Our Christmas run down

We hope you had a Merry Christmas! Its crazy how we spend all of December preparing for this one day and it is all over so quickly! I especially loved the Christmas season this year. All the lights around the city went up, we decorated our little apartment, listened to Christmas music and I truly felt the spirit of Christmas. I am so grateful for the the reason of Christmas, the birth of our Savior. I hope you all felt his love this Christmas as we did.
We spent our Christmas in Utah with our family... here's a little run down of the trip... (pictures to come later)

-Packed our car to the roof of presents and luggage for a 3 day trip to Utah
-Piled Gabe and I, the dog Texas, Gabe's cousin Chelsey, and her dog buster into the car wiggled in between the presents.
-Left 70 degree weather for 7 degree weather.
-Had awesome Cafe Rio for Christmas eve lunch with Gabe's mom and brothers and spent the day with the other last minute crazy shoppers.
-Enjoyed a beautiful Christmas Turkey dinner with my fam and grandparents.
-Woke up to a crazy Christmas day. Ping ponging from one family to the next. Presents at Gabe's parents house, breakfast and presents with Grandparents Yates at my parents house, lunch with the Spencer Clan, Lunch at Grandma Janet's with the Valenzuela crew, followed by turkey and dessert with the Hendricksen's with Grandpa Jack! It was so good to see everybody and spend the day together! Thank you to all for all the gifts! Our car was more full on the way home!!!
-Post Christmas day: Shopping with mom, lunch with friends, a trip to the Mexican grocery store for some good Venezuelan cooking! (Thank you Gabe! The arepas were DELISH!)
-Dancing with Grandpa Jack at the Murray Arts center with the rest of the retired community of Salt Lake. SO FUN! Grandpa Jack taught me how to waltz and Gabe got to dance with some nice old ladies! Not to mention dancing with my husband is my favorite.
-Dancing was followed by a late night dinner at Grandpa Jack's! Can't beat fried Halibut and potatoes!
-next day: SLEEP IN!!! We needed it for the 10 hour car ride home! Made sure to stop for our last chance for Cafe Rio! Arrived back home to warm weather and a much needed sleep recovery!

Our Christmas was wonderful! WE loved spending it with the people that we love!