Christmas 2014

This Christmas, like so many others, flew by with the blink of an eye. For starters, the Johnson's bought a house! We are so excited and know this is where we will be staying put for a very long time! What we didn't really think through very clearly was moving in the week before Christmas! Because of this, we spend the month packing. My poor kids didn't even really realize it was Christmas time until they were out for Christmas break! We planned our move for 2 seperate days. The first weekend, Ben and I(as much as I could do) packed the U-haul and our cars with as much stuff as we could that didn't require too much heavy lifting. The second weekend, we had help and moved all of the big stuff. After the first load we picked up a beautiful Christmas tree and set it up in the front room. There really was nothing else unpacked, but we had a tree! We have waited for this home for a very long time and we were all over the moon to start our new chapter in life!

We were able to go see Santa. He was a funny guy and the kids told them exactly what they wanted, and nothing that was on their lists from before! Gotta love it. We were also able to take all three kids to the Tabernacle Choir's Christmas performance with the Muppet's! It was so much fun and the kids loved every minute of it. I was very impressed with how well they sat and listened.

We were able to get a little settled before Christmas Eve! We had all of my family over for dinner and presents. It was a bit cramped but we all had so much fun! Other than I was sicker than a dog...it was a good night.

Christmas was a success this year! The kids were happy, which makes mom and dad super happy, it was snowing, and we were able to spend it with those we love most. I love this season and I am ready for the day when I can just enjoy it and not let it pass us by so quickly! Maybe next year!