Christmas day we spent up at Grandma and Grandpa Hoopes' house. We fixed a wonderful dinner with ham and Dad's famous smoked turkey.
After dinner most everyone took a nap. The kids had been up since 3 am that morning. Here Claire and Dad are enjoying the new Snuggies that they received from G-ma and G-pa. Claire sleeps best when she is being squished by someone.
Stone fixed the pillows just right and fell asleep as well. Once all of our naps were finished, we gathered in the family room. I read a story by Pres. Faust about the true meaning of Christmas. And I introduce the pickle jar. This year our family is going to collect coins throughout the year and put them in a large pickle jar. Next Christmas we will cash in the coins and use the money to give service to a needy family. Little Richard started us off right by pouring in a container of coins he had been storing in a footlocker during his mission. Then we played a game of Apple 2 Apples.
Richard shared a Canadian Christmas tradition with our family this year. Have you heard of Christmas Crackers? Dad thought the brightly colored packages contained crackers that one would eat with cheese, and wondered why I paid so much money for them. Imagine his surprise when he pulled on the ends and a loud snapping noise occurred and out fell some toys. Inside each cracker is a party hat, and a small toy. We are wearing our party hats. The unfortunate part was that we forgot to do this on Christmas around the dinner table. Which is the usual tradition. So we did it the next day in the kitchen.
Christmas day we spent up at Grandma and Grandpa Hoopes' house. We fixed a wonderful dinner with ham and Dad's famous smoked turkey. 
After dinner most everyone took a nap. The kids had been up since 3 am that morning. Here Claire and Dad are enjoying the new Snuggies that they received from G-ma and G-pa. Claire sleeps best when she is being squished by someone. 
Stone fixed the pillows just right and fell asleep as well. Once all of our naps were finished, we gathered in the family room. I read a story by Pres. Faust about the true meaning of Christmas. And I introduce the pickle jar. This year our family is going to collect coins throughout the year and put them in a large pickle jar. Next Christmas we will cash in the coins and use the money to give service to a needy family. Little Richard started us off right by pouring in a container of coins he had been storing in a footlocker during his mission. Then we played a game of Apple 2 Apples.
Richard shared a Canadian Christmas tradition with our family this year. Have you heard of Christmas Crackers? Dad thought the brightly colored packages contained crackers that one would eat with cheese, and wondered why I paid so much money for them. Imagine his surprise when he pulled on the ends and a loud snapping noise occurred and out fell some toys. Inside each cracker is a party hat, and a small toy. We are wearing our party hats. The unfortunate part was that we forgot to do this on Christmas around the dinner table. Which is the usual tradition. So we did it the next day in the kitchen.
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