Way back in October, I checked my little sisters out of school and Ashley, my BYU sister drove down to Salt Lake for a Secret Christmas Present for my parents. I hired my friend to take some pictures of all of the sisters at Memory Grove by the Capitol. I can't believe that the secret didn't get out before Christmas and so I am glad that I could surprise my parents for Christmas! Here are my favorites! (Danielle Rappleye did the photography! She is amazing!)
We had a wonderful, WHITE Christmas! We woke up at 5:30 am and did our own Fackrell Family Christmas with Regan making his wonderful Christmas French Toast. The kids went into the Music Room to see what Santa brought them, loved it, then Regan and I opened our presents! I got Regan a blown up picture of us on our wedding day and had it framed for his office, and he gave me some new shoes, a knife set and a huge skillet! Did I mention that Regan's big present was his new mountain bike and mine was a great digital video camera!
Anyway, we hope you had a wonerful Christmas!
So this Christmas was so much fun because Riley really only wanted 2 things, and Santa granted those 2 things: A Diego Rescue Center and a Leapster with Games. Sunny got a cute little kitchen with lots of fake food and a dolly with a stroller and bottle! When they came down the stairs, they were excited to see the news toys and Sunny immediatly started to stash food and dishes in the kitchen cabinets! Riley has not put down the Leapster hardly at all since he first saw it on the couch!
Sunny looked so cute in her black and pink Christmas Dress with matching bows of course! Riley and Sunny wore Christmas PJ's and matching slippers on Christmas Eve! Regan read a Christmas book on Christmas Eve-tradition, and then we left a plate of cookies for Santa!
Christmas Eve was fun because we had Regan with us all day long-well except when he went to the Golden Compass with my brothers, and oh ya, when he went to work also! But you know what, that is a lot better than what it usually is like! Anyway, we went to the mall with Andrea's family to get a picture with Santa Claus (a long time tradition), Riley played his violin with me in the Christmas Eve Talent Show (we played Jingle Bells and he did AWESOME!), Riley was a Wise Man and Sunny was an angel for the Nativity, and then we went to Regan's family party and saw Santa again! WOW-we saw a lot of family and we had a great time!
We have visited with a lot of family over the last few days and it has been a lot of fun to spend time with them! Whenever Sunny has an opportunity, she will go up to anyone with a book and pretty much MAKE them read it to her! It was fun to see Uncle Jordan during the holidays-he will be leaving on a mission pretty soon! Way to go Jordan!
