Christmas Day!

Christmas morning was the best yet! We slept in, got up, got dressed and opened presents.

I think McKay was a little star struck by his new friend. Although, he expected him to stand up on his own:

McKay had to try the new spin toothbrush out right away!



Now we don't need to spend a half-hour in the bike section at Walmart anymore!

We spent the latter part of Christmas Day and the next day in Cedar City with our families. We had a reindeer join us for the ride:



We were lucky to have a little snow fall while we were in Cedar. Nathan and McKay went out to catch some flakes:

Pre-Christmas Activities

We had a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus! McKay was surprised to see the jolly couple show up at our house. He was much more friendly with Santa this year than last, or even this year at the Jubilee of Trees. We are so lucky!



We decorated a gingerbread house:

(Is that a guilty face or what?)

We spent Christmas Eve with the Benson family. We had a delicious dinner and played some beautiful music with chimes and bells. Here are McKay and Sydney during "Jingle Bells":



McKay was trying hard to contain his excitement for our traditional Christmas Eve tree picture:


Here's another cute picture of Sydney and McKay:

Christmastime at Disneyland

I've never been to Disneyland during the holiday season and so I decided that for my birthday we were going for a day. The Chamberlain family came along....it's ALWAYS the more the merrier. Here's McKay with his cute cousins:

(Ariel, McKay, Grant, Harmony and Bridget)

Disneyland was even more magical with the splendid decorations, like this tree for instance:

(It was tall....aren't you impressed with my panoramic skills?)

The lights were so beautiful. I really didn't want to leave!

We were able to spend a few hours at Newport Beach. Although windy and cold, playing in the sand is always a must.

Whiling away the hours...

Getting in the Christmas Spirit

One of the my favorite Christmas activities is attending the Live Nativity at Tuacahn. We went with the Wrigley family the day after Thanksgiving. Despite the cold, this is my favorite way to start off the Christmas season. It brings back special memories of when Nathan and I had the chance to be Joseph and Mary there six years ago when our ward did it. It was an awesome experience for me then and I get teary-eyed every time we go. McKay was in awe of the live camel and of all the lights. His favorite part was definitely the little train ride. He also had so much fun playing with his cousins, Logan and Ethan.

A Jolly Good Time

McKay had his first experience sitting on Santa's lap at The Jubilee of Trees. He wasn't very excited...but at least he didn't scream.


McKay also tried his best to stand tall and still like a toy soldier: