We had a great Christmas this year! Everything is always more fun when you get to spend it with more family! My parents and brothers Joe and McKay came and stayed with us for a couple of days before Christmas and we seriously had such a blast having them around. My kids love when there are extra people around!
Christmas Eve we did our traditional Shepherds dinner and our little progam. I love these little puppets that my sister made for me. They are so perfect and its nice to not have to do the whole dress up thing. We had some friends over too this year which was so fun to have more people! It was such a busy day for me, by far one of my busiest days, I have to do a lot of cooking, so its a good thing that I like to cook. It was also so nice to have my mom here this year to help with the cooking.
I always struggle every year with trying to take pictures. I want to but I just get all involved with watching the kids. This was the year of Frozen for Janie. She asked for Frozen stuff before she even saw the movie. But she was pretty sure she was going to love it and of course she did. And she loved getting all that Frozen stuff too!
It is such a struggle every year with what to get Nellie. She always asks for things that she never uses and I end up feeling really frustrated that we just wasted a bunch of money. Pogo stick from last year anyone? So this year I decided to steer her towards something that wouldn't be a waste. She got a new bedspread and lamp for her room and we also painted her room. She has loved having nicer things and has actually started taking a lot better care of her room since she got them. Heres to hoping she keeps it up.
Lizzy is getting so grown up. How did that happen. She is now half way out of the house which is just too crazy to think about. She got taylor Swift purfume which she just loved.
I knew Russy would like this fire truck becuse he loves trucks and fireman stuff. But he really loved it! He even decided that it was a good ride on toy and rides it all over the house.
It was extra speical to have so many guests stay with us for Christmas and participate on Christmas morning. We were so spoiled and I hope that we can have guests stay for Chrismas again next year because it was just too much fun.
Annie didnt think much of the whole Christmas thing but she sat really well with Grandpa. I love that she went through her stranger anxiety really early so now when she would be going through it she is totally fine.
Russ seriously loved his tools he got for Christmas. He even likes wearing the safety googles whcih I thought for sure he wouldn't wear. He likes to "fixit" he takes his tools in his little tent and takes a truck or something and fixes them. Way too cute. I am seriously loving the boy thing!!
Jane was very excited that Gradma gave her this Elsa doll. It was the thing she wanted more than anything else for Christmas.
Uncle Joe gave Nellie this game and it has been so much fun to play. We have loved it. Joe was so nice to give the kids each a present.
One of the things I try and get the kids every year is a game and a book. We love playing games together so much and it is always money well spent. We have loved this game of Life that we got Lizzy. The girls absolutely love to play it and we have so much fun. We were lucky becuse it came without cards so we had to take it back and I was worried that they wouldnt, because the girls had already destroyed the box. :( But luckily they did.
It was another super christmas! I am amazed at how fast the season goes by. It is so much fun to have kids and watch them enjoy all the magic and fun that comes each year at this time.
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