'Tis the season

We had such a fun Christmas this year. We spent the night at my parents after all the Christmas Eve festivities and where able to have our little Christmas morning downstairs while they were away at prison church where they serve(not time...as clergy). Anyway, now every time we go down there Luke wants to know if Santa is coming again. Luke loved opening presents, which is pretty impressive considering some of the things I wrapped up for him...socks, old books the library didn't were quite dated. But it didn't dampen his excitement. He seemed equally excited about those as he did about his train. But truth be told the thing he liked most was the candy canes in his stocking. He told everyone about them :)

We tried to teach him a bit the joy of giving gifts and wanted him to pick out the gifts he gave to Bryan and I. So off to the dollar store we went. First we all shopped for Murphy's gift together. Next Bryan took him to look for my gift while I perused the toy section for stocking stuffers.   Then Bry slipped out to the car while I took Luke shopping for Bryan's gift.  It was so fun.  What magic a 3 year old brings to Christmas.  He would go around point to something and say Nooooo, like it was a ridiculous item (when it was almost always something we would have liked)  In the end I got a fluted goblet, which I can drink any number of fancy drinks out of, and Bryan got a package of gummy krabby patties.  Then we went to Krispy Kreme after, definitely a new tradition. 

Just a quick bit about another fun tradition.  This one is a bit more classic.  Temple square lights.  We love going, but find it hilarious how little Luke cares about the lights.  It is all about the waterfalls and the walls.  This year we had couins too...can't be beat.