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Oh how I LOVE Christmas. We had such a wonderful time in Utah visiting family and friends. As always, I can't ever figure out why the blog does the pictures in the order it does so these are in no particular order.

Here is Chloe Christmas morning with her aunt. She was treated very good for Christmas thanks to Grandmas and Grandpas.
Opening her princess backpack which she wore around all day and during our flight home.
This is a picture of Ezra on the plane ride. He was awake for most of the ride and happy as can be. He is such a good baby and very very cute I must say.

Christmas Eve. We always go bowling with the Nelson clan. That's my cute dad holding his bag of quarters he passes out as we bowl. We do a little talent program at my parents house that night, too. That's the 3 of us singing and ringing the bells to Jingle Bells. We also performed an exceptional version of Rudolph (chloe starred as Rudolph) We do a little Nativity play and Ezra was the baby Jesus. I love that picture of his cousin Sadie holding him.
We got to see some friends while in town. Chloe experienced her first sledding and was in heaven. I'm glad because the winter and snow and mountains are all Brad and I can think about so it's good Chloe loves them too. I also met up with my dearest friend of all to have breakfast and meet her new little guy. Chloe and her Lulu (the blondes) sure gave each other a run for their money. So cute.
Each December (for a lot of Decembers) we have been going out to lunch for my sister's birthday. I love the chance to get together with my sisters, mom and sister in law. We are eating Japanese food here. Don't ask if they have eggrolls or fortune cookies. Wrong country.
6 wonderful years. He surprised me and took me to the Little America breakfast buffet. Three things I love...My Brad, breakfast food, and going out to eat. He's so cute!!!!
Every year we do the lights and I take this same picture. This is a special place.
The reason for the season.
Cousins, cousins, and cousins. Chloe is lucky to have wonderful cousins who will play with her. We got to meet Josh (the cute as a button blondey, round-faced boy down there in the car seat. He's 6 months older than Ezra), and our new cousin Carter (3 months older). It's always funny to see who Chloe will just attach herself to each year. This year it was Alex (he's in the very bottom picture hugging her and Sadie) When we got home from our trip, she and Brad were coloring and her new thing is to draw faces. Brad asked her who's face she was drawing and she said, "dad, that's Alex and those are tears because he misses me) She drew tears! We all shed some tears when we had to leave. We love visiting and are so glad our family loves us so.