Christmas Eve and Christmas

 We had our family party on Christmas Eve! I started the morning with a hike up Rock Canyon with Moki. Then I came home and started making wassail. It is so yummy and makes the house smell so dang good.

Dan made prime rib and Amanda made Salmon. YUM!

The food was on point. Funeral potatoes, my moms delicious Christmas jello salad, carrots,  and green beans.

Anthony has asked all of us to wear turtlenecks because of a joke he tried to pull on Brooke when they were first dating. So we all wore turtlenecks. It was great and Brooke loved it.

We had dinner around 5:30 and then we sang Christmas songs, read Luke 2 and opened presents. It was a fun evening.

I did not take enough pictures . . . boo! Hopefully I will get some from Caleb to add.

After opening presents and hanging out Sam's family left. Then all the adults played games until 11:30pm. Yikes, another late night. It was a great Christmas Eve.

Christmas morning we all went to Sam and Amanda's ward. The kids were singing four songs for the Christmas program. It was fun to fill the rows and support them. They had a very nice program.

I got this cute dress for Audrey for the Christmas season:)

Hanging out after church.

I wanted one picture with this cute girl but she refused!

After church Sam and Amanda headed to Idaho. Anthony invited everyone else to head to Brooke's house for lunch and games. That was really fun. We played a few games and had a yummy lunch before they needed to head to Brooke's parents house.

Mom and I headed to Loralie's after that. I was exhausted and wanted to take a nap. I tried unsuccesfully. Maple was barking like crazy. Finally I gave up and took Moki on a walk.

We walked on the canal trail behind Loralie's house. It was a nice afternoon. It felt good to be outside for a little while.

Nancy made a delicious beef roast dinner for Christmas. Anthony, Brooke, Caleb, mom, Loralie, Curtis and Katie all ate. Then we played games and hung out. It was  nice and relaxing day. Moki crashed on the couch.

We stayed late and set ourselves up for an exhausting week. I felt fortunate to see so many family members this Christmas season. I also called Ben and Katie's family, Aaron and Jacklyn's family, Grandma Brown (she was with Jan, Lou, and Pete, and Virginia. It was a great day filled with family!