Christmas Break

Christmas truly was very merry this year.  We got to spend lots of time with both sides of the family--seeing each of our siblings and their families.  Those cherished times were definitely the highlight of our Christmas season for sure, but we need to give a little shout out to Santa this year because he definitely took good care of us.

A recap of our Holiday Festivities:

• The Eve of Christmas Eve--spent at John and Becca's with the whole fam-damily for some good food and socializing.
• Christmas Eve--spent at Nana and Papa's with a quick re-cap of the nativity and a hilarious cousin photo shoot.

McRae really is smiling...he was just giving it his all. :)

• Christmas morning-- surprised by the arrival of Brandon and Marcy.  (They were unexpected.)  Had to wake the little guy up as everyone else was ready to go long before he was (at 6 AM).  Then spent in a frenzy of opening gifts, eating, riding horses, playing with new toys. 

 

The first "hit" of Christmas...a flashlight in his stocking.

• Christmas afternoon--spent at the Wright's with the whole gang again (minus Phil's fam)
• 26th--church with Nana and Papa and temple lights in the evening. 

 
Of course he insisted on wearing his new cowboy hat to see the temple lights.

• 27th-28th--more horse riding, a trip to Papa's work site, hanging out with the Wright's, Bounce U, Cage World, Costa Vida, Bahama Buck's and back to home, sweet home.

 Checking out the birds at Cage World.

We actually snapped pictures of our Christmas loot once we got home.  We didn't take the full haul with us and didn't want to take pics until it was all together.  You can see we must have all been really good boys and girls this year.