This year on Christmas Eve, we went and watched Despicable Me 2 on the Ogden Cine Pointe 6, for $3/person. We then met my sister-in-law, brother-in-law and their son for the pizza part of it. We went to the Pizza Pie Cafe. I love that place. I discovered that they have gluten free pizza, pasta and sauce. Most of the salad bar is gluten free too. I got to order my own pizza for $2 extra and have all the pasta and salad too. I got to bring the pizza home with me. I think it was well worth the $2.
It was nice to share this time w/ my in-laws. We did Christmas Eve pizza last year too. The difference was, they were still married then. I was proud at how civil they are too each other now. I don't know that I could do that anymore. They even rode to the pizza shop together.
I came home and went to sleep after the pizza. I had to work a 12 hour shift the night before, so I was gone until almost 2 am. I wrapped gifts after I woke up from the nap. We then went and looked at the Christmas lights.
This picture was taken in front of a dragonfly. Further back, there is a lit up candle and what appears to be a green deer, at least from the photo. We wanted the dragonfly in the photo. My husband was the photographer for the photos, so he is not in them. I am going to have to get a look at my son's coat to see what the reflection is from! My toddler seldom has matching socks. This is one of those times they don't match :) I think when you are that age, you take them off and throw them wherever seems fit at the moment!
These are my four wonderful children. They are posing in front of the tyrannosaurus rex. We have always been fans of dinosaurs. We couldn't pass up this photo opportunity! It looks like pegasus is driving a car in the background, but they are actually two separate objects, several feet apart.
This photo is of my three oldest children in front of an angel. My toddler and I were still trying to catch up with them at this point. The sidewalks were ice most of the way, so I was holding her hand while she walked. I didn't want to carry her because I was afraid I would fall and hurt her if she was in my arms. I figured it would be safer if we both had our feet on the ground. She slipped several times, but I had her hand, so she didn't fall and get hurt.
This park is amazing how they light it up. It would have been about an hour wait to drive through, so we found a place to park and walked in. That is why my toddler and I were a ways back, but we got in and out in about 20 minutes. Next year, if it is cold, we will have to remember our mittens.
We didn't have doughnuts and juice this year. I have Celiac disease and no longer eat gluten. I have not been officially diagnosed, but when I had the biopsy done to confirm pemphigoid gestationis it came back stating that the biopsy also showed a strong likelihood of Celiac disease. My stomach has hurt off and on since I was in high school. Not just hurt, but really gave me a great deal of pain. I went through several procedures my senior year to find out what is wrong, and there were never any definitive answers. Since I have cut gluten out of my diet, I feel so much better. My stomach seldom hurts. In the past several months, I was in constant pain, so I know that cutting the gluten has really changed things for me.
We came home and opened the gifts. The favorite gifts were an MP3 player for my older daughter, a remote control helicopter for oldest son, Pokemon DS game for my younger son (even though it was my oldest son's gift) and my toddler got a little ride-on, move w/ your feet, bike from my parents. I got a blanket w/ family pictures on it from my parents, that I absolutely love, and Keith got a bunch of socks. We also got a photo from right after our wedding on canvas paper from my parents which is also a favorite.
I am so blessed to have the family that I have. I am thankful for traditions and knowing that no matter where we are across the country, my siblings, my parents and my little family are all doing the same thing...seeing a movie, having pizza and looking at lights :)
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