Christmas 2022 was my most favorite Christmas ever ever ever. All of my children together. Our first Christmas as a forever family brought peace and laughter and love.
We started with stockings early early, then we got dressed and went to church where Quincy and Corbin played a duet of Gesú Bambino on their cellos in sacrament meeting. It was beautiful and the Spirit was felt. I’m so proud of them for being generous and courageous with their talent and for the hard work abd time they invested in learning the piece. After church, we came home for gifts. I really think the highlight was the kids’ gifts to each other. Thoughtful and am hilarious. We laughed until we were all in tears and it was an unforgettable experience. Bear’s gift to Quincy was a necklace he picked out at the Santa shop at school and spent his own money to buy. Quincy’s reaction was amazing. And later, Esme gave her the matching earrings 😂😂😂 too good. Sloane gave Reese a stuffed dog toy that squeaks. Gold.
After gifts, we had an epic nerf gun fight with the sick nerf guns my dad gifted all the girls. My favorite Christmas gift ever.
Tommy, Benny, and Finn Hayes came over for a few hours mid day. They visited and exchanged gifts and hung out. Benny and Quincy listened to the new vinyls they got for Christmas (Modern Baseball, Carol King Tapestry and the Killers Hot Fuss). Finn brought a drone that Corbin and Soren geeked out over. Then they had nerf fights, ate snacks, and some took naps on the sectional, intermittently being rudely awakened by a rogue nerf dart. That evening we had dinner at my parents house and took artisan bread and the butter candles we made (light candle made out of butter. Butter melts. Dip bread in melted candle. Repeat.) It was just a chill and lovely afternoon and we laughed hard and napped hard and ate hard all day. Perfection.
My sister HolleeAnn threw the BEST Santa party at her house the week before. Really really so fun. One thing my parents did really well is teach us children how to gather people. From big over the top parties to casually sitting around at the counter island passing around a couple crumbl cookies we’ve sliced into sample bites, we love to gather and visit the hours away. 2022 brought many opportunities and freedoms to just be together and be with people we love. We are carrying this into 2023 and I’m here for it.
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