Christmas Morning 2007

This Christmas wasn't quite the same without Granmama and Buddy. But we managed to have a little fun keeping with the traditions. On Christmas Eve, we went to dinner at a Chinese restaurant near Jessie and Bryan's. Before we went to their house, I was talking to Jessica on the phone and she had to tell Sydney to stop. It turns out she was hitting Jaxson with her new little purse that her Grandma gave her for Christmas. Jessica laughed because she looked like one of those old ladies who hits people with their purse in the movies.

While we were still eating, snow (well more like sleet) began coming down. The drive home was taken a little more slowly.

When we got home we quickly wrapped our new PJs to keep with the Christmas Eve tradition. Then we gathered around the tree with our newly wrapped gifts. We opened them first and then Dee read from Luke 2. Our RS Pres. had recommended that we share our testimony of the Savior with our family, so we all went around and shared.

You can see some of the results of the storm we had last night (plus some from an earlier storm). So we definitely had a white Christmas this year. Here are some pictures we took outside this morning. If you look closely, you can see the deer tracks.

Not only did this storm bring snow, but it brought lots of wind, so the snow drifts all around the neighborhood are unlike any we've seen. The wind was so strong that it brought the snow all the way to our front door. And you can see it on the wreath on the door also. Even the corners of the windows had a collection of snow on it that it looked like what Mom used to do in California with the cans of snow spray--I had to laugh about that.

Sonia Lynn