I LOVE CHRISTMAS!!!

I guess it is time to face reality..... that Christmas is over which is so saddening to me. But we had an awesome Christmas and were able to spend lots of time with family. There is no doubt that Christmas is my favorite holiday. I love getting gifts for people, I even love wrapping them! I received one of the sweetest gifts I've ever been given this year. Take yourselves back to the days of elementary school; not so much the smell of sweaty kids after recess, but if your school was as cool as mine...... the school store. I remember when you could earn money from being good, and you would save all your money for like a month to buy a pencil. Well my eight year old nephew Jace did just that. He saved all his school money for a really long time, but didn't buy anything for himself. He bought me a Christmas present. It made me want to cry! I can't believe how sweet and thoughtful that was of him. I know as a kid you really really want things for yourself at the school store, and you feel like you have worked hard to earn them. It was seriously the sweetest thing in the world and he was so excited to give it to me. It's a cute little glass plaque that has an aunt saying on it, and it meant the world to me. (sorry that isn't the best picture above.)

Christmas Eve is my favorite night of the year. We had dinner with my family, hung out and exchanged gifts. Then we headed over to Todd's families for a couple hours. It is nice to have our parents living just a few minutes away from each other, but it can be pretty hard running between both places too. But I love seeing everyone! We ended up sleeping at my parents home that night and had a lot of fun.
Todd and my Mom


My Dad, Steph and Me

Jace, Tania, Nolan and Quin. Kids make Christmas so much fun! I absolutely adore my nieces and nephews!

Here's the girls! I honestly don't know what I would do without my sisters and my mom!

Brooke is 7 months pregnant, although you can hardly tell. I love harassing her about profile pictures, and I can't wait for my new niece to get here! (She LOVED the blocks Cheri! Thanks again!)

Todd and Quin playing with his new toy.

This is mine and Todd's fourth Christmas together since we've been married, and like our tenth one since we've been together. We are like kids on Christmas! We are sneaky little spies, and we are terrible about keeping secrets from each other, but continue attempting to surprise each other. I love Todd more than I could ever find words to express it! He makes every holiday so awesome and I love waking up to him every morning!

This is my twelve year old brother Shane. He is autistic and quite a handful for my parents! He usually doesn't really enjoy opening presents and is finished after one gift; but this is the first year that he opened every single present. We were all shocked!

This is Todd and our nephew Colton. They are good little buddies and really enjoy playing football together.

Here's the girls on Todds side of the family. When we got to Todd's parents on Christmas day, the power had just gone out. It was funny eating and opening gifts with lanterns and candles. Surprisingly enough, from the pictures you can't even tell there weren't any lights on.

And the guys..... Todd is the youngest out of his brothers. They are a lot of fun and keep parties entertaining!

I love spending time with family! I love Christmas time and all the memories made! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!