Sunday, January 19, 2014

Christmas 2013

We had a wonderful Christmas this year. We kicked things off a few days early for my family's traditional Aebelskiver night that we've been doing with the Utah Funks for a few years now. Debbie hosted in her brand new kitchen, and it was fun to have the Drapers with us this year!

Debbie in her beautiful, almost completed, kitchen
Dallin was in charge of a candy bar game for all the kdis

And Todd and I walked away with some pretty sweet prizes from the adult white elephant



On Christmas Eve we headed up to the Barfusses for a delicious Steak and Salmon dinner and a fun night with the fam. I loved Lyla with her cousins in their Christmas jammies.

aren't they cute?

I had a hard time picking a favorite

And then they were done...I think its kind of a miracle that we got a few good pictures in there!

Our little fam bam Christmas Eve



Then Christmas morning came. We all met up in Sarah's room to open our stockings and prep to go downstairs. It was so fun to be with everyone, and Lyla was pretty excited about the whole thing, especially the candy (she didn't get to unwrap any, but she still seemed to know exactly what was inside).



I think to say that Santa came this year would be an understatement. We were unbelievably spoiled and I would be lying if I said that I didn't enjoy every second of it. Lyla was a ton of fun and while she definitely didn't "get it", it was still lots of fun to watch her run around.

Lyla discovering the presents Christmas morning...the binder clip holding up her pants is a nice touch--she's a skinny little thing!

Excited!

Lyla LOVED the garbage bag Papa was playing with

Lyla's new favorite toy from Mimi and Papa

Lyla's Christmas present to Daddy was some Bronco's gear for herself. She's ready for the Super Bowl!

Below are a few of my favorite pictures from the season:



I kind of love this picture


This is just very Lyla...always pulling out her bow and acting like she did you a favor
We finished off Christmas day by hopping over to Debbie's for an awesome roast beef Christmas Dinner! It was perfect, and so nice to have her so close to the Barfusses. All in all, I would say that Christmas 2013 was one of the best in recent memory!

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