Christmas!

I hope everyone had an amazing Christmas like we did. We were all so spoiled and had a blast. The whole week up until the big night was a fun week. Monday night for FHE we drove around and looked at Christmas lights and ate ice cream. We do this every year and I think its one of my faborite traditions. Wednesday night we went over to my parents house and we each dressed up in a character from the baby jesus story. I was the Angel, Ashtyn and Camden were Mary and Joseph, Collin was baby Jesus, and Chris was the donkey, ha, ha! My family were the other people. It was really cute and fast, but really fun. On Christmas Eve we gave the kids each a pair of pajama pants that I sewed for them and a new shirt. I thought it would be fun for us all to wear our jammies to our big Christmas Eve dinner with my Dad's extended family. This year we had it at the church since it was the place that could hold all 45ish of us. It turned out really fun. First we ate dinner and had a little talent show. Some of the grandkids sang Christmas songs. Camden actually sang "O Holy Night" in front of everyone and he knows all the words. It was really cute! After the talent show we opened presents. Each family rotates who to buy for each year. So we each recieved one gift. Then most of the kids played a game of basketball speed which was a blast!
Christmas morning was probably my favorite one since we've been married. I think the ages of our kids are just so perfect for the whole santa thing and they just made it so fun! They were so excited for santa to come they could hardly stand it. Santa found them and they were spoiled!!! Ashtyn got her doll bunkbed, a kid lap top (or LABTOB as she calls it :), barbie and barbie furniture, doll, bubble gum machine,games,dress up, pillow pet, shoes,and a few more things. Camden got an airplane, geotrax extension for the one he already has, football, ball and glove, moon dough, train, helicopter, play football tent, etc. Collin got a thing that you sit on and ride that sings songs and some cars. Chris got some cologne, pajama pants, and a golf shirt, remote control motorcycle, and a PS3 game. I got some dishes, pajama pants, cricut cartridge, an electric sander, YES a sander, I really wanted one for my crafts! I told Chris to start saving for next years gift cause I want a scroll saw next Christmas. Then, Chris' dad, Grandpa O'Connor got the family a WII!! It is so fun. We got 4 controllers, and a couple games for all of us to play. He really spoiled us this time! Needless to say, we were spoiled rotten but had so much fun.
After we opened our gifts we exchanged gifts with my family and then had lunch over at my parents house. We hung out and relaxed until it was time to visit Grandma Johnson and then over to my mom's cousins house for dinner and games! We were all SO tired by the end of the day. Thanks to all our family who helped make it an awesome Christmas!

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