Christmas 2009

We had a very special Christmas this year! My Mom, Dad and Brother Robby were here to spend it with us! My family moved to California 5 years ago. We have had a few Thanksgivings and we visit every summer, but we have not had Christmas with them since they have been in Cali. We were so ExciteD, and sad that my sister and family could not make it up here to spend with us too. It was Ethan and Ryan's first Christmas with Nana and Grandpa Mac. We had our week full of fun and just hanging out! We went ice skating at Gallivan Center, drove past the lights at Temple Square (too cold to get back out :) Nick, Robby and Bray went and hit the slopes on Christmas Eve morning! It was such a beautiful day for them to go. They made it down a couple of times, until they heard Bray yelling and crying for help! Nick ran up to get him. He was in so much pain and he knew he hurt his arm bad. He called me before he knew any details and I was a bit panicked. :0) We found out he had dislocated his elbow!! OUCH!!! He was well takin care of in the Brighton Clinic. They gave him plenty of morphin so they could put it back in place. He was very brave but also bummed he was done boarding for the DAy!! They came home just in time for our traditional christmas eve with the Whites. We read our favorite stories and watched our favorite "feel" good movie Christmas Vacation!! It was so great to have my dad read the Polar Express. It has been a Mac family tradition for around 12 years! I have really missed hearing his voice when we read it! Thanks Poppa! Christmas morning came early since the kids are not good at sleeping in, and everyone waited till they could go into the Christmas room!! The kids were so excited when they saw all the gifts as usual! They were so grateful. They said thank you for every little thing! It was really so fun. It was such a great thing for me to have my family there with me to share my JOY! We ended our week with a bang! Thanks to our friends in the radio world we got 5 tickets to the Jazz game!! We sat in a suite, (my families first time!) and just had a great time watching the game! I know this is a long description, but it was such a great Christmas, one of the best I have ever had. I am SO grateful for my Savior Jesus Christ. I feel blessed every single day to have such a wonderful family and friends! I truly love them with all my heart! I am so thankful for my husband. He is a wonderful father and provider for our family. If it wasn't for him, we would not be able to have and do so many things! Hope your Christmas was as memorable as mine was!