Christmas Vacation

We had a really great Christmas season this year.  We loved being together with our families, carrying on traditions, and all the other gooey goodness that Christmas brings each year.  Having kids makes Christmas so much fun.   A few of our Christmas activities this year:

Last year we started a tradition of having a GNO with our Shupe cousins to go to some Christmasy event and out to a "fancy" restaurant dressed in our Christmas best.  Last year it was The Rockettes, and this year we went to the Utah Symphony's "Here Comes Santa Claus" concert and out to eat at The Lion House.  My sister Leslie and her cute little girl Natalie joined us for the first time this year.  We had so much fun and can't wait for next year - the Nutcracker perhaps?

We also started a new Reeve family tradition (that actually replaced our old Progressive Dinner) of bowling and pizza with all of our cousins.   We had a great time - Rich got an all time high score, and I got an all time low score (even with the bumpers)!

We celebrated Christmas with my side of the family on Christmas Eve Eve.  We ate yummy food, had a talent show, and exchanged gifts and treats.  We spent our actual Christmas Eve getting ready for Christmas, relaxing, and going to see "Arthur's Christmas" which we really liked.  The girls got to open up their new PJs, and we read the Nativity from the scriptures.

Christmas morning:  To the relief of the girls:  Santa came!    All the preparation, time, and money spent on Christmas suddenly becomes worth it - look at those excited faces!!  

Going to church after our fun morning and before the party at Grandma and Grandpa Reeve's house.  Hazel is pretty excited about her Pez dispenser.



Rich takes the week off between Christmas and New Years and it is our favorite week of the entire year.  We relax, play with our toys, watch new movies, eat yummy food, and spend entire days in our PJs.  Yes, entire days, I am not afraid to admit that.

One of our favorite gifts from Santa - a play vanity with hair and makeup accessories.  The girls have been doing hair and putting makeup on anything and anybody they can get their hands on.



Hazel peeking out of her new tent.



One of our favorite post-Christmas traditions, Rich taking the girls on "dates" to see movies.  Just him and her.  This year he got to see another Chipmunk movie two days in a row.  I'm sad that I didn't get a picture with him and Sophie this year but what can you do??

We've had a great year and we are excited to see what the new year brings!