December 26th

We spent Christmas with my family on the 26th at Aunt Ali's house. My sister did a great job with the meal, and we enjoyed having some Christmas photos done with the boys while waiting on dinner. The boys were so excited to open even more presents. I love Christmas with my family; I love the whole secrecy of drawing names, watching family members open their special gifts, and sharing stories and memories while eating dessert. This time, Nathan got in on the story-telling, and had every one captivated with a story about Happy and his make believe adventure on the farm. Great Grandpa told the boys the story about Easy Girl, the mule that they had on the ranch.

Christmas Day

The boys were up at 7am and ready to open their gifts. We bought them a Thomas the Train set with a table to set the tracks on. It was a a special time together that morning; after brunch, I opened the gift that Jeff bought me: a brand new laptop! I couldn't believe it! I was so excited and surprised even though he thought I already knew what my present was. After brunch, clean up and getting ready, we went to Grandpa and Grandma's house for Christmas dinner and some more fun. Jeff's cousin Andrea, James and their dog Bailey joined us for Christmas; it was really nice to be able to talk to them!

Christmas Eve 2009

We enjoyed the special candle light service at Church on Christmas Eve, then dinner at Grandpa and Grandma's house. When we finally got home, the boys and Jeff opened a small present. Kachow! New Lightning McQueen slippers for the boys and some dress shirts from the boys to their Daddy. They actually went shopping with me, picked out the shirts and kept it a secret! Fun day!

Getting Ready for Christmas!

Christmas is truly the most Wonder-Full time of the year. For the boys this year, it was definitely full of wonder! They helped to decorate the Christmas tree, wrap the presents and decorate Christmas cookies. They could hardly wait until Christmas; but they even enjoyed the count down to Christmas on the advent calendar.