Christmas

Reading Star Wars books with Uncle BJ

For Christmas Eve dinner we went to a teppanyaki place. Nolan loved it! Branson...did not 😜 We had a little bit of an issue because Nolan kept wanting "more fire!!" but Branson was absolutely terrified of the fire. Poor guy. I had to take him out he was so scared!

 

Opening one of their presents on Christmas Eve...

They each got a new one-step Transformer!!

Decorating cookies to leave out for Santa!

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Christmas morning!

Santa brought them some special presents!

Nolan got everything he asked for - a marble run and a Darth Maul pez dispenser! 

Nolan was very happy to help everyone open their presents. He was pretty cute about it though and would say something like, "Here, I can help you!" or "I can get that started for you!" etc.

Justin got a full sized BYU football helmet for his office in our new house.

Granky!

Branson was walking around with arms folded and an angry face so Uncle BJ was copying him.

We opened presents in stages - first with just us and my parents and Mallory, then with Granky and BJ and Kirsten, then with Preston and Devin's crew and the GG Hunts when they got there the next day. The boys didn't mind the constant present opening in the least!

 

"Eating daddy's finger!" - B

Nolan's marble run was a hit with all the kids!

Nolan and Granky were worn out! ❤

Nolan brought a mini Millennium Falcon just to build with Uncle BJ. He's lucky to have an uncle that loves legos and Star Wars and his nephews!

  

Branson and Gp Mathews sharing a laugh over breakfast. B is never happy when grandpa has to leave for work 😢 

My cousins Danielle and Sheena came over one night to visit. It's always good to see them, and Sheena's girls are always so good and fun with the kids!

Quite the crowd! I love having family together!

Cute Logan, and Uncle Andy being silly with Russ.

 One time Russ was building a tower and Branson came in and knocked it down without a second thought and ran away 😒. Russ looked at him with a look of disgust and yelled "Bran-SON!!"

Lunch at Jason's Deli while the GG Hunt's and Uncle Andy were still in town. Since they've all closed in Utah and it's my favorite place I'm always pushing to go there!

Grandma with her new handprint apron (although we're still missing a couple little handprints).

Everyone had a blast with these light up race tracks that grandma got out!

 These boys took the coveted spots next to Granky!

 We got the boys' cousins some cute robes for Christmas and they were adorable in them. 

We also got in a trip to Macayos - a must for a complete Las Vegas trip!

Nolan introducing Uncle BJ to Lego Star Wars. I think he enjoyed it :) 

  

Grandma is always stealing snuggles.

Of course we stopped by Granky's house before heading back to Utah. We sure love him!

I liked this quote he has on his dresser.

Between St. George and the gorge Nolan announced he needed to go potty and rather than take our chances we just pulled off and set him up in the middle of the desert. He was having a grand ol' time being able to go potty and throw rocks at the same time!

The good news is we rarely have to stop on the side of the road for Nolan. He must have inherited his mom's ability to go a long time without going to the bathroom because most of the time on this drive he only goes once and it's when we stop in Cedar for food and gas! #blesshim