christmas has come and gone, and nearly that fast, too. we spent christmas eve at the olsen's for dinner (my first "schnitzel" ever), and then headed to park city for the night and christmas morning. i was as giddy as a school girl and could hardly wait for morning. seeing what santa brings is way more fun when the christmas magic is there (i do believe, i do believe, i do believe). skylar was stoked on her toys and was completely overwhelmed after an hour, and crashed. genet was super excited too. santa delivered and she had a blast playing with barbies, toys, babies, etc.--all while my dad assembled her kitchen/baby bathing station...and he thought he was past santa claus assembly. ha. breakfast was the bomb, as per usual (a little breakfast casserole, ginormous fruit salad, cinnamon rolls, and nog). and then for the presents. this year my family decided that all presents under the tree had to be homemade (at least the ones from sibling to sibling). it made thinking up what you were going to give each person more fun and i think will be a tradition that sticks. after we cleaned up and loaded the car up, we headed back down to the olsen's for lunch and more presents. with a quick stop off at mer and clay's to see the 14' tree in all her glory and the santa loot, we headed home to unpack and unload...and what an endeavor that was. we were definitely spoiled (camping stove, camp kitchen, wii games, clothes, money, quilts, etc.). overall it was a stupendous holiday season. but not to forget the most important part: the little dude born so many years ago who is our Savior. He is the reason we're here, the man we hope to emulate, and the true reason to celebrate. amen.
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