Christmas Eve 2009

Every Christmas Eve we spend with my Nielson family. It is a special tradition. I love my family and I am grateful to my amazing Grandma Nielson for keeping this tradition going.

Each year we do the Naivety story. I remember when  I was Griffin's age and I played Mary. This year I had to laugh because Griffin kind of ended up playing 3 parts. He was chosen to play Joseph and he did, but he also dressed as a shepard and carried a gift as a wise man. 

My adorable wise man Gavin.

I had to take this picture... 2 of my cousins taking pictures with their phones. 

Macie, Easton, Logan. Avanlee, Griffin, Peyton, Tayden and Gavin were the CUTE kids that put on a great & entertaining play.

My wonderful sweet family.

Isn't she just DARLING!!!

As soon as we got home Griffin was ready to take off his last piece of the chain. He said "It's time for Santa"

My beautiful baby girl in her Christmas jammies.

We told the boys to get out their socks and put the somewhere that Santa could find them and he would fill them with surprises. 

This is was Gavin did with his sock "It's too big" he kept saying.

We finished our scriptures and stories about the true meaning of Christmas and then we made cookies for Santa and the boys wanted to put a plate out for Rudolph too. 

I caught Gavin in the act of eating one of Santa's  cookies. 

On their way to bed, my boys stopped and were laying on the stairs and I thought it was a cute picture so I grabbed my camera and added sis to the picture.