This one is worth watching towards the end where Kaya starts rockin out!
We realized at the end of the night that Bunny might love the Karaoke machine the most out of anyone... Kaya motions that he might be a little....crazy. haha
Thanks for the Karaoke machine, Bill and Rama! We all LOVE it!! xoxo
Christmas of 2012 was one of my favorites of all time. The only thing missing was my Mom. She was so sick, starting the day before Christmas Eve that she couldn't even get out of bed for the Christmas Eve or Christmas day festivities... I felt so bad for her, because she loves Christmas more than anyone I know...Even without Mom, we carried on. We did Christmas Eve at Leslie and Joe's house. We had Yummy soup and soup bowl's, We had the Nativity. Kaya was Mary, Stella was the Angel of the Lord, Max was Joseph and Ashley was the Donkey (haha). We missed Blake's kids who were with their mom this year, but we all still had a good time. Everyone exchanged their presents, we read out of the Bible, told Christmas stories and sang Christmas songs...Then went back home with the excitement of Santa Clause coming. We read 'The Night Before Christmas', Set out our stockings, We set out the cookies and milk along with some Reindeer food, said Goodbye to Buddy the Elf and put our little excited Kaya to bed with absolute dreams of sugar plums in her head... it was a magical night and an even more magical Christmas morning!
Ash got gift cards for massages
Mary and Joseph on their donkey
Stella the Angel and Kaya as Mary
Ashy the Donkey and Kaya as Mary
The kids love their Jeffy!
The kids had a blast....
Ash and her surrogate kids!
Goodbye until next year, Buddy
We woke up to the surprise that Santa had left us a very special gift at the top of the stairs. Even Mommy was surprised. It was addressed to Gregory, Whitney and Kaya. Santa wrote us a very special letter and explained the true meaning of Christmas. He gave us each a special job to do through out the year to keep Jesus in our hearts all year long. I have kept the letter and put it in my special filing box of special things to keep.
waiting at the top of the stairs...
Checking out her Santa loot...
She loved her new DANCE outfit for hip hop class
loved the Easy Bake oven
Thanking Bunny for a Great Christmas!!
Someone got spoiled this year... wow!
Loving her baby and the salon from Santa
After Christmas at our house we headed over to Bill and Rama's for Christmas breakfast and even more presents! She LOVES her Karaoke machine, doll clothes, clothes for herself, CD's, lots of candy and love!
After that she headed out with her Dad to celebrate with the Monson's, then she came back after that to celebrate at my parents house where my Mom and Dad went over and above. They got all the kids so many presents, we should have saved all of their presents for their birthdays. Spoiled kids this year! It was a great Christmas with lots of love and memories.
This Christmas just confirmed to me that I married an amazing guy! I am so proud to call him mine and I am so thankful for Kaya who brings me the spirit of Christmas every single day. I love my parents and appreciate all of their hard work and love they give to us unconditionally all the time. I am thankful for my siblings who are some of my best friends. So grateful for my life and loving every minute of it! I am thankful for the opportunity that we had to celebrate the birth of our Savior and brother Jesus Christ. Without his life that he gave to us, we would not be here.
We did lots of fun Christmas time activities this year. We went to a play called "The best Christmas pageant Ever.", We went to the "Forgotten Carols", Temple Square Lights, This is the place Monument, Visited with Santa and went to our ward Christmas party. We had lots of fun and made lots of memories for our first Christmas together as a family.
Kaya was an angel for the Nativity at the Ward Christmas party.
Kaya and Stella thought it would be a great idea to make their own make-shift Pinata filled with nuts, pretzels, M&M's and sunflower seeds. It was a MESS!!
Made cupcakes and 'Ho Ho Ho'ed Stella'
(dropped of surprise cupcakes at their door)
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