1. Christmas Eve Feast. We ate all that. Plus king crab legs, mussels and oysters. Okay, I didn't eat the oysters. I've tried them before, but once was enough. If you are curious about the flavor of raw oysters, imagine swallowing a big gritty loogie and you'll about have it. (Is that how you spell loogie?)
2. New pajamas and listening to the Nativity story on Christmas Eve.
2. Grandma lets the kids pound their hearts out on her Steinway. Seriously.
3. Frosting cookies is not just an activity for our family. It is an EVENT. 
This is the gingerbread man I frosted. Don't judge me.
This is the star T frosted. He ate so much blue frosting that his diaper was green for two days. (Why does blue food coloring make green diapers? Experienced moms will tell you that Froot Loops and blue popsicles do the same thing.)
4. We got some quality time in with the Grandparents. My Mom explaining gingerbread construction
Michael's dad assisting with Lego construction
5. Alice got a new guitar (which she calls a tik-gar) from Santa. Her aunt was kind enough to give her a lesson.
6. We talked with my sister who is on a mission. When we couldn't figure out how to do a conference call for our out-of-town relatives, we resorted to holding up cell phones to the speaker.
7. Michael and Seth played tag with Seth's new Nerf Dart Tag set. I like Michael. He's funny.
8.The kids got their fill of snow.
9. Went to an extended family party. 
10. Ate my Grandma's funeral potatoes at the family party. She ran out of corn flakes to put on top, so she used Captain Crunch with Crunchberries instead. This made me so very very happy. Things like this make me feel like I've come home again, even though I haven't lived in Utah in years and years. So very very happy.
Addendum: According to the comments, many of you are considering an attempt at this recipe. Please do not try making funeral potatoes with Captain Crunch at home. My grandma is the only person on the planet earth who can pull them off.
Addendum: According to the comments, many of you are considering an attempt at this recipe. Please do not try making funeral potatoes with Captain Crunch at home. My grandma is the only person on the planet earth who can pull them off. 