Christmas in Utah Part 1

We were able to go back home for Christmas in 2009 which was awesome! We even made it back in time for the Sibling party! We flew in December 19th in the morning and had the sibling party that night at Rachael's. It was so much fun! I love my family, everyone is so awesome! Rachael made us a great dinner and we had a nice time chatting and catching up. Becky and I even got our picture together since we missed it in Disney World!

We of course had to take some posed pictures! 

Oldest to youngest: Chris, Becky, Rachael, Ben, Nathanel, and me!

I'm not quite sure what is so funny, but we are a hilarious family for sure!

And then all the sisters & sisters-in-law (minus Joclynn, which was totally sad, she was taking care of a sick kid) left to right: Katti, Emily, Rachael, Becky, Angela
Rachael had this game planned. I don't remember the name of the game, but we played where you had to follow a rhythm of clapping your hands and your legs and saying your number and then another person's number, then the receiving person would do the same thing, their number and another person's number. We inserted Santa "number" for festivities sake...If you messed up the rhythm you had to open a present from the middle and put it on! We were all a bit hesitant to play, because honestly, it sounded a bit more silly than we are used to. It turned into hilarity!

After the craziness we played our little white elephant game. We passed around the gifts and swapped and settled on one to open. And it was awesome. Joe and I were quite proud of part of our gift.

it's this ridiculous alligator claw on a stick! It's real and disgusting! We saw a whole bunch of alligator parts at a gas station on our way back from Florida. It was perfect!

Ben always makes something totally funny. This year it was a mock on "The Giving Tree" along with a card from the Sham-Wow guy. The image he's "holding" is of that ballet that was passed around the internet. It's funny because our mom made Ben and Hode watch it as if it were the most amazing thing ever.

To see more of the gifts check out the Picasa album:

Sibling Party

The evening of course was not complete without a little Guitar Hero (even though we prefer Rock Band at our house)

The evening was fantastic! Being together with my family is the best thing. I definitely miss hanging out with them, and when we visit, I try to get as much of them as I can. The yearly sibling party is fantastic, and I hope it lives on forever!