Our awesome Christmas

We had such a great Christmas this year. First of all, daddy was home, which is the best present of all. We had a family tradition growing up of going out to eat (or having Brent the chef cook if he was home that year) and going to a movie on Christmas eve. Christmas eve is also my mom's birthday, and we always looked forward to it because we knew we could all be together and have a blast. So, even though Jason and I stayed in Montana for Christmas this year, we kept up the tradition. We went to Macaroni grill and ate (such good food, yum!) and then took the kids to Disney's Christmas Carol at the theater. It was 3D, which was a surprise, but really good, I thought. It scared the kids a little, but they got over it. :) Then we drove around looking at Christmas lights. That evening, we made sugar cookies and decorated them. We also got online and tracked Santa, which the boys really got a kick out of.

Christmas day was really fun, too. We got up pretty early and the kids really got excited about their presents. That always makes Christmas so fun. Then we cleaned up and got ready for Christmas lunch/dinner with our friends, the LaDukes. They came over and had a yummy roast dinner and we each made stuff for the meal. Then our kids played for several hours while we chatted and played our new Wii. The next day, Alicia told me she was sore, and so was I! I guess we were pretty enthusiastic about the game. :) We spent the evening just chillin' at home while the kids played with their new toys. It was wonderful.

Then, yesterday, we took the kids out sledding by Monarch (about 45 minutes away) out in the woods. We found a really good spot and James and Jayden had a lot of fun. We only have one sled, so we decided that next year we need to buy a big tube so more of us can fit. Then we ate at the Cub's Den in Monarch, which is a little bar/restaurant that had really great burgers.

We missed our family, but our little Christmas here in Montana was very special. I hope you all had a Merry Christmas and know that we love you very much.