So I started working on this post last Sunday hoping to get all caught up on the blog before the baby was scheduled to arrive on Tuesday the 29th but I started not feeling well so I stopped halfway through. That night my water broke before I could finish it so here it is now a week later. Crazy to think when I started this Ryan was in my tummy and now he is sleeping next to me! We love him so much but here is the blog from Christmas. We had too much fun not to document!
We were so excited for Christmas this year because all of the cousins would be together! When one sister lives in Singapore (but just moved to South Africa) and the other one lives in Chicago (but just moved to Florida) it is rare when we all get together. Here are all the cousins after church. It was hard to get a good picture of all of them but this is the best I could do: 
This is Abigale's cousin Ben and she loves him and misses him a lot. They are only two months apart and have soo much fun together. They are so sweet!
This is Lydia trying to get a picture with the two cousins closest to her in age but they weren't really interested
Ben's birthday was at the beginning of December but since my sister was in the middle of packing to move to Africa and Ben wanted to wait and have cake with Abigale, we celebrated with a fun Batman cake. Unfortunately, my sister Caitlin had to leave us the day before Chirstmas Eve to spend time with her in-laws but before she left we had a fun cousin Christmas party! The kids decorated cookies, played fun Christmas games, and had a gift exchange. It was a great way to start Christmas!
After Caitlin left, we all headed up to my sister's house in Driggs on Chirstmas Eve to have a winter wonderland Christmas. This is the traditional Christmas Eve dinner (shrimp, salad, raspberry jello salad, potatoes, and rolls)
After dinner we did our first annual cousin nativity. It was so cute. Abigale was Mary and took the part very seriously. She wore her costume and took care of baby Jesus all night. Of course Ben was Joseph and they made quite the pair. My niece Claire did a great job of writing and narrating the play and being an angel! 
Christmas morning! The kids were so excited to come downstairs:
Abigale was at such a fun age. She did not care what she got she was just so excited about everything!
Lydia the monkey, showing off her monkey, Boots:
Opening Presents
Daddy picked out something extra special for Abigale that we knew she would love. We were so excited to see her open it: 
She loved it!
Lydia got a little computer and a pillow pet from her uncle Jeff. She loves that pillow pet and still sleeps with it every night!
My nieces got some fun spa items for Christmas so they had a fun bubble bath in the big tub 
They even got lotion on their feet 
This is normally how we would find Abigale and Ben 90% of the day. 
In Jackson they have a really cool Elk Refuge where you can take a sleigh ride out into the middle of all the Elk while a guide tells you everything you ever wanted to know about them. It was freezing but the girls loved it. Everytime Lydia sees a horse she still talks about riding them out to see the elk. It was a really cool experience even though it was sooo cold! 
We said goodbye to our family in Driggs on New Years Eve and headed to our new house. Isn't it pretty. We love it and are so blessed to have found it! 
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