Christmas 2012

 Our good looking nephew/cousin Dahlin

 Our Nativity

Courtney reading the story of Christ's birth from Luke

We did not get out of school until the 21st of December this year so Christmas came FAST!  We went to mom and dad's house for Christmas Eve and had are traditional dinner, program, and gift opening.  We had a great program that began with acting out the Nativity and then lots of musical entertainment.  The "Jordan Family Band" played for us.  Madee sang "When Christmas Comes to Town, Megan played the violin and so did Ashley.  Dahlin played the piano.  And Adrienne Tawa, the choir teacher at the high school spent Christmas Eve with us and she sang a song with Jill.  We ate LOTS of good food and then opened a few gifts. 

Great picture of Whitney and Grandpa with their eyes closed! 

 

Then we came home and opened our 

"Night before Christmas presents" 

from Grandma and Grandpa Comstock.

Here we are modeling our Christmas PJ's!

 

 Our one lone stocking left up that Santa did not fill. :( 

We sure miss Jordan!!!!

 Our most exciting Christmas present ALL the way from Honduras!!!!

 Santa Came!

 The Gingerbread house we made in Denver in October. 

I love all the fruit stripe gun!!!!

 

Someone was so kind and thoughtful and came by our house late on Christmas Eve and put up this flag.  With a banner attached to the pole that said
Elder Jordan Comstock
Honduras Tegucigalpa Mission
Jan 12-14
We were touched to think that someone would remember us this Christmas and know we were missing Jordan.  I had an idea of who I thought it might be so we got in the truck around 12:30 and drove around the neighborhood to see if there were any flags in anyone elses yard.
We saw one in Austin Bonzo's yard, the German flag.
There was one in Colby Jone's , the state flag of New Jersey.
There was one in Dani Wynn's yard, the Armenian flag.
It is truly one of the nicest gifts anyone has ever given our family!  I did so good and did not cry all day Christmas Eve but then I saw that flag and I was soooo touched I just bawled!

 

 

Here are the girls holding our LAST present. 

We saved the best one for last! 

Jordan sent a Honduran flag for Mark to hang in his classroom.

And the girls and I some bracelets with our names on them.  :)

 

 

BEST PART OF THE DAY!!!!!!

 

 

 We spent 3 hours SKYPING Jordan!  It was SOOOOO great!!

Everyone was just laughing at me when Jordan first came up on the screen I just started screaming and jumping up and down.  I was so excited I couldn't contain myself.  It was so amazing to see his face and hear his voice.  I was a hard day for him I think.  His first Christmas away from home and in a foreign country with a companion that he struggles a bit with.  He said his companion got nothing for Christmas.  I feel so bad I did not think of that.  But he took some of the stuff we sent him and some things from his grandparents and put them in the stocking I sent him and gave it to his companion.  What a sweet boy he is to do that.  :)  He is doing such great things on his mission!!!We are all so proud of him.  All in all it was a great Christmas!  We are so blessed.  We have a great life and the Savior has bestowed so many wonderful blessing upon us. 

2013 HERE WE COME!!!! 

We look forward to what this next year has in store for us.