Christmas Morning

Everyone meeting upstairs getting ready to go down and see what Santa brought....early morning!! 

Kids waiting for everyone to arrive to go see what santa brought....it was really early!! 

All the grandkids ready to go downstairs to see what Santa brought! 

The kids each received a fishing pole (maybe dad can actually fish and not be untangling the baby fishing pole lines....one can hope anyways), camp chair and a toy! So much fun!! 

The favorite toy the kids received were the spy gear that they've been wanting for EVER(just ask them) and nerf guns. 

I love this pic because it's Brooklyn's first Christmas! 

Kaden looking at his spy gear. 

Brooklyn was excited about her laugh and learn play table and elephant ball popper! 

We had Jordan for Christmas and he received wool pants (exactly what he asked for!) 

Abbie's wrapped gift from Mom and Dad was basketball shoes!! She was So excited...she put them on immediately!! 

Abbie is playing Jr. Jazz and has been wearing her light up sketchers...boy! are they bright on the basketball floor...she asked for new shoes! She needed real tennishoes! 

Isaac sporting his nerf gear...they were real serious about their nerf dart tag game...too fun! 

Everyone went in on mom and dad's gift. Mom received a new quilt and sham's (not too exciting but, it's what she wanted) and dad was SUPER surprised with his new Glok hand gun (his last gun was ruined and he always talked about this gun being a long ways away gun...if he ever came into money....this is what he would get). We all pulled together and got him a huge surprise! 

Isaac and Kaden received a duo gift which was a new acrylic basketball hoop for their room. They received small basketballs from our trip to Kansas and they needed something they could play with them. They have been using their night vision goggles(the spy gear) to play basketball at night. Needless to say, they still get in trouble playing with or without the lights on after they are supposed to be in bed....ASLEEP!! (too funny, they have figured out using their night vision goggles to play basketball...creative kiddo's) 

Brooklyn's first Christmas and was loved on by everyone!! Merry Christmas Baby girl!

Merry Christmas everyone! So glad we were able to spend Christmas with everyone at home. It was SO much fun!

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve, we went to visit Dustin's grave to put on a Christmas Wreath. 

Ashley brought a wreath to put on his side of the headstone. 

Mom and Dad made a pretty swag out of fresh pine bowes from their Christmas Tree. 

Ashley and the kids 

Isaac reading the headstone. 

Dad, Jordan and Mom 

Reed, the kids and myself (Brooklyn is asleep in the car and she really needed a nap). 

 

All the kids got jammies for Christmas Eve presents. They all LOVED their jammies! 

Sad picture...but I was behind a few other mom's that were excited to get the same picture. Oh well....got lots of pictures of them in their jammies for Christmas morning!

Sugar Cookies with the Cousins

My two sister's brought their kids over so they could do some last minute shopping. I told them we were making sugar cookies so everyone should come help. It was a ton of fun and a little messy! We had a great time! 

The counter has been floured and we are ready to roll out the cookie dough. 

Rolling out the dough! 

Everyone excited to get cutting out some cookies! 

Everyone cut a ton of cookies....there was plenty since I had made a double batch. 

Everyone cut their favorite shape and we put it on a cookie sheet. 

Ready to cook our first batch so we can decorate with icing! 

Gunnar had been playing with toys and I had put aprons on everyone but, he snuck in and started cutting cookies without me noticing. So, no apron for him....luckily flour vacumns off of clothes and even his cute spikey hair. Phew...I won't be in trouble with his mom!! 

The kids loved this!! 

We made sure we had enough flour to dip our cookie cutter's in so they wouldn't stick. 

Good thing vacumns can clean this up.....he looked brand new with a little vacumning....and he thought it tickled...which was SO CUTE!! 

Before I could put my camera away, Abbie wanted a picture with her school Christmas tree, present and snowman scene she made at her school Christmas party. Very nice Abbie!!

It was very fun making cookies and memories with the cousins!

Christmas Concert

Abbie and Isaac performed at the school's Christmas concert. It was at Syracuse High School and was a wonderful performance. The kids have been practicing their songs for a few months and they were excited to perform. 

I took pictures with my phone and I will try to add those later. I took pictures of them once we were home. They had to be in their sunday best and I think they looked sharp!! Love you guys!! You sang so well and it was a delightful concert!

Faux Fur and Plastic Drawer

We went to Smith and Edward's to get my brother his Christmas gift and Abbie really wanted this faux fur hat. She is always cold and so we let her get this warm hat.

Dad put it on Brooklyn when we got home. 

Abbie thought it was so funny that Brooklyn was wearing her hat! 

Our little fur baby! 

Well, it's begun......the plastic drawer is now become a toy cupboard. 

Now that Brooklyn can pull herself up on anything....the plastic cups are a new favorite! 

She loved it so much, she wouldn't even look at me for a picture....too many fun things to look at!! 

Too cute!!