Christmas

Christmas, as always, was a blast! This year we spent Christmas with the Tate's in Phoenix. We had a great Christmas Eve with the whole family. We read The Nativity and the kids (and some adults-including JD the donkey) acted it out. It was so cute to see Emma dressed up as Mary. Grandma Tate also did a fishing game and the kids had fun going fishing for toys. Emma wasn't quite as interested in it as I was.

Having Christmas in Phoenix means we get to spend Christmas morning with just our little family. We had a few little mishaps (like Emma throwing up) before we could get going with all the festivities. Emma was really excited this year. She started with her stocking and needed a little coaxing to figure out what she was supposed to do, but she did much better with the presents. She helped open the presents and gave each one a hug, including the clothes. She even sat on her Noah's Ark (not a riding toy) and was having so much fun!





We went back over to the Tate's for some good food and some time with the family. It was a great Christmas!