A Time of Feasting

I love the first week-end of October.  Things slow down and we spend the week-end together as a family. We have big breakfasts, yummy snacks, and get to be together, talking, playing, and listening to the inspired words of our church leaders. It's a time of reflection, revelation and renewal. A time to feast and a time to savor our blessings.

 

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Thankful Tree

This month we have been growing a gratititude tree in our house. Everyday leaves were added to our "thankful tree" until there were so many, leaves were really falling all over the floor.

It has been fun to see what everyone is thankful for. Our leaves have lots of Luke and family on them, as well as leaves that say things like BYU Football, milkshakes, smiles, & microwave (well, wouldn't you be thankful for one if yours caught on fire and you didn't have one for 2 months? The funny thing is it was Jake who made the microwave leaf, not me!).

Twas the Night Before Christmas

Christmas Eve we have a simple meal of potato soup served in homemade bread soup bowls, followed by our Nativity Program. This year Don's parents and sister Rachel were able to be here to celebrate with us. We had fun with singing Christmas Carols, as well as being accompanied on the piano by Hayley, Trevor & Michael at times, and listening to Don read the Nativity story out of the scriptures. It is always a special evening.



After our program ends, we usually have a great dessert. This year we had Boston Cream Pie to celebrate our 2008 Boston Family Reunion, and the 12th day of Christmas present we had opened earlier that day from Grammy, our awesome Boston Family Reunion Scrapbook. Of course, we had to bring out a few other goodies to eat as well :)




Once we finished the Christmas Eve party, it was time for pj's and getting ready for Santa and bed. Of course we had to leave Santa cookies and eggnog, plus carrots for the reindeer!



Then it was off to bed, although I heard giggles until late in the night as the excitement of Christmas infected us all. Sometime earlier in the evening the kids had set up camp to all sleep together in Michael & Trevor's room, and they had a lot of fun together. The conspiring, excited giggles are some of the best sounds of Christmas - I love it!