Christmas 2009

We went to Utah for Christmas this year and it was a non-stop party. It was so fun. We mostly partied with this crew.
We played tons of games, sung karaoke several times until literally 3am in the morning (so fun and quite hiliarious!), participated in the annual laser tag game (I came in 3rd place one time and killed my husband, it was awesome), took professional family pictures with the whole clan and best of all we were reunited with our long lost cousins. They were so much fun. We love them and are super excited to have them around in the future. This year we started a white elephant gift exchange that we added to our Christmas Eve program. It was a lot of fun. Being with family was the best gift this year. I love them all! It is so fun. It seems like every year we get addicted to a new game. The game of the new year was Ticket to Ride. If you like games, it is a must play. Shawn and I were able to do a quick trip to Texas with just the two of us. It was nice (well as nice as house hunting can go....) but it was nice to be alone, go out to dinner (Texas food is amazing!) and somewhat relax. Best part was to get a full night sleep and first class flying was not bad. Flying benefits sure are nice.

Jack was extremely spoiled by his grandma and his aunt, uncle, cousins and friends. The kid loved all the attention he got. It was one party for him. He also loved playing with the animals. I need to post a video of Jack trying to play fetch with Mr. Jiggs (my mom's dog). The only problem was he could only throw the ball about one foot so Jiggs would just stare and Jack could not figure out why he would not get the ball. So cute. Overall a wonderful trip and we were sad to leave!

Christmas Eve we always have a party with my mom's side of the family. It is always a lot of fun. My cousin Nick just returned from Russia where he was serving a mission for our Church. He was gone for 2 years. It was nice to have him back.
The uncles

My cousin Sam. Should I be worried?
Getting loves from Great Grandma.

Making silly faces with cousin Lilly.
It is a tradition to always have a really nice Christmas breakfast before we open any gifts. I love this because it reminds you of what is important before you open the presents.

Jack not sure what to make of the presents he got this year.
Helping grandma open his gifts.
I think he enjoyed eating them more than opening them.
Playing with some of the new gifts.