Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Christmas in Vancouver 2013

 I was so excited for Christmas morning!  Benson was the last to wake up and it was after 9 am.  I could hardly wait!  They started by opening stockings.  Jenna was so sweet to make me a stocking - my favorite things - passion fruit juice and a See's walnut bar which I ate right away!
 Benson was helping open the presents for Dalton.
 Dalton got clothes including BYU pajama pants and a bear in BYU colors.
 Allison loved her new pots and pans.
 Benson was pretty excited with his Ninja Turtle dress-up outfit.
 Weston's gift from Paisley was a big hit!
 A Ninja Turtle!
 Allison got BYU pajamas and other goodies in her box.
 She got two Llama Llama books which she loved.
 Casey was thrilled with the BYU ornament.
 Weston got a BYU blanket.
 Weston was excited with his Lego set.
 And a second Lego set....
 Casey seemed happy with his tools.
 Jenna made the best breakfast casserole - Eggnog French Toast!  Yum!
 Allison playing with her new purse and the contents.
 What a cute smile!
 Benson loved his Lego.
 Benson dressed up as a Ninja Turtle.
 Jenna made an awesome Christmas dinner - ham, roasted broccoli/cauliflower, pomegranate/mandarin orange salad with pomegranate dressing, and rolls.
For dessert she made these adorable snowmen out of ice cream and I made some pumpkin creme brulee.  
We had a wonderful Christmas.  
I am so blessed to have such awesome children that gave me wonderful gifts:
Casey and Jenna gave me (in addition to the goodies in the stocking) a black sweater, the Sunday Soup cookbook, black cardstock and a precious ornament with thumb prints from Weston, Benson, Allison and Dalton!
Jason and Ashley gave me a computer case, lace punch, daisy punch, white cardstock, a card ideas book, and an awesome "grandmother" necklace that I just love!
Nate and Misty gave me the Ephraim's Rescue DVD, some dots for card making, and some cute glass bowls with red lids!
I was so excited by all my gifts.  Many were things I wanted and some were real surprises!  I loved everything and had a wonderful Christmas especially because Casey, Jenna and family were here.

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