WHAT a Christmas we had!
We traveled to North Dakota on Christmas Eve to be with our Mac family. We spent the day making (and eating) food and preparing for our traditional Christmas program.
We enjoyed a delicious traditional, Bethlehem-style Christmas dinner that set the mood for the night. Each member of the family dressed up as a part of the nativity. Together, we sang, read the Bible story, listened to music, and acted.
The spirit of Christmas, the spirit of Christ and his birth and life, that is what our Christmas Eve was all about. What a beautiful way to spend Christmas Eve together.
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| SO ready for our travels! |
After a fantastic Christmas together, we all headed to San Francisco for the Bowl game. (Like I said, true BYU fans!)
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| At the BYU game |
Our little ones got SO sick in the middle of our flight to San Fran. (Sick and airplanes are the worst!) There was no turning back, so we made the best of it. They were such troopers and we all ended up having a great time.
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| We spent a day being tourists. We watched some street shows, ate fish at the wharf, visited the seals, ate delicious ice-cream, and played on the beach. |
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| A 12 passenger van and the streets of San Fran are not the best match. This made for some great memories of creeping down crazy hills! |
**Pictures of Sunday at the park**
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| Chinatown actually did feel a little like China. Souvenirs were similar and we found a Chinese restaurant where Mister talked to the owners in Mandarin. It was fun to reminisce. |
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| We had some time to play before our flight home. We spent some of it at a nearby park! |
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| We felt at home on the subways! |
Lessons learned: We have tough kids. Traveling with children takes a little extra muscle and effort, but is so worth it. Life is great.
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