We spent this Christmas in Utah with Michael's family and most of the LeFevre cousins. The original plan had been to stay at home and travel to Utah the day after Christmas. However, with an impending snow storm we though it would be best to leave earlier. It snowed most of Christmas day and my children were all very excited about that. They never seemed to tired of going out into the snow, getting wet, freezing half to death, coming in for hot chocolate, drying out, and repeating the whole process. Also, this was the first time in several years that Grandma LeFevre got to see them open the pajamas she gave them. Joel was especially excited about the hippopatamus that Santa left in his stocking. He has been singing "I Want a Hippopatamus for Christmas" for several weeks now. Noah, Jacob, and Joel each received large Lego sets which required the help of Mom & Dad and cousins Luek & Mark. Now let's just hope they stay together long enough to play with! Emma was also happy with her very large puzzle. This, too, required the help of several family members - Grandma & Grandpa, Aunt Cherie, cousin Mark, and Mom! We finally finished it and even managed to transport it home relatively put together.
I love this time of year and am always amazed at the many blessing we have received. It is a magical time to spend with our children and our extended family. Now, if I just start planning now for next year.....
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