Christmas Time

Setting up Christmas

Since Thanksgiving was SO late this year, we decided to set up Christmas before heading down to Vegas to celebrate Thanksgiving.

Gavin trying to put the star on the tree...

Help!....I don't think this is working...

Gavin, how about I just put the star up?

Decorating with Daddy

Helping Daddy hang the advent calendar

After the tree and decorations were all up, we enjoyed

hot chocolate and Christmas stories by the tree!

When we arrived home from Vegas, Gavin was excited to see our elf, Bobo, had arrived to keep an eye on us and how we were behaving before Christmas.  Each morning Bobo would surprise us by returning from the North Pole to a new spot in our home each day!

It's hard to see in this photo, but Bobo is hiding in Gavin's stocking

Pre-Christmas Visit In Provo

This past year my parents drove from their home in Mexico up to Canada to spend the holidays with family up there.  On there way they stopped of in Provo for a visit and to celebrate an early Christmas here with us.  

All Gavin wanted from Santa was a cool pen with lots of colors like Edens!

Counting presents under the tree

Lights at Temple Square

Making the gingerbread house

Learning how to make almond roca from my dad

 Swimming at the Rec Center

Opening gifts!

Gavin enjoyed opening his, and helping everyone else open theirs as well

Making shortbread

And building a snowman 

Christmas In Vegas

This year Christmas was spent with the Edgel's down in Vegas.  I've really lucked out over the past five years of never having had to work a Christmas, which I've been very grateful for!  On Christmas Adam (the day before Christmas Eve) we went shooting out in the desert.

Playing with cousins

Christmas Eve and Uncle Steve and Aunt Kay's house

Hugs from Great Grandma and Grandpa

Christmas Morning!

Chilin' with Grandpa

We also spend a fun afternoon at the Children's Discovery Museum, which is way cool!  Unfortunately that's where my camera stopped working...so no pictures.  But we'll have to go again when we're back in Vegas.