Christmas Traditions! (we have a few)

Tradition #1 Temple Square

Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas without Temple Square. We love going to see the lights and tend to combined this with my little sisters birthday something that she doesn't exactly love but we had a good time eating cake and having hot chocolate at the Lion House pantry and then watching the lights through our glasses that make images in the lights so fun!

The Hone Family Grand kids

Ella and her dad her favorite place to be!

Gavin with his glasses that turn all the lights to Snowmen

Tradition #2 Picking a tree

Yes we have 5 trees in our house two of them are only 4ft in the kids rooms. But still a few trees and we of course have to have a real tree in the basement where we put all of our memorable ornaments and the kids get to decorate and pick out themselves. So every year head out looking for tree. This year it took only about 20 minutes to find one but another half hour to get the kids out of running through the trees so much fun!

Tradition #3 Going to see Santa

Grin's work has Santa come and deliver presents to all the kids. They give them quite nice presents and Santa was so cute. It is the perfect way to see Santa and we get to avoid the mall

Tradition #4 The Nativity

Before we were all married on Christmas Eve of course we would act out the nativity. We have carried on this tradition with our kids. We spend Christmas Eve with our in laws now so we have now started "Christmas Ever" or better known as Won tong night the Sunday before Christmas we "eat won tongs"(uncle Bobs specialty) and dinner and act out the nativity. We were a little short on kids so Grin pitched in and was Joseph this year (The kids all wanted to be wise men and shepherds) Dad reads the nativity and we sing songs after we are done we continue singing songs and banging instruments it is FABULOUS but the boys tend to role there eyes and sleep every party needs a pooper right:)

Our cute Nativity

Ella insisted on being the goat she wouldn't put on any costumes go figure

Our Baby Jesus (my sister Mindy's little guy so cute)

Tradition #5 Pearce family Christmas Party

Pearce Family Christmas party. Grin's Sister Denise lives in Wyoming so We get together earlier in the season to celebrate with them. Good food and Games and of course presents. this year we played Bingo to get dollar white elephant gifts it was very fun thanks to Denise who made all the games.

Grandma and Grandpa Pearce with all there Grand kids

Ella Opening presents from Grandma and Grandpa Pearce

Gavin's favorite thing is always the candy

Jaxon excited?