This year we were extremely lucky to have Dad home for Christmas Eve AND Christmas so we headed up to Grandma Hogge's to celebrate the holidays with them. We ate and ate and ate YUMMY food, enjoyed one of the best snow storms in Idaho in the last few years on sleds and snowboards behind their four-wheelers:
and got to open gifts Christmas morning at Grandma and Grandpa's. After probably hours spent sewing and sewing, Grandma Hogge gave each of the grandkids a homemade and will be treasured gift. The girls each got a doll and the boys PJ's, personalized with a picture of themselves on the shirt. Both were a hit with my kids, especially Ashlee as you can see in the picture below.
After returning back to Utah Christmas night, the fun did not stop. My out of state siblings began arriving and my close neighbor friend has it right, when my family is in town, she does not see me. All six of my siblings made it home and we seemed to hang out 24-7-- I loved it! We had our annual adult only dinner one night and then another night we had the family party where we all exchanged gifts and of course had lots of GOOD food (it's a given and a must at a Todd function!) In between all of this partying Grandma put on another party just for the grandkids, the "hot chocolate party". They had lunch and hot chocolate, using Grandma's little tea sets, read winter stories and Grandma always throws in some surprises. Like I said before-- aren't grandparents great!!
Andrew and the cousins enjoying lunch and hot chocolate
The kids with the funny glasses from Grandma before going out to play in the snow.
The reenactment of the Nativity at the family Christmas party. Grandma made all of the costumes!
Thank-you both Grandma's for all you did and always do!! We love you!
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Grandparents really are the best- what would we do without them?
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