Gingerbread Houses
Candy, Graham Crackers, Frosting, Let's go....
BOYS!! They just build them so they can break them down and eat it all! I guess that is half the fun.
SCHNEE!!!
So, the kids were so disappointed after our big trip that there wasn't snow in our village yet. Then... we woke up to huge, giant flakes coming down FAST! It was a beautiful sight. We didn't waste any time and got out to play in it all day!!
Pulling Whitney to the field to play
No one was happier than Kayla. She did about 40 circles in the field without stopping!
Snow angels!
The beginning of a huge snowman
Snowball fights
Lame attempt at building a ramp to sled down...
Poor Kayla had huge snowballs all over her legs. She couldn't even walk and we could pull them all off either!
So she rode home on the sled with WhitneyKid's World
Unfortunately the snow was completely melted the next day. We decided to get our energy out at Kid's World instead. Always fun! Connor brought a friend which made it even more fun!
Time out for a bloody nose
Whitney kicking the boys at King of the mountain!!
Think: 'Wipe Out'...
Ice cream and "Sooshy" breakChristmas Eve
Chipwrecked at the movie theater
Christmas Eve DinnerWe didn't have anyone fly in for Christmas this year. It was a very stress-free, relaxing, fun day!
I let the kids help plan the menu for dinner to make sure everyone had something they liked. (Jeremy - ham, Connor - 'taters' like Uncle Philip makes, Aiden - Jello salad, Whitney - Macaroni and cheese)
And for dessert - I got Cream puffs sprinkled with "snow"
Kayla's Christmas ham bone
Our Christmas Eve tradition is that the kids get to open their present from my Mammaw (which is always new Christmas PJs). It could have been hay in those boxes and the kids would have been just as excited. Looking at presents under the tree for weeks has been torture for them!
So cute and cuddly in their new PJs!
Now they're all ready for Christmas stories by Daddy!! Such a magical time for kids!
Ok. Stockings are stuffed and presents are ready. Just a few hours until total chaos!Christmas Morning
The boys were ready to go around 7ish but Whitney did NOT want to wake up. We finally got her to move but you could tell something was wrong
The traditional picture on the stairs before seeing all the presents. Whitney couldn't even hold her head up.All Connor wanted this year was a Fire Kindle. He was constantly bugging everyone about it! We set it off to the side so it was hard to see. Connor was starting to worry as he looked for a gift from Santa for him and couldn't find anything. hee hee... We're so mean! :)
PRESENTS!!!
Couldn't care less about her presents. It was so sad. We couldn't enjoy opening presents while she was so sick. We tried to get the boys to take a break from presents until Whitney was feeling better. INSTANT tears!!! So the boys opened theirs and Jeremy and I saved the rest of ours for later as well as Whitney's.
Shocking gum
SO SAD!
SO, SO, SO SAD! Even her throwing up did not deter the boys. They had a one track mind.
My present from the boys. They BOTH got me almost identical pearl earrings. I guess you can never have too many.
After the boys finished opening their presents the Monkey bread was just coming out of the oven. They ate while I put Whitney back to bed.
Playing with their new Fire Kindle and iPad while Whitney sleeps on the floor.
After sleeping for a few hours Whitney seemed to be feeling better. She immediately asked for oatmeal, toast, and juice. I knew that was a good sign. She kept her food down and wanted to open her presents. So we had Christmas part II for Whitney.
After all her presents were opened she surprised us with her new outfit she picked out all by herself (from her ears to her toes!!) I'm so glad she started to feel better!!
Traditional Christmas Day Smorgasboard!
Playing with new toys
Later that night we had so much fun skyping with Family as our day was winding down and theirs was just starting.We had a few little bumps but overall it was a great day!
