Christmas

We had a wonderful Christmas.

We spent our Christmas in North Ogden with Grandpa and Grandma Berning and Uncle Brian.  For Christmas Eve we ate a yummy dinner and then opened our "Special Delivery" from Santa.  We each got new pajamas and a new Christmas book, "How the Grinch Stole Christmas."  We read our new book and the Christmas story from the Bible.  

After we put Jacob to bed we played Ticket to Ride and waited for Santa to come.  And sure enough, Santa found us!  We woke up and ate some breakfast casserole and opened presents.  It was a wonderful Christmas morning.  

Then in the afternoon, Uncle Todd and his friend Kevin came up for Christmas dinner.  Kevin's sister, Jamie, came up too.  It was great to be able to spend some time with them and catch up.  

We then hurried and packed up to go down to Draper.  We came down and were able to have another yummy Christmas dinner with Grandpa and Grandma Clegg, Aunt Melina and Aunt Megan.  Then we opened presents with them that night.  

We were so abundantly blessed and are grateful for all that we were given.  Mark's favorites were new "business" clothes to wear to work and new movies (like the complete Star Wars collection, The Hobbit and Monsters University).  Some of my favorites were a creche for my nativity, some new family history software and lots of new books (including our family scrapbook and a book on canning).  Jacob got lots of new toys like a giant railroad set, some pretty incredible felt quiet books (made by Grandma Clegg) and a new quilt. 

We are thankful for the Christmas season and the opportunity it gives us to spend time with family and friends and reflect on the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

--sorry for the lack of pictures, we will have to get some from Grandma Berning!--