Christmas in Mesa 2012

All of us siblings and our families and my grandmother came together at my parents house for Christmas this year.

We had a baby shower for Brigham and Elizabeth and since guys were invited Brigham had fun playing the shower games.

I think my favorite part was sitting around playing games like boggle and spelling bees with the family. We got together with the Powell cousins a few nights and played some fun games like Blurt with them too. We all loved Brigham’s wildebeest.

The girls loved having all their aunts and uncles around to play with them. Elise especially liked all the “horsey” shoulder rides she got she wouldn’t let Brigham put her down.

We went to the orange patch, got together with the Powell family at the Park on Christmas.

And we just hung out together ate ate a lot of good food and sweets and cutie oranges. We so much enjoyed having Mina around and the fun that she brings with her. We were able to sit down one afternoon with her and record many of her memories of her parents and grandparents.

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Christmas morning was a delight. Being a parent is really fun on Christmas. It was so fun to get presents for the girls that I knew they would love and to see their faces and how excited they were opening their presents.

I also loved that my mom gave me the nativity set I had as a child. There are many fond memories there. As I explained the Christmas story to the girls using it, I think they understood somewhat why we celebrate Christmas. 

I am grateful for this time of year, not only for Christmas trees and lights, presents, family and good things to eat but that our Father in Heaven gave His only Begotten Son Jesus Christ for us that we could one day return to him with our families.