Christmas

Christmas Eve was a fun night for us. We had Leslie, Lauren and Garn here with us and we were also joined by Mark, Wendy and Ian for dinner. We had a feast of ham, turkey, mashed potatoes, rolls, and the rest of the trimmings, with pies for dessert. We ate till we were ready to burst.

We then relaxed and talked for awhile. We were joined by Zen and Jody (they had been at her parents house not far from us) just as we were ready to start our Christmas Eve game and Mike's reading of the scriptures. It was a very fun night and I was so happy to have Mark's family with us. We all went to bed very late.

The stockings have been hung for weeks at our house, but it was finally time to fill them! Lauren and Garn arrived about 8AM with homemade cinnamon rolls. We dug into our stockings and then opened gifts. Then had breakfast.

Lauren liked the bow as much as the gift.


Leslie with her new blouse

Lauren with her gift
Garn and his jig saw (boys and their toys)

Mike with his favorite game (haha)

Leslie and a new movie and candle set.

All in all it was a peaceful day, until the rain came about 4pm. The wind blew at about 50 miles per hour and the rain poured, we also had thunder and lightning for about an hour and then it was gone!

Leslie had a chance to talk with Justin (her boyfriend who is in Ohio on his mission) at his parents house. After she arrived back home we drove to a new theater in North Las Vegas near Lauren's house to see Valkyrie. It was a great historical movie I enjoyed it.

Mike has been off work for about 1 1/2 weeks. He has one more week to go. I will miss having him home when he returns to work!