It’s a Jolly Holiday

Christmas was fantastic.  It all started at my Parents house the Friday before Christmas and ended at my Parents house New Years Day.

My ENTIRE family consisting of 9 nieces, 8 nephews (that’s 17 total), 7 siblings, 7 in-law siblings, me, and a set of parents, all 34 of us, were all at one point during the Holidays in the same place.  It was AWESOME!  Christmas was spent with my Sister and her family and my Brother and his wife.  It was so much fun opening presents with so many little kids around. 

Christmas Eve we decided to actually act out the Nativity scene instead of just reading it.  We haven’t done that in a long time.

 

Mary and Joseph played by brother Daniel and his actual pregnant Wife, Mattie

 

The Angel, played by Sis-in-law Kelly

King Herod and the Narrator played by Dad

Shepherds played by Mom, sister Jodee, Jamon and Liam.

One of the 3 Wiseman played by Bridgette

     Other 2 Wiseman played by brother Mark and his son Nash.

Christmas morning happened early as it always does no matter how old we get.  We were up by 6, including Liam, which we paid for later. We had so much fun with Liam.  He actually seemed interested in everything he got.

 

  

One of his favorite toys…stacking cups.  Something I wish I would’ve gotten him a long time ago.

 

His absolute Favorite present.  He has enjoyed it since he’s laid eyes on it.

I wish I had taken more pictures, but Jamon spoiled me so much this year I didn’t have time between all the unwrapping, and it was just fun watching my nieces open up presents.

Other memorable moments:

• visiting Grandma and Grandpa Twitchell and helping take down Christmas Decorations
• Jamon not having to go home to work because there was an office in Cedar City
• Jamon and I getting away to St. George for a night, by ourselves. Wonderful!
• Playing in the Office building were Jamon worked in Cedar (more on that later)
• Playing card game after card game
• Eating DELICIOUS food
• Finally not feeling nauseous…at all!!

Now for New Years. 

First thing New Years Eve day my ENTIRE family, all 34 of us, dressed all fancy and went to the field behind my parents house were my cousin took our family pictures.  She is editing them so I don’t have a lot to show off.  Here is one she has finished.

The place Jamon went to work in Cedar was previously a fitness center.  Most of it had been converted, but there was still a Basketball court and a Racket ball court.  There was also a kitchen, two rooms with big TV’s and projectors, a room with ping pong tables and pool tables and 7 or 8 huge Love Sacs.  We had so much fun playing there on Friday with everyone that we thought we would ask if we could use it for New Years Eve.  The guy didn’t care so we packed up all our food, dressed in our comfy playing around clothes and went to the old fitness center. 

The fun that took place:

• Racket ball

• Basketball

• Eating

• Watching football

• playing all kinds of board and card games
• Jumping from high places onto the Love Sacs
• XBOX Kinnect: Just Dance

• Ping Pong
• Socializing
• Pool
• Corn Hole

          

All I can say is that it was a BLAST!