Christmas 2019

Ah December. The best month of all the year. I am in a continual state of looking forward to it, and I am truly saddened that the holiday season has yet again come and gone, but in an effort to keep the spirit alive let's relive some of the memories that we created.

One of my favorite things about when we used to live in Ogden was the Roy City Christmas lights, they do such a phenomenal job! So even though we don't live there anymore I made Nathan take me there to admire them anyway. Every single tree is wrapped in a different color of lights, this photo really doesn't do it the justice it deserves.

Making treats at Grandma Greene's. This year it only took me two tries to get the divinity right! I'm not much of a candy maker but I do love divinity. Each year I try to make different flavors, like this year I tried pistachio (it was weird, never again), but the original will always be the best. Ignore my strange facial expression, I think I was beginning a yawn when this photo was taken.

While my parents were on vacation my Grandma Greene, Nate and I put up their Christmas tree.

And what Christmas would it be without sacrificing my thumbs to put together Grandma Abbott's Christmas shelves, thumb tacking each light and strand of tinsel.

It was also our first Christmas in our new home! It really makes our Wal Mart tree look so tiny, it was such a perfect apartment tree, but I think next year we will have to invest in a bigger one. Melon still approved though.

We had our annual gingerbread house making party for my birthday! (I turned 27 - blehhh). And at last I got an ice cream cake! I've been asking for one for several years now, so happy at last my wish came true.

Here's the house my Grandma Abbott made. She was so proud of it, I had to share.

And here's my house! I was really proud of the little porch.

We went to Luminaria, which was amazing as always. We took my Grandma and Grandpa Abbott to it this year and they absolutely loved it.

Christmas Eve dinner was spent at my parents. Unfortunately I had to work the night shift so I missed out on bingo :(

Boone flew home from college on Christmas Day in the evening so we waited to open up presents until he was there! Here we all are in our Hawaii gear. It was kind of fun waiting to open presents until nighttime because then you just got to anticipate it all day long.

All the siblings together.

And I can't forget meow meow who loves to lay on the couch next to the Christmas tree.