We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas. We had one of our best ones yet. Jeron and I really toned things down this year. We didn't go overboard on the gifts for the kids, and it felt better. They were not overwhelmed, like every other year. On Christmas Eve we always go to Jeron's Dads. We spent a couple of hours with them. We really like the time we spend with Viki's kids. They are a lot of fun. The kids got sled which they love. It was fast out time with them, but it was fun. Later that night our own little family had a Christmas Eve spread and watched The Christmas Story. Then we heard the Elf ring bells so the kids had to hurry and get ready for bed. Oops, Mom and Dad forgot to watch the Nativity so we had to settle down again and do that. This is one of our favorite traditions. We play Breath of Heaven, by Amy Grant and use it as the sound to the Nativity. It is really touching. We finally got the kids down and Jeron and I got to work. We watched Polar Express, and went to bed at 2:30. We woke up at 6:45 on Christmas. We read Luke II and then see if Santa has come. We enjoyed our morning with just our family. About 9:00 we went to my parents and had breakfast and opened presents. It was a really good time. I loved having Maren, Ryan, and David here. I really miss them when they are gone. Smitty and Ashlee went to Seattle. They were missed a lot. We love our gift form them. They got us a gift certificate to the movies. Jeron and I can go on a couple of dates. Date whats that? My parents and siblings got the kids way to much. Then we went to Jeron's Moms house. We ate turkey dinner and opened presents. Again the kids got way spoiled. Jeron's siblings went overboard with all of us. We felt kind of bad that we couldn't do as much. We love it though. Everyone came except Julie and Todd. My kids really miss their cousins especially on holidays. We hope they had a Merry Christmas. All in all it was a very fun Christmas. I hope all of you enjoyed your Christmas as much as we did. Merry Christmas.