Christmas Part 1

What a wonderful and beautiful time of year!

I'm sad that it's already over.

It was so great to spend the holidays with our families

this year- it'd been too long since we'd seen everyone.

Games, snow, music, food, hot chocolate,

and loved ones...what more could a girl want?

Even though Scarlett is still a little young too

understand anything about Christmas,

it was still so much fun to have a child to shop for

and make the holidays special for.

 

 

 

We spent Christmas eve with all my siblings and their families.

Sadly, all the kids were sick as could be

and had to wear masks the whole time haha.

Scarlett got some cute PJs to match the other

grandkids, but hers were a bit too big.

 

We had a family talent show,

who knew all of my siblings AND their spouses

were so musically talented? Loved it.

 

We went to the mall on Christmas Eve

(definitely the time to go, there was NO one in line for Santa)

and Scarlett most definitely pooped her pants while

on his lap.

I didn't notice until a little after, so hopefully it

didn't get all over him :)

 

A lovely Christmas Eve dinner of Panda Express

 

Chris's favorite gift, a collection of Bob Ross

DVD's.  I thought he was such a nerd for liking

it, but I will admit they are pretty amazing,

and we may or may not have gone out

and gotten the supplies and did a painting :)

(pictures to come)

 

Christmas day!!

 

Scarlett's very own stocking

 

I was  pretty excited about opening up my gift and

finding a baseboard!  Because I knew what it was for...

 

Chris built and got supplies for my own little photography studio!!!

By far the best gift EVER.

We will be trying it out today for the first time.

I really really want to get better at photography.

 

My brother and his wife are the craftiest people I know

and gave these silhouettes of all the grandkids

to my parents...

I've been telling Chris that I think Scarlett's

head is misshapen and this proves it!

Bottom left, still a bit of a cone head haha.

 

Poor babe was so wiped out from all the excitement.

 

But that didn't keep her away from our late night game of Shanghai.

She's got quite the poker face.

 

I love having a sister

that is such an experienced and wonderful mama.

I can ask her advice on anything,

and it's been so fun living closer to her now.

I also love our girls' little bomber hats :)

 

I just can't get enough of this little doll's face

 

We went to dinner and to the temple lights

the day after Christmas,

I was so excited to dress her up in her

awesomely warm bear outfit.

 

Best of all, I love spending time with

this awesome man I get to call my husband :)

 

Merry Christmas from Utah!

 

 

Had to include a video of Scarlett

opening a gift.

I know...pretty exciting stuff!! :)