CHRISTMAS

 Cookies for Santa

 The beautiful tree before the tornado hit

 the stockings

 I just love these cute boys! They are not so patiently waiting for Grandma and Grandpa

I could only hold them off for so long

 Checking to make sure Santa liked his cookies

 Axtan was so much fun, he got so excited over everything

 Sneaking in to check out what brother got

 

Through all the morning excitement we forgot to open our stockings

We all absolutely loved having GGma & GGpa in our home for Christmas

   After the morning fun and church we went to my moms

The kids each got ipod touches for Christmas

 Katilyn isn't to sure why she was getting a box of diapers 

the kids got her a hippo pillow pet

we stuffed Cody's present in a box of shredded paper

 I made each of the girls a blanket from their favorite book Brown Bear

Rylan & Grandma with all of Rylan's Squinkies

 We then went over to Jordan's parents

CHRISTMAS EVE

This year for Christmas Eve my Mom, Cody and Katilyn came with us to handout 88 pairs of gloves, 38 hats, 152 socks, 13 scarves and 5 jackets to the homeless.  It was nice to show them what we do every year.  After that fun we all went to my moms for dinner. Once dinner was over we had the children dress up and act out the birth of Christ from Luke.    

 

Our last day of the 12 Days of Christmas was of course pajamas, and this year grandma made blankets for each of the kids.

 

Paislee did not want to sit by Axtan 

 It is always fun taking picture with my children

DECORATING SANTA'S COOKIES

We had the pleasure of having Jordan's Grandparents stay with us for Christmas.  GGma helped the kids decorate Santa's cookies.  It was so fun to have them and to have them tell stories about what they did for Christmas when they were little.  GGma told us she has never decorated cookies for Santa.

 

This is the plate we made for our cookies for Santa.

OUR CRAZY BOY

Axtan has become quite the little adventurer.  Nothing is to big to climb on and nothing is out of his reach.  Well he finally got stuck.  He climbed into a desk that he could not climb out of.

FHE at ETHEL M's CACTUS GARDEN

 For Family Home Evening we went with the Anderson's to the Ethel M Cactus Garden.  It was beautifully decorated but we had some some very grumpy children with us!

 I love this picture, Gunner looks like a giant marshmallow

 Jordan's way of holding Paislee's jacket

 No one told Kes that everything was out doors!