We were so close...so very close to having all eleven of us kids and the parents together for one family pic but sadly my older brother Sam Jr. was feeling under the weather, so we're just missing him..but other then taht this is a picture of my 10 brothers and sisters with our parents. Every year there is always one person missing when we want to take a family picture, whether one is out of state..sick..busy or just missing in action! lol WE WERE SO CLOSE TO HAVING EVERYONE IN A PICTURE! lol but you know what, I know there will be plenty more times to take pictures where we're all in it. This Christmas was seriously the BEST Christmas I have ever had in all my life. This Christmas consisted of just pure joy, happiness and family. There was no need for gifts or worldly things to make us happy. This Christmas made me really appreciate all the many gifts we have but don't recognize just cause we're so used to having them..like for me, I'm thankful for my health, the health of my loved ones, my family still being here with me, and time I have to see and enjoy being with my family. Having this Christmas not focusing on material things was perfect, simply amazing! I cannot express in words how great this holiday has been to my family and I. Well just to quickly go over what my family and I did for this beautiful passed Christmas, we first since it was a very blessed day being that it was Sunday, we attended church..it was really great! the bishop ric spoke and gave really amazing talks. Then my family and I came and had a good Family Home Evening, we really expressed how appreciative we were for one another. I can tell you all now that the spirit really was there in our Family Home Evening. We then had an AMAZINGLY DELICIOUS dinner made by my Mother, she sure can hook it UP!(: lol no lie, we just hung out, talked enjoyed each others company...we then got ready and rolled 5 cars deep to the beautiful Salt Lake City Temple..I've gone to the Salt Lake City Temple many many times, but this time around had to be my all time favorite time going EVER! We walked around, took a ton of pictures..gazed at the beauty of the Temple, and lights..just had a great time. We all drove back home and our Aunt Helen also known as the photographer took a lot more pictures of us and I mean A LOT more hahaha it was great we ate dessert and talked and enjoyed each others company even more! lol haha There is never a dull moment with my family! lol. Then before we knew it, it was 1:00am so we knew we had to go back to reality and sleep for work..just basically get back to our daily routines :( So everyone started heading home..My parents and my little sister Finau and I took my older sister Melini and her lovely family home in Tooele. Drove back home and the siblings of mine that still stay in this house were all still up and so we ALL just stayed up talking about everything, and didn't sleep until 4 almost 5 in the morning haha!.
But all in all this Christmas was the best I've ever had!. You know, throughout everything that went on that entire day, I remember stepping back and observing my family laughing, eating, talking, and just feeling extreme happiness, I thought to myself.. "I wonder if this is how it'll be in Heaven, when we're all together" because the feeling I felt being with my family, was heavenly. I know that I could not have felt that without the Spirit dwelling with us. Im so grateful for everything the Lord has blessed my family and I with. This Christmas was a very blessed one. I really hope we'll have many more with the same feeling. What a perfect way to end this year of 2011. I love my family and everything and everyone I'm blessed with.
*Families Are FOREVER <3
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