Christmas=

Christmas started this year with my family going to WDW- how fun!!!

we got back on the 18th, and had a bit of a smooshy christmas: mom and dad took yet another mini-vacation to Vegas for the BYU game, my grandpa is a huge fan; it was his christmas!

on their way back to nephi, they picked up Bryan in St.George! he was able to spend christmas with our family!!!

::Mickelson Family Christmas Traditions::[see pictures below!!!]

Christmas Eve:

• Neighbor gifts(this year i made some cherry chocolate cupcakes to go along with our cherry merry christmas cards and cherry sprite!)
  
• Ginger Bread House decorating(not just candy and frosting, we have to think about things like.."will this piece of candy blow up?" ... "will it make a loud sound?" ... "how many fire crackers can i stuff in this thing before someone gets hurt?")
  
• Fancy Dinner(see fancy pictures below)
• Opening one present!(its always PJs!!!)
  
• Christmas Lights around town(this year was kind of a dud, we didnt have a vehicle big enough for 8)
  
• all the kids sleep in one room(silly, but we all look forward to it, and LOVE it!)
  

Christmas Day:

• Dad comes and wakes us up, usually around 8AM-(sometimes he is more excited than we are..hehe)
• we each open our Christmas Stockings
• then take the first couple of gifts going one at a time, then realise how long it will really take if we do that..then we all go present CRAZY!!!!
• after the gifts are all open, we eat cinnamon rolls and yummy icing
• now we get to watch movies, or play family games, or whatever we want!!!

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i really had a good christmas this year- i was able to spend it with the ones i love!