Christmas Eve - Minute to Win It

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mom and Dad had worked hard and planned lots of "Minute to Win It" games for the kids to play on the afternoon of Christmas Eve.  The kids loved it and had a ball.  Three families went this year to Guatemala - ours, Karina and Chris's, and Ben and Emily Martino's.  The kids LOVED being together and there were no issues - they got along AMAZINGLY! 

Stake Youth Dance

 

 

 

 

 

Hailee has an awesome group of friends at church.  They are all in different wards but have really gotten close.  They love to hang out at each others houses on the weekends and enjoy being with others who have their same standards.  She loves her friends and is FIERCELY protective of them!

Early Christmas Morning

 

 

 

 

We went to Guatemala this year for Christmas to see Nana and Pop so we held our own families Christmas morning a few days early.  We still left out the traditional treats for Santa and the reindeer and just wrote a letter to them explaining the situation.  They were kind enough to come early!  We didn't let the kids get up until 7:00 (only Brady was already awake) because we had a late night of flying ahead of us.  The kids loved opening their presents and stockings!  They each pick a siblings name to purchase for and they love doing that.  I love how excited they are to give a gift to one another.  We then had yummy Santa pancakes and got ready to go on our flight.