Christmas 2009

Christmas time came and went - a flurry of doctors visits, pharmacy runs, and drive-thru window passes. We've been sick each week since Thanksgiving, so we've spent the majority of our time huddled up at home, drinking tea and listening to Christmas music. We were scared we weren't going to be able to drive to Houston for the Deming Family Christmas, but we finally felt well enough to make the trip and we were so glad we did!

The boys had so much fun running around and wrestling with their cousins - Caleb, Bethany, and Joshua - and hanging all over anyone else who would hold them - Aunt Kay Kay, Aunt Kar Kar, and Nana! We enjoyed spending time together and having a special home church service led by Papooh on Sunday morning.

We chose to do gift giving a little different this year and it was a huge success! Instead of drawing names, we did a gift exchange. Each family brought 1 gift and then each family drew numbers and we selected gifts like a White Elephant party (stealing included). We also did a second gift exchange that was complelely White Elephant and I got to unload the Twilight Poster that I stole at our church party. Trust me gals...it was stolen a time or two at the Deming household too! ha! We had so much fun with the gift exchange - I hope we do it again next year!

Enjoy some of our pics!