This is our front room the morning after Santa came.
Jacob Christmas morning eating the leftover half cookie Santa didn't eat. He didn't understand this day or what he was supposed to do....so we all helped open his gifts. He wanted to play with boxes and bows and twist ties and Kimmie's stroller.
At around 8am I finally went in and whispered to sleeping Kimmie, "Did Santa come?" and she got up very groggy (but quickly) and walked in to see the tree and daddy sitting on the couch.
Lane gave me one of my favorite things to collect! Food storage!
Santa gave a hit toy. Whoever chose this for Jacob, he loves it!
Three of my favorite gifts from mom. 
Kimmie got this shirt, pants and coat.
They love break the ice! I love this picture of Jacob helping Kimmie and wanting be part of the "action".
This is what Kimmie asked Santa for. He delivered. Baby Chou Chou (shoo shoo). She laughs when you push her belly and she blows kisses, says bye bye, and says love you when you raise her hand to her face. She came with a little carrier that can be on her back, held like a car seat, or can be turned into a purse.
My Grandparents at the Redford Christmas Eve party at my parents' church in Bountiful. Everyone chipped in to get my Grandpa a camera and printer and my Grandma a pulling stationery luggage to hold all of her cards. She write hundreds of letters! My Grandparents were shocked and didn't understand why we would all do this for them. We all love them both soooo much.
The two boys in my life that I love the most.My husband was very patient that night waiting to go home and sleep while we cleaned up the church.
Two of my cousins with my Grandparents
My aunt performing "O Holy Night" while my daughter and her daughter (my cousin) come in thinking it's too loud!
Our Redford family tradition every year is to dress up and perform the Nativity story from Luke chapter 2 in the Bible. Ever since the first grandkid was little it has been done. (The past 30 years+)Darrell and Brendon are Wisemen.
Sterling and Anika as Mary and Joseph.
James and Darian are Shepherds
Sharlene is the narrator. Kirk is the Angel who said "Good tidings...", Olivia, Kimmie and Callae are Angels too.
Close up of the Angels: Olivia, Kimmie, Callae
The Sunday night before Christmas I didn't feel well and was laying on the couch downstairs watching t.v. I heard sounds outside the window and foot steps and didn't really think anything of it until the door bell rang 3 times quickly and then stomping. Lane ran upstairs and I followed slowly. I heard him say, "What?!" with a confused tone. I came in and saw our porch full of tubs of gifts. We were both in shock and didn't understand. There was a big turkey and a sack of potatoes included, so we knew we were chosen as one of the Sub-4-Santa families the ward does every year to a few families. But we didn't understand why. (We were content with the small Christmas we were going to have and though we had a very testing last 4 months we were doing okay.) I went downstairs to grab the camera and dried my tears before I came back up. I later told Lane and he said he teared up also. We felt so humbled and loved (after the shock and confusion left us). There were over 40 things to open, with gift cards to stores and cash. Lane said, "Well, maybe we need to know what this feels like so we know how the families that receive Sub-4-Santa feel when this happens and how grateful of a feeling our hearts feel for this time of year."
Sterling and Anika as Mary and Joseph.
James and Darian are Shepherds
Sharlene is the narrator. Kirk is the Angel who said "Good tidings...", Olivia, Kimmie and Callae are Angels too.
Close up of the Angels: Olivia, Kimmie, Callae
The Sunday night before Christmas I didn't feel well and was laying on the couch downstairs watching t.v. I heard sounds outside the window and foot steps and didn't really think anything of it until the door bell rang 3 times quickly and then stomping. Lane ran upstairs and I followed slowly. I heard him say, "What?!" with a confused tone. I came in and saw our porch full of tubs of gifts. We were both in shock and didn't understand. There was a big turkey and a sack of potatoes included, so we knew we were chosen as one of the Sub-4-Santa families the ward does every year to a few families. But we didn't understand why. (We were content with the small Christmas we were going to have and though we had a very testing last 4 months we were doing okay.) I went downstairs to grab the camera and dried my tears before I came back up. I later told Lane and he said he teared up also. We felt so humbled and loved (after the shock and confusion left us). There were over 40 things to open, with gift cards to stores and cash. Lane said, "Well, maybe we need to know what this feels like so we know how the families that receive Sub-4-Santa feel when this happens and how grateful of a feeling our hearts feel for this time of year."Here is what the ward gave us. Kimmie was "all for" being in the picture and wanted to open EVERYTHING that night. It was a tough 3 days before Christmas with all of these under our tree filling the empty space. The kids wanted to play with everything. This Christmas of 2008 will be one we will never forget. We hope now to be the ones to do this for someone else so they may feel how we have felt. (All of the toys and clothes in the previous pictures are from Sub-4-Santa. The only gifts that weren't are Bye Bye Chou Chou and the gifts I got. They chose better than I ever could have for what to get the kids.)
Here is everything under the tree. It was Christmas before Christmas came.
Jacob admiring everything.
Christmas Day at my parents always includes our favorite things to eat....cheese cake and danish dessert cake....
.....and my mom's rolls!
Kimmie helping me wrap a gift for Aunt Andrea
NOW we have SNOW!!! This is our backyard. You almost can't tell we have 2 levels.
We had huge winds and snow storms and snow, snow, snow---Christmas Day was bad weather. The snow drifts made a neat backyard though. View looking out the kids' bedroom window to our backyard. Brrrrrr.
Here is everything under the tree. It was Christmas before Christmas came.
Jacob admiring everything.
Christmas Day at my parents always includes our favorite things to eat....cheese cake and danish dessert cake....
.....and my mom's rolls!
Kimmie helping me wrap a gift for Aunt Andrea
NOW we have SNOW!!! This is our backyard. You almost can't tell we have 2 levels. 
We had huge winds and snow storms and snow, snow, snow---Christmas Day was bad weather. The snow drifts made a neat backyard though. View looking out the kids' bedroom window to our backyard. Brrrrrr. 
Lane and I both love and appreciate everything that our parents do for us. Thank you for the love and support you constantly give and for the unconditional love you show us. We hope that you receive all of the blessings the Lord has in store for you.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! 2009 WILL BE GREAT!
