Merry Christmas from sunny Arizona! It's always strange to celebrate Christmas when you can go caroling in flip flops, but we managed.
Morgan really "got" Christmas this year, so things like decorating the (Sam-proof) tree and looking at Christmas lights took on new excitement. However, convincing her that Christmas was about Christ and not Santa was a tough sell. The "Baby Jesus Playset" (aka Nativity) from the grandparents helped with that one.
This time of year we really missed living in Salt Lake - not the snow or ice, but the lights at Temple Square and our annual tradition of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas concert. We tried to substitute the Mesa Temple lights, but our kids decided to throw tantrums that ruined any magic we might have felt. Oh well, next year.
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| Morgan posing in her Christmas dress - such a girl |
CHRISTMAS DAY:
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| Morgan got a lot of books for Christmas, but kept stopping to read each one instead of opening the rest. |
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| Sam didn't really get it, but he enjoyed eating the paper. |
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| Erik's contribution to the stockings - sparklers... |
The big gift of 2012 - Santa's interpretation of "I want a real horse!"
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| A surprisingly big hit - galoshes. They were also very popular with her cousin Will :) |
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| Morgan's gift to Daddy (I did most of the coloring, she lost interest after a few minutes) |
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What more could you want for Christmas?!
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Hope you all had a merry Christmas and were able to spend time with the ones you love.
2 comments:
Fantastic recap. No holiday light outing is complete without someone in the family having a meltdown. See it as an annual tradition of sorts... ;)
Merry Christmas to you all!!
Hey! With all of the fancy dresses and ponies, i think Addie and Morgan are cut out of the same cloth :)
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