The Dixon Family

I hope everybody had a wonderful Christmas! We had a great time in California this year. My sisters Jennifer and Marci were there with their families and my brother Scott came from BYU also. We had 8 little kids altogether in 1 little house, so it was a bit crazy/noisy at times, but it's all part of the fun. This was Jeremiah's 1st Christmas and he loved it! On Christmas Eve we did our own version of the Nativity and Jeremiah got to be baby Jesus (Parker got to be a shepherd):

Jeremiah was tired and wasn't interested in sitting in the "manger" (laundry basket) so his kind (and never shy of the spotlight:) cousin Benjamin, who was originally cast as a sheep, stepped in:

Once again, a nativity to remember :) We did miss my brother Austin, who's on a mission in the Dominican Republic. He always made a great (and very entertaining) wise man. The next morning the kids all got up around 7:30, we lined up in the hallway, and went out to see what Santa had brought! Here's Jeremiah checking out his presents:

After we checked out Santa's presents, my mom needed to go to my grandparent's house to help my grandpa, who had just had surgery, so we held off on opening other presents until she came back. The kids were very patient. After mom got back, my brother Austin called so we all talked to him and he sounds great!! Then we all embarked on the frenzy of opening presents. It was so fun to hear the shrieks of delight from the kids as they got "just what I wanted!" We had a great time being with family.

I've mentioned all the noise and craziness at my house, and I know you're all wondering how Parker found a way to study in the midst of all of it: (yes, those are ear plugs)

And lastly, here's a picture of all the kids on Sunday after church:

We had a great time and Jeremiah loved playing with all of his cousins. We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and wish you all a happy New Year!