Tolman Christmas

Our Tolman Christmas is always to fast but with everyone living all over the place we're just happy that we are able to get together at all! This year we had our little dinner party out in Cardston. Cindy's parents let us come out and take over them home for the day, which was so nice!

We got together for dinner, games, chit-chat, and presents. It turned out to be a nice relaxing day and even Dylan was able to make it down. It so hard living so far away, I feel like we get so disconnected sometimes! I hope we can find more time together once we are living back in Canada.









We love being able to have our double celebration since Alaina was born on December 24th. If she didn't have such a special birthday I don't know if we would get to spend it with her every year. We love you lots Alain!

Peterson Christmas

Honestly I don't know why we have such a hard time with this but we NEVER take pictures while at my Parents house. I haul my camera all over the place but as soon as we get to Mom and Dads it goes into retirement, geesh!

Anyways we had a great Christmas again this year, I think the highlight for AJ was playing with Grandpa and Zoe out in the yard. He loves getting one-on-one time with Grandpa weather that means their out for a drive, off to the movies, or out in the yard with Zoe he LOVES every minute of it!



We also had tub time in grandmas big jet tub. I don't know if you guys say that, "Having a tub" instead of "having a bath" but that's what my Grandma and Mom told me and that is what I tell my boys. So go have yourself some tub time people!



We enjoyed playing with Grandmas toys, making cookies, and snuggling with the Grandparents before hittin' the hay each night.





And of course Christmas morning-ish. You may wonder why we all look so darn good this year. Well it's because we ended up having a late Christmas morning since we were out in Fort Mac talking to uncle Jorpo. It was so fun to all be together and I was especially please with how much little Em seemed to like the Eeyor we got for her, LVOE YOU EM! (also I did NOT take these pictures they are all thanks to the cute little Tolman family, http://leviandhayley.blogspot.com/)



Merry Chirstmas Peteron family!

Poytress Christmas

This was our first Christmas with out Uncle Jorpo, and we sure missed him! But the show must go on. We spent our time playing games and enjoying the snow since Portland never seem to get much. AJ wanted to make a snowman so bad but no matter how had Aaron tried the snow just wasn't sticking!He thought filling a bucket of snow might be just as fun but AJ didn't agree.On Christmas eve all the Poytress family came out for the traditional reading of the nativity by Grandpa while the kids act it out. My children of course chose not to participate, AGAIN!

After that we decided to head out and do a little Christmas good by dropping off our Christmas cookies pixie style. The kids loved it but AJ decided to wait in the car, sneaking around makes him a little nervous! The kids got the plate ready for Santa and the reindeer: Santa got gum and cookies the reindeer like Beef Jerky and Peppers. Isn't that every ones traditions????

The we got out the stockings and hung them with care, this is one of my favorite poytress family traditions. We hung a stocking for uncle Jorpo and Uncle Daniel even thought they weren't there, and then we enjoyed some family bonding....



I thin kthis is as close as AJ got to Jeff the whole trip, ha ha ha. One day he will understand what a great unlce he is!

It was another great Christmas morning at the Poytress house but I think the highlight this year was talking with uncle Jorpo.




What a treat it was to hear about his mission and all that he is doing! Love you Elder Poytress!