More Celebrating

We had so much fun with my family in town from Arizona and Nevada. They are a blast to hangout with and Claire loves all of the commotion that comes with having them here. This time, in particular, she enjoyed playing with the Lego trees that her cousin, Connor, had used to create a battle scene. Every time he is here, I am amazed at the things he builds with Lego's. What an imagination! Claire also has a lot of fun with her cousin, Brooklyn, who is just a few weeks younger than her. It is so cute to watch them interact with each other even though they aren't at the age of playing together. They love to watch one another and steal the other's toys and baby dolls. The last night they were in town, we had a hot tub party with all of the kids. I love being with family and I wish they all lived closer. We miss them already!

Moving onto Christmas evening with Erik's family. Unfortunately, Erik's sisters had various conflicts so we weren't able to spend time with them, but we did make a stop at his parent's house. Claire opened more presents and practiced hitting a golf ball with her Farfar's new golf club. I think she's going to be our little golfer whether she likes it or not. :)

Christmas day came to an end, but it wasn't really over at our house. The next morning we went to Erik's aunt and uncle's house for the annual Christmas Morning Brunch (even though it wasn't really Christmas morning). As always, the food was delicious! Claire's favorite parts of the morning were playing with her Farmor's oxygen tubes (she thinks it is so funny to pull it out of her nose) and chasing her cousin, Emma, to give her hugs. They are adorable with each other! Claire's eyes light up every time she gets to see "baby Emma".

Unfortunately, a house full of little kids isn't the ideal situation for Khloe. She was chased around for hours and would jump on any adult lap she could find. I thought it was hilarious when she even jumped on Farmor's lap for a moment of relief. Later, she finally got a break and had a good nap. Kids make her very anxious and she was glad to have some peace and quiet.



We all really enjoyed having our annual Christmas Morning Brunch the day after Christmas. It felt like Christmas all over again. Who wouldn't enjoy another day with more food and presents? Claire sure did!

(Picture on left: a beautiful print with the words from the Proclamation put into the shape of the Salt Lake Temple. Thank you Tom and Kari! I love it!)

The time finally arrived when our Christmas celebrations came to an end. What a whirlwind! In my mind it was a total success. Claire was very good about signing thank you and we all couldn't have been happier. A smile on her face is a smile on mine. Can't wait 'till next year!