The Twelve Gifts of Christmas or maybe twenty-four

What an amazing Christmas it was. Andrew started to write 12 of his favorite Christmas memories from 2009...the list then grew-I had too add a few as well:
1. The Christmas Program from Church-I think Heavenly Father really loves the Harmony Park Ward...and me. Yeah, He really loves me.
2. Making a train set with Grover Wray and Grand Dad Bagley with oak from upstate New York, early 19th Century and a broken shovel handle from Grand Dad's airplane hangar and a table with a track from Aunt Brandi and Uncle Steve.
3. Blinds for the house (thank you Mom and Dad) and an evening out to the Hale Centre Theatre
4. Creamy Tacos and Ribeye Roast
5. Getting whipped by Gran Bagley at Travel Mania
6. The joy in Sarah's eyes. This was the first Christmas she really got what it was. It was so spread out, though, we don't think she knows that Christmas is one day. Every time she sees a Christmas Decoration, she cries, "Merry Christmas!"
7. Juliet, the kidnapping Shepherd.
8. A Swiss Christmas in Midway. It was really amazing.
9. Two Fantastic Christmas concerts (thanks to Jarv Campbell and Craig Jorgensen for scoring us tickets).
10. Snow-less drives to and from Rexburg.
11. Yummy soup tradition with the Lofgrans!
12. Kairo and Sarah's new friendship
13. The First Annual Launch Christmas Party
14. A Christmas Story at the Pioneer Theater.
15. Sarah throws up on Daddy at Temple Square, but blesses lives in doing so.
16. Free stuff for Candice's birthday.
17. Sing-a-longs at the Salt Lake Central Stake and the Ogden Tabernacle.
18. Daddy bakes successfully for the first time ever! (a cranberry cake and a toffee date pudding)...well, the first successful attempt at baking was actually in 2000 when he made a cheesecake for a girl he was courting named Candice for Valentine's Day. It even had a heart made of Hershey's kisses and cherry pie filling.
19. Getting whipped by Zach at Worst Case Scenario, the Board Game
20. New Music books to play for our piano.
21. The amazing Yellow Linen dress Aunt Brandi made for Sarah
22. The awesome Rail Christmas fest at Aunt Tammy's. Granny Rail knows kids.
23. Being pregnant. The good part of pregnant. The thick hair, luscious eyelashes and eyebrows, great skin, good eating, non-weight-gaining, it's a boy part of pregnant.
24. The spirit we never stopped feeling.

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