Where do we start with our Christmas this year? It began this year on Sunday evening with the Wilford Family coming over for a short visit! We got our best present when President Wilford came into our house...thank you President Wilford...it meant the world to us! On Christmas Eve we had a house full of family and friends! Jean's two sisters and their families joined us this year for our Christmas Eve celebration along with our regular friends and family that come each year! We had a great time and had no leftovers....which was great! The soup and ham biscuits were a big hit this year and we had lots of sweets to fill up on as well! The games were fun and the testimony meeting at the end was as always the highlight of the party! How do we thank everyone for sharing this wonderful evening with us. Jeff and I got to open up all of the ornaments our family had wrapped for Noah's tree and we decorated the tree together. Every ornament was just perfect and they all said so much about the things that Noah loved. Thank you all! You made his tree just perfect and each one has a special place in my heart. To my nieces and nephews who picked out special ornaments for Noah...thank you...he surely was smiling when he saw all the love that went in to each one! It was a special time for us. How do we thank Robin and Bishop Tiek for the beautiful remembrance of Noah they gave us. It is already hanging in its spot on the wall and we will always treasure it. Christmas Day, Daddy Tom, DeeDee, Uncle Floyd and Aunt Laurel came to spend the day with us. We enjoyed the day and had fun with them. Aunt Joan came by as well and we loved her visit! We look forward to our visit with Aunt Joan each Christmas day! The day after Christmas (In Sweden I told the kids it is called AnandagJul), Jeff and I surprised the kids by waking them up and getting them into the truck with the trailer already hooked up. We didn't tell them where we were going until we were on the road....we went to our favorite campground, Lakewood, at Myrtle Beach and we spent four wonderful days just relaxing and having fun by the ocean. It was such a great time for our family and we have come home happy to have spent some quiet days together. Below we have posted some pictures we took during our christmas together. Thanks to everyone who made our Christmas special this year! You all made it more bearable for us without Noah and we love you for it. I'm sure Grandma is cooked out right now but we all loved her yummy food! She made enough for us all and to share! Thanks, Grandma! It was the best! We hope everyone had a very good Christmas and Santa was good to you all!
Teri and Momma
Jean and Callie
Lauren cooking eggs in the camper
Emily checking out what's going on in the camper
Noah's decorated tree!!!!
The Wilford's
Dr. Moore and Jean
Patti, Peter, LaNelle, & Stephen
Libbi, Jean, and Kim
Victoria, Emily, and Lauren
Teri and Momma
Jean and Callie
Lauren cooking eggs in the camper
Emily checking out what's going on in the camper
Noah's decorated tree!!!!
The Wilford's
Dr. Moore and Jean
Patti, Peter, LaNelle, & Stephen
Libbi, Jean, and Kim
Victoria, Emily, and Lauren
2 comments:
Wow! It looks like fun was had by all. Our crowd was loud & fun but too big a group to travel. We missed you at Christmas but enjoyed our visit today. Noah will always be an angel to me. He earned his wings her on Earth.
I love you, Jewel
Thank you, Jean for having us. It was the most special Christmas Eve of my life! We are also a HUGE group but wheverever we may be on Christmas Eve, we will share your tradition of bearing testimony of Christ. It made the season for me and brought our family closer together. Noah was very present and we all loved his tree. I'm so glad y'all had a good time at the beach. The ocean always brings me peace and a feeling of oneness with heaven which is why I love it so, I guess! Hang in there, Jean...you are setting such a sweet example of enduring faith!!
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