Christmas 2013
This Christmas has been a whirlwind, as they usually are. We were fortunate to have visits from several family members in a two week span, and sadly I wasn't great at remembering to bust out the camera. Although, it's nice to experience everything rather than see it through a camera sometimes.
First off we had a visit from Uncle Matt, Aunt Angie, Barrett, and Caroline. It is so fun to see how well the kids play together. The kids had their first sleepovers and did really well considering how excited they all were. This was the only picture I managed to get that turned out...
Next up we had a visit from Grandma and Grandpa Wood. It was such a treat having them here, taking them out to eat a couple of times, and it made getting through the ice storm that much easier with some extra grown ups and new gifts to keep the kids entertained. :)
I had no idea that Grandma was THIS talented with Legos. I mean…I knew she liked them, but this was seriously impressive. It even had a pool! And she had major patience with kids helping. Puts my Lego Duplo castles to shame. lol
The last day of my parents' visit Brad joined us for Christmas…Santa did really well. :) The kids woke up at 4:49 a.m. Apparently Gabriel woke up first and then went and got Lorelai. We could hear them talking about how Santa ate the cookies and drank the Chocolate Milk they left out for him. That a new note was taped to the fireplace in place of the one they had left the night before. And then of course…all of the presents. They were deciding which ones belonged to each of them. So funny. At about 5:15ish they came and got us and the opening began. Seriously…who is going to get a 3 and 4 year old to go back to sleep?! So, we just went with it.
Uncle Brad assembled the trampoline from Grandma Cherlyn and Grandpa Greg. :)
Here we have Princess Sofia...
Obviously these are not in order. Here is the tree with the unwrapped presents.
This is a book that Gabriel and I are just over the moon about. Santa did great with this one.
Lorelai declared her ukelele (what she calls her guitar) her favorite gift. I'm glad. Santa hoped it would be a big hit.
Gabriel was thrilled to bits with all of the Legos, and his new Lego Star Wars Xbox game from Santa. He talked about that thing for weeks before Christmas…so glad it ended up under the tree for him. ;)
A few days after Christmas Granddad came for a visit. Sadly Cathy was ill and wasn't able to make the trip. By this time Mommy and Daddy were a bit worn out and sort of forgot about the camera all together. OOPS!!!!
It was such a wonderful holiday filled with fun and family! What more could we ask for? We are looking forward to enjoying this week of calm before Brian begins his new job, and then we get to spend some more time with my parents! :) YAY!!!
Happy New Year!!!
First off we had a visit from Uncle Matt, Aunt Angie, Barrett, and Caroline. It is so fun to see how well the kids play together. The kids had their first sleepovers and did really well considering how excited they all were. This was the only picture I managed to get that turned out...
Next up we had a visit from Grandma and Grandpa Wood. It was such a treat having them here, taking them out to eat a couple of times, and it made getting through the ice storm that much easier with some extra grown ups and new gifts to keep the kids entertained. :)
It was such a wonderful holiday filled with fun and family! What more could we ask for? We are looking forward to enjoying this week of calm before Brian begins his new job, and then we get to spend some more time with my parents! :) YAY!!!
Happy New Year!!!