Christmas Break

We had a really great Christmas break and spent time at the Peaden's, the Walker's and at home. 

After we did a little bit of Christmas morning clean up (and let the kids play with their new things for a while) we headed up to Morgan. We opened up presents and spent the rest of Christmas day spending time with the Walker's and playing games. Here are a few fun things:

Lydia planted pumpkins in the spring with the idea of using them to make pie in the fall. She and Shantel were finally able to take her pumpkins and make a pumpkin pie from the pumpkin she grew. 

Polly came with us and Brooklyn had some fun drawing her. 

There were some old mentos and Matt set off an explosion of coca-cola. 

Next up we headed to West Jordan and and did present opening there. The Renchers had not yet opened either so we were able to open presents with them. This was voted the most beautifully wrapped present and as always, there were many many beautiful presents. 

We all had a really great time opening presents and it was fun to spend time with everyone. 

We played games and did our family Christmas party (we were supposed to do it before Christmas, but we got sick and could not make it happen). 

My Dad got a new "big screen" TV and Bruce and I helped him get it set up. 

We got to have a day at home which was so nice. The kids got to play with their new toys and relax. 

Meanwhile, I've wanted to write a set of Peaden Family Financial statements for a while and I got to spend some time putting those together and it was really fun. 

I am grateful for our family and love spending time together with them. We actually don't have a ton of pictures from the break, but really enjoyed all the game playing, chatting and present opening.