Before my family came down for Christmas Eve, we took the kids to Arctic Circle for lunch. They were begging to get out of the house! So we headed out to run a few errands while we went out to lunch. We ate, dropped of donations at the DI, washed the van, and grabbed a few last minute groceries at the store. The kids had a good time playing and getting out some stored up energy on the
playland at Arctic Circle.
When we got home, Kaylee took a nap while Dad and Carson went out and shoveled the skiff of snow
that was on the driveway. Of course, Carson spent the whole time on his
fourwheeler and ended up at the park playing on the hill with it. This kid loves his
fourwheeler!
After they got in from the cold they had some hot cocoa and popcorn, and we all went downstairs and watched the movie "Up".
We finished the movie just in time for my family (
Gma,
Gpa, and Chris) to come down and spend Christmas with us. We had lasagna for dinner and then headed out to see some Christmas Lights in Bountiful.
There is a house in North Salt Lake that has a lot of lights that light up to music on the radio. So we found it and it was pretty neat. We didn't stay very long though....there was a movie screen of Santa in one of the rooms, and it looked SO real, and I guess it freaked Carson out, because as soon as we unbuckled him to get him a better view he started screaming "No, let's go home!" Over and over again. I think the Santa scared him a little!! So we just drove around and looked at the big houses and lights and ended up going past the temple and saw the Nativity scene they had. Carson liked that part a lot!
Once we got home, it was time to open up a present! The kids got new PJ's! So we put them on and read some books and put them to bed! Of course, not before setting out some
Oreos and Milk for Santa!
It was so fun having my family there to share Christmas Eve with us!!!
After the kids were in bed, I went to work putting rolls and cinnamon rolls together for the next day so I wouldn't have to deal with it in the morning! We also stayed up talking to my mom and brother. It was a great time! We finally decided we were pretty tired and finally went to bed around 11:30, knowing that we would be lucky to hold Carson off from opening presents until 6 or 7. (We were really hoping to not get out of bed until 8!) That was our Christmas eve, which was just a fantastic as Christmas day!!!
When we got home, Kaylee took a nap while Dad and Carson went out and shoveled the skiff of snow that was on the driveway. Of course, Carson spent the whole time on his fourwheeler and ended up at the park playing on the hill with it. This kid loves his fourwheeler!
After they got in from the cold they had some hot cocoa and popcorn, and we all went downstairs and watched the movie "Up". 
We finished the movie just in time for my family (Gma, Gpa, and Chris) to come down and spend Christmas with us. We had lasagna for dinner and then headed out to see some Christmas Lights in Bountiful.
Once we got home, it was time to open up a present! The kids got new PJ's! So we put them on and read some books and put them to bed! Of course, not before setting out some Oreos and Milk for Santa!
It was so fun having my family there to share Christmas Eve with us!!!
After the kids were in bed, I went to work putting rolls and cinnamon rolls together for the next day so I wouldn't have to deal with it in the morning! We also stayed up talking to my mom and brother. It was a great time! We finally decided we were pretty tired and finally went to bed around 11:30, knowing that we would be lucky to hold Carson off from opening presents until 6 or 7. (We were really hoping to not get out of bed until 8!) That was our Christmas eve, which was just a fantastic as Christmas day!!!
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