Christmas Eve with Trent's family

This year was the first year that Trent and I went with his family for Christmas Eve.
We had some yummy dinner and some cake.

Then we went into the other room and sang some carols and listened to the reading of the birth of Christ and sang all the hymns that went with it! Also Trent's Mom had all the Grandkids pick a couple people from the nativity scene that she had and when their person came in the story they put their piece into the nativity scene! So cute and fun to watch!

We LOVED singing and hearing about the birth of Christ!

After all that the kids opened presents for Grandma and Grandpa and also their presents for Trents grandparents! My kids are some super loved and spoiled kids!

Thanks for the awesome Christmas Eve!

Christmas Eve with the St. Juliens

On Christmas Eve we spent most of the evening with Trent's family (Which will be the next post.) 

but before we went to Trents parents home we stopped by the church where my family was gathering for Christmas eve festivities.

We ran around, played some volleyball, did some cute little crafts with the kiddos. 

Then right before we took off my Mom did a fish pond for the little kids.
 

They had so much fun!

I missed spending the whole evening with my family 

but am thankful I got a little time with them!

Singing Carols & Hymns with the St. Julien's

The Sunday before Christmas my Mom had me and most of my siblings 

and our families over for some fun singing and for focusing 

on what Christmas is really about.

 

First we sang some fun Christmas Carols and my little niece 

Rosie somehow slept through most of the singing. 

Not sure how she did that seeing that we were all singing so loudly!

  

 Then we went downstairs and my Mom gathered most of her grandkids
around her and talked  with them about Christ and what he did for all mankind.
 We then watched the movie that
      The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints gave out a few years ago.

                  I just loved getting together with my family and really truly feeling
                  the spirit of Christmas and focusing on Christ.