Christmas Update

Christmas was great! We went to my parents' home in Idaho, all 20 of us (10 adults, 10 kids 5 and under- 4 of which are newborns)! We had a lot of fun, and suprisingly none of us got and spread the flu this year. Most of our free time there was spent watching Psych, our absolute favorite TV show (many of both of our families agree the main character reminds them of Jeromy, which is probably why we're such big fans and also why those who know Jeromy enjoy watching it). It snowed a ton on Christmas Eve, so everyone went outside to play. The adult boys made a huge snow fort complete with furniture and a slide. That night when Santa came, Audrey heard him and his reindeer on the roof and told EVERYONE about it the next day (although nobody else heard him, if you know what I mean). It was really fun to see so many young eyes so big with excitment about Santa.

We wanted to bless Jacob while we were up there since most of our families would be able to attend. We got the needed permission to bless him in my parents' ward, and then they canceled church that morning (church was at 8:30am! Imagine getting 20 people fed and bathed and dressed that early!). So the bishop came over and Jeromy blessed Jacob in my parents' living room. It was really nice. And we were especially grateful that Jeromy's parents, sister and her family, and grandpa came 40 miles away early that morning in not-so-pleasant conditions. It was so nice to have so much family there.

We had lots of fun, lots of good food, and very good company.