Ringing In The New Year...

Out with the old and in with the new!!!
I can believe it is already 2011 (where does the time go)....
For New Years Eve we stayed home with the kids and played Epic Mickey, ate a lot of junk food, did fireworks and had a lot of fun!!!

Best Gifts Ever...

I love the gifts that the kids give us each year, because you know that they are done with love and are always one of a kind!!! The kids get so super excited to give them to us and always want us to open them early... The drawing is from Brennick it is what he wrapped our gift in... They are the BEST presents ever!!!! Thanks boys.

Christmas Day...

What a great Christmas we had... Breakfast with my parents, then off to see the family, back home so the kids could play with their gift. It was a wonderful day!!

The kids with Grandma and Grandpa J.

Christmas Morning...

The kids waiting patiently to go downstairs and see if Santa came... We had to finally wake our kids up at 8:30, I cant believe they slept in that long...

Brennick and his Christmas!! Looks like Brennick was good after all he got the one thing that he wanted a DSI XL, now the two boys can stop fighting over who gets to play....

Hudson and his Christmas!! He was so excited to get his DSI XL from Santa and didn't put it down the whole day...

Emmerson and all her Christmas!!! I love all the pink, its so much fun to have a little girl but I could do without the Drama... She was so cute and loved everything she opened.

24th Day of Christmas...

I cant believe that Christmas eve is already here!!!
Now it's time to get prepared for Santa's visit, the kids are ready for bed with their Christmas Jammie's on!!!

The magical reindeer food is spread all over the lawn in hopes that he will come and bring the goodies they want!!!

And a plate of cookies and some carrots for the reindeer also a monster drink (as Brennick says it will help keep him awake (and I know our Santa will need it), and a sweet little letter thanking him for stopping bye.... I think this is the last year Brennick is going to believe, which makes me so sad... A friend at school told him that Santa isn't real (the nerve of some peoples kids), and he came home and asked and I told him if he didn't believe he didn't receive. I ask him a little later if he still believed and he said yes but I kind of think he is just being a good sport!!!

23rd Day of Christmas...

Tonight we focused on the birth of Christ and remembered the real reason we celebrate Christmas. The kids colored the nativity scene and then we read the nativity story, after the story the kids wanted to act it out, Hudson was Joseph, Emmie was Mary and Brennick was the donkey. So super cute it takes my breath away!!! I then told them that they to could also give a gift to Christ just as the wise man did, and that our gift to Jesus is to be like him. We also talked about what all the Christmas symbols mean; the green of the Christmas tree represents Life, the red ornaments represents the blood of the crucified Lord, the candy can represents the crooked staff of the shepherds, the star represents the Bethlehem star marking the Savior's birthplace, the candle represents the "light of the world", and the wreath represents the eternal round of everlasting life that the Savior gave us... I hope that my kids will always remember why we really celebrate Christmas and keep that in their hearts forever...

22nd Day of Christmas...

We had a special dinner tonight, it was nice to all sit down together for a change! The kids sure thought it was fun to have sparkling apple juice in wine glasses and having a candle lite defiantly was a hit. I think this will be a new tradition for our family, thanks Sadie for the cute idea... After dinner the kids got to open the presents that they exchanged with each other... They were pretty excited to open a present before Christmas. Only 3 days till Christmas, man it sure is coming fast....