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| Annie's Excited |
For Christmas Eve we go up to my grandparents house and eat soup. This year, after dinner, each family member shared Larsen memories. This was a lot of fun to hear such a variety of memories. I am truly blessed to be a part of such a great family and am grateful to my grandmother for all of her work to bring us together so often.
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| Enjoying Familytime |
After we were done sharing memories, it was time to re-enact the Nativity. Over the years, my grandmother has made quite the collection of costumes that are coveted by most of the family members. Growing up, my cousin Alicia and I would always fight over who got to be Mary. This year, as we were getting ready, my grandma said, "I guess we all know who is going to be Mary." Apparently having a baby is an automatic qualifier. Who knew?
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| Playing the Picture-Telephone Game |
We eventually made our way back south and spent the night at my parents'. My mom offered to watch Leila for the night, so we dressed her in her homemade Christmas pjs and set up her crib in their bedroom. The next morning I go upstairs and my mom says, "You're going to hate me. She slept for 6 and a half hours last night!" Go figure she would do that the one night Grandma has her but has only ever managed 5 and half for me on one rare occasion.
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| Content with Great-Grandma Larsen |
Since Christmas was on a Sunday this year, we had the opportunity of going to Sacrament Meeting before opening gifts. We went to my parents ward where my dad was the only speaker amongst lots of Christmas music. I thoroughly enjoyed having this spiritual element to help remind of the true reason for the season. Leila was also a hit among the members of my home ward.
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| Taylor, Genie, and Ashley |
We returned to my parents to open our gifts, eat food, and just relax and enjoy one another's company. Later that evening we returned to my grandparents' for Christmas Dinner. What a great holiday!
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