| We burned a muneca for New Year's. |
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| and watched this! I got all 4 seasons for Christmas! :) |
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