My family got together on Dec. 19th this year at my brother Randy's house to celebrate Christmas. It's been a few years since we've had everyone here and it was great to have us all together. I had to work until 7pm so I got there a little late and came in my scrubs.....after seeing how tired I look in the pictures, I probably should have changed clothes and freshened up a bit~but oh well, I didn't want to miss out on the festivities. We had lots of good food, and fun catching up on each others lives. We also exchanged gifts with my parents. My Mom still carries on the tradition of giving each of my siblings and me "Turtles" candy. That is something she has been giving us ever since I can remember, our favorite candy at Christmas. They also give us quite a few $ to have fun with. The grandchildren were so excited that they each got $50 bills, they quickly discarded the gifts with it and went around showing off their money~they were rich! and was already planning how to spend it! We took lots of pictures and I have put together a scrapbook to have printed for each family to remember our celebration this year. As the years go by, these family get togethers become more important to each of us. 
Christmas EVE
On Christmas Eve we went over to Randy and Lori's to eat dinner with them. Lori's brother and parents, my parents and my family were there. We had a nice quiet evening remembering our Saviors Birth. We watched a devotional on BYU TV that was narrated by Walter Cronkite and music by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. It was a lovely peaceful evening that got us into the true spirit of Christmas.
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