Christmas Eve

It’s time again for Christmas Eve with the Pulsiphers.  We missed those who weren’t able to come, but they all had good reasons (you know, like their kids coming into town or having major surgery…good reasons!), but we were thrilled with those that could come!
Beau was especially excited when Justin Bieber showed up….that’s what he called Taylor all night….not Justin, Justin Bieber.  I guess I can see a little bit of resemblance there. 
Gimme bones, Justin Bieber. 
We had lots of fun family…



LOTS of good food… it was yummy AND pretty…
Ham, sour cream potatoes, spinach salad, yummy salads, and delicious desserts. 
Even a dancin’ Santa. 
The white elephant game was fun, I totally scored with my Potty Training Chart…at least none of the gifts were living!
Beau got what he’s always wanted! Mixed nuts!
Camri likes Daniel Craig as much as the next girl, but she traded this away for some coloring stuff. 
Hey Minnie…
Best friends.
Brad’s story was enchanting.  Wish I could remember what it was about…Thanks to Brad and his Physical Therapy skills, he popped us all back into shape. 
This is probably one of my favorite pictures of the night…
After the party, the kids quickly put their new jammies on and we tidied up a bit for Santa.  Grandma and Grandpa Heugly came over to read Luke 2 with us.  After a short Christmas show with Dad, the kids were ready for their sleepover. It was a good idea, but they had trouble going to sleep…too excited!  So we eventually split up the boys and girls and they finally fell asleep.
But first, Beau has something to say…
Merry Christmas to all and to all a Good Night!!!

What do you get…

when you cross a 12-year-old with a comfy bed?
BED HEAD!!

Temple Square

We met our friends at Temple Square on Monday to go see the lights.  Two facts about that night:
1) It was our actual anniversary.  We had our hot date on Saturday night (Carver’s for dinner….yes!! and Sherlock Holmes movie…so good!)
2) Annie is not quite ready to get rid of the binkie.  We had to stop at Target on the way to pick up a new one.  It made for a much more pleasant night.
So, we got to Temple Square to find out that most of North America had the same idea…it was packed! Joe dropped us off and left to go find parking.  We found our friends and quickly got to work taking pictures.  It was very chilly!






The newlyweds, Kirk and Yenis, and their darling kiddos Kito and Avonlea…
Our happy, cold family…

Once upon a time, we took a picture together in front of this tree (or one like it)…we were dating, but not engaged yet.  When we got the pictures developed (yes, kids, you used to have to take FILM in!!), I looked at us in front of the tree and decided we looked good together….like we were meant to be together forever.  We were engaged a few weeks later….
Cute family!
Blurry, but cute kids in front of the temple.
They’ve got each other’s backs…
Finally, some warmth!
The Tabernacle looked so pretty.
Besties…
Checking out the Nativity…
Okay, it is seriously time for hot chocolate…let’s go to the Lion House.  What? They close at 8:00 and it’s 8:02? We missed it.  No matter, we’ll go to Black Bear Diner.  What? They’ve run out of hot chocolate?  To be fair, our waiter offered to make it using milk, hot water, and chocolate syrup.  Ummm, no thanks. 
Good old McDonalds to the rescue!  Hot chocolate all around!!
Off to bed with you kids, don’t you know we have a lot of playing to do this week?
Happy Anniversary my love!

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