Merry Christmas 2017

The official 2017 Christmas eve pic. I'm not sure why Molly looks so guilty...maybe because it is obvious she has sneaked a bit too many treats!

The real picture from Christmas Eve. After opening sib gifts and reading Luke 2 we put on A Christmas Carol. Noah turned to me about half way through and said he was so bored that he was finally feeling calm.

Grace got a total of 13 books! She carried them downstairs in this blanket to show Sheila at dinner time. We call Sis. Koch our NC Grandma. She was going to be all alone today. I couldn't believe none of her kids wanted her with them. We were super happy to have her join us for dinner. Jason made an even more delicious turkey - I think he has just about mastered it. 

I made everyone take a picture after church. We figured out how to use our self timer for the first time. I made the mistake of telling Sophie she could hold her hamster in the picture. If you look close you can see her little head trying to escape on Sophie's shoulder. The girl's played viola with a group of youth during our Stake sacrament meeting. I was so proud of them I cried! They played Still, Still, Still. It wasn't perfect, but it was beautiful. Feeling very blessed today. Merry Christmas!