We began our day rising early and
heading to Walmart with Grandma & Aunt
Debbie in preparation for our arrivals (Dadam,
Joel, Emily, Brinly & Jane) later that
day!! My parents weren't mentioning it, but we all knew that it was not
only a big day of arrivals, but their Anniversary as well. Great Aunt Debbie had story time with the kids. She read The Grinch That Stole Christmas. Alex did pretty well while listening to the story! Aunt Debbie
taught Addison how to make a pineapple upside down cake for dessert and
meatloaf and all the fixings were on the menu. Due to flight delays the
gage arrived later than expected, but dinner was yummy and getting to see
everyone including Jane (5 weeks old) was fabulous.
Once dinner was finished we packed up
the cars and left Joel and Emily with Jane to relax (wash dishes) from their
travels!!!
Grandma and Grandpa took us to the LDS
Temple to see the lights and Nativities from all over the world. We had a
great time and I have to say that the above group photo is pretty darn good!! The pictures of Grandpa and Aunt Debbie are nice too :)
The lights were amazing and the trees
that were decorated inside the visitors center were truly beautiful.
We all returned home and the kids got
to open their gifts from Great Aunt Debbie. Each of the girls got purses
filled with treasures and the big boys received wallets. Alex is the
proud owner of a Billy Bowlegs t-shirt and pirate pack complete with a sword!!
Jon and Micaela headed home late that
night so that Jacob and Emily could finish up school that week! We had a
late night, but it sure was fun :) I was grateful to have Dadam back with us & visit with the family!!
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