Christmas 2009

Christmas was great this year! We had a blast in Utah celebrating with family. Makayla loved seeing her Grandma and Grandpa. They spoiled her with lots of love. One thing that Grandma loved to do was take a nap with Makayla. She would brag about how she could get her to sleep, since I have such a hard time getting her to go to sleep for her naps.

Here they are taking a nap. Secretly I think my mom enjoyed them because it was an excuse for her to get to take a nap and no one could give her a hard time.

We also got to see Caleb's brother, his wife, and their little girl. Makayla loves her cousin Maddi! It was great to see you guys!

Christmas dress from Grandma!

Isn't she beautiful!

On Christmas Eve we decided to make a gingerbread house! It was a lot of fun! Makayla had so much fun eating the candy as we were making it. When it was finished we put it on the piano and every time we couldn't find Makayla all we had to do was go to the piano and there she was taking candy off the house!

Such a cheese ball!!!

While we were making the house Caleb thought he saw something run from the chair to the couch, but didn't tell anyone anything, and then a little bit later my dad jump out of the chair he was in and said he saw a mouse run behind the entertainment center. I was freaked out! They couldn't get it so we went on with our Christmas Eve festivities. When we were reading the story of Christ's birth we were interrupted again with my brother seeing the mouse and then all the men trying to catch it and get rid of it. In the end Caleb caught the mouse and released it far away from the house. It was a pretty funny night and I will never forget it! If you ask Makayla about the mouse she will tell you all about it!

Christmas morning was so much fun this year since Makayla was at an age where she understood how to open and enjoy her presents. We left all of her presents at home, because taking them on the plane back and forth wasn't a fun idea to us! She got to have two Christmas' one on the real day and one when we got home. Pictures of that to follow later. Don't worry she still had plenty to open on Christmas with all that Grandma and Grandpa gave her.

Makayla showing off her cute Christmas P.J.'s.

She loves Santa Clause and was so excited to get these.

Play blocks?

You could hear her asking this all the time after she got these.

She is such a good helper. After she was done opening her presents she was there to help everyone else open theirs!

Makayla and her Mommy on Christmas Day!

We had a wonderful Christmas and we are so grateful for the true meaning of it all! We love the Savior and are so grateful for his birth and the opportunity to celebrate it! We are also so grateful we were able to share it with the ones we love! We hope everyone had a fabulous Christmas!