Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and Everything Inbetween

I feel like such a slacker! The most exciting part of the year, and I haven't blogged in almost 2 months....SAD! The worst part is, I still haven't even put my Christmas pictures on the computer (hopefully comming soon!)

We had a really nice Holiday Season this year. It was so much fun to have the whole Allen family together for a big Christmas like we used to have. I don't know how many times we will be able to do this so it really was great! We were so blessed and so grateful that we were able to do so many fun things with them. It was especially fun to see all of my brothers and their families. Adam, Noelle, and Brynnley (from Spokane) were here as well as Bret, Jan, and Isabella (from Michigan) and Drew came up from Cedar City. All the of little kids are within a few months of eachother so it was great to watch them play together and get to know eachother.

Ryan had a great Christmas and absolutely got into the whole idea of opening presents. He was so excited to rip open that wrapping paper and see what was inside. We had our own little Christmas on Christmas morning and Santa made a stop at our house. Ryan got a basketball hoop which he loves, as well as tons of other toys and clothes. He must be a natural because he saw his hoop, walked straight up to it, grabbed the ball and slam-dunked it! It was so dang cute! We hope this carries over into his adult life....maybe he will be a stellar ball player and help his parents retire early!

We also got to spend some time with Matt's family. Todd (Matt's younger brother) left on his mission this week so we had the opportunity to go through the temple with him, listen to his farewell talk, and spend some quality time with Matt's family before Todd leaves.

All in all, we love the holidays and the time that we have with family! Hopefully I will be a little better and keep this thing updated! :)