All I want for Christmas...

...is to be surrounded by my family!

There's nothing more comforting than being surrounded by those you cherish the most. Christmas came and went quickly this year but having both families in town was such a blessing. We wasted no time and immediately started cooking.

Lisa started in on the real stuff...

while mom and I attempted to make cake balls.

which didn't turn out so well :(

Dad and Shawn made beautiful pie crusts (who knew)!

One thing I learned quickly after getting married is the Gilmans love the tradition of stuffing stockings full of goodies...so we did!

The boys thought long and hard while writing in their Christmas cards

After Chris read the Christmas story we began unwrapping

We ended the evening at my parent's house for a delicious dinner with the whole family!