Before Christmas, Dan's sister Pam and her family came up to visit from California. They came just in time for the Glenn Christmas Party too! We had such a good time seeing all of the aunts and uncles and the cousins. There was a lot of visiting and eating going on. The kids even did a little nativity that was super cute!
The Sunday before Christmas we had a nice family dinner at Dan's parents' as everyone in the family was there except Jackie and David from Oregon. Jackie was still very pregnant as her due date was January 1. I think they all had a really good time though. The kids skied at COP and we all got to watch the Nativity at Heritage Park. It's always a tradition to go see the Nativity on Christmas Eve on the Glenn side, but this year we went a bit early so that we could all go with Pam and her family. Dan's Dad was the Inn Keeper this year too! It was really well done and he did a great job too even though it was freezing cold that night. Dan and I tried to go again on Christmas Eve but when we arrived we saw that there was a long line up to get seats. The line turned out to be an estimated hour long wait, so we decided just to go home. I don't think Casper wanted to wait that long outside either.
Christmas was a really busy day this year. Casper slept so well Christmas Eve he didn't want to wake up on his own. I had to wake him up at about 9:30am so that we could get out the door!
We picked up my sister Amanda from the bus stop in the morning and headed out to Carstairs. We arrived and woke up my younger sister Kimberly and opened our gifts. Shortly after my brother Arlen came and he opened his gifts. It was so nice to see Arlen and Amanda. They are the two we don't see as often, especially Arlen. I just hope they know that they are loved by us and I just hope that Casper will be able to see them more often as he grows up. My parents cooked us some breakfast food and then we headed back to Calgary to visit Dan's family.
We arrived at Dan's parents' place and ate dinner. Then we visited and opened more gifts. Spence and Laurie and their three boys were there and also Dan's Grandma Reese was there. We didn't get home until about 7:00pm! That's when we had our own little Christmas and opened our gifts from each other. Three Christmas' in one day is pretty exhausting! Although it was fun, we are maybe considering next year not doing as much so we aren't so tired at the end of the day!
On Boxing Day we got together with my family for the big Olsen family dinner. Everyone was there except for Arlen. It was held at Kristie's house and it was a lot of fun. There was a lot of visiting and gift giving! The next day we got together at Tammy's house in Airdrie and visited some more before going to the Airdrie lights. After that everyone else went back to play games, but we headed out to Olds to hang out with some friends. Meaghan and Dallin and Chelsea and Blaise. I hadn't seen Chelsea since her wedding almost 3 and a half years ago! It was so nice to visit with them and play games all night!
That about wraps up our Christmas experience this year. I know Casper didn't really know what was going on, but it was so much fun spending Christmas with him in our family. I'm excited for next year when he can maybe understand Christmas a bit better.
We also did a Birth Announcement for Casper. I just love it!
We also want to congratulate Jackie and David on their new addition Sophia Noelle Gipson! She was born December 29, 2010 at 12:56am weighing in at 8lbs 15oz and 21" long. She is so adorable and we can't wait to meet her!
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