We had one of the best Christmas Eves to date in my book. My sister is here with her wonderful family so our families spent the day together and then had a white elephant chocolate exchange, followed by a delicious ham dinner, and then a visit to the temple to see the lights.
Amelia and Shaun enjoying the last rays of sunlight on Christmas Eve
My little pumpkin. Oooh I love those squishy cheeks. So kissable!
The Millers as dusk comes upon the temple grounds.
Our little family enjoying the lights and festivities
Shaun and I have been able to visit the Temple every Christmas Eve since we've been married unless we were traveling. I think this year made six out of eight. It's such a wonderful way to spend the evening, focused on the true meaning of Christmas and visiting our Savior's Holy House.
Inside the visitor's center Nana enjoys her grandchildren
In keeping with Williams tradition, my parents gave their presents to the girls Christmas Eve. Nana and Papa bought Ella a beautiful doll. Ella was in love. She named her Aurora and has been joined at the hip with her ever since.
They got Amelia a horse. She is also quite smitten.
The ladies taking a break from ham dinner prep for a photo op
Sarah and Katie played carols on the piano while we prepared
Shaun gave Nathan a hard time
And the cousins enjoyed many good times cuddling, kissing, and teasing.
Lacy and Amelia sharing a moment
The best part of the day was really just being together as family. Seeing my girls enjoy their cousins and laugh with them was the best gift for me. I only wish we could have the rest of our family with us as well. We miss Shaun's family so much with them being so far away, and my other sister and brother and their families were missed too. Hopefully 2012 will allow for visiting with them at some point. But we are truly grateful for a most wonderful
Christmas Eve!
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