It's hard to believe that 2013 has come and gone, and with it another Christmas has past. We had a wonderful Christmas season this year. To kick off our Holiday, we went Christmas tree hunting (we cut down our own tree). We left the day after Thanksgiving for Star Valley, WY. This was Abigail's first trip up to Star Valley. We were able to stay the night with Steve's grandparents. On Saturday, we went with the Harris' and Oma and Opa to find the perfect tree(s). We had a few hiccups, such as Abigail falling asleep in the car and having to carry her up a snowy mountain and the chain saw losing it's chain after cutting down 3 out of 5 trees, but all in all it was a good experience.
For our Family Home Evening the following Monday, we set out to decorate our tree and the rest of our house. Here is the finished product--it has a nice unique personality all it's own.
There is just something about Christmas decorations that warm my heart. Some of our other Holiday events included hosting a Christmas party with my friends from high school, the annual Harris (I guess technically Johnston) Candy Making Day, making goodies for neighbors (matching aprons thanks to Grandma (Shirley) Harris), and our ward Christmas party where Abigail was able to meet Santa. She started to understand Santa a little bit this year. She could say "Santa," but didn't necessarily grasp that he is the one who brings presents on Christmas Eve.
Santa definitely visited our house this year. We were all very good, so we received some nice gifts.
We were able to spend time with each of our families over Christmas Eve and Christmas. Abigail has been enjoying all of her gifts since Christmas.
Other events of note:
Abigail had her first dentist appointment, and everything looks good. She enjoyed riding up and down on the chair.
We celebrated our one year move-in anniversary in our home on January 1, 2014.
