Christmas Day 2010

We had such a nice Christmas.  It gets busy, visiting all our parents and different parties and stuff, but I do feel like I was able to enjoy it, relax and enjoy my kids.  They are at such fun ages, I just want to soak it up.  They grow up so fast.  We had Christmas Morning at home, with just our little family.  Then later on in the afternoon we headed to Heber to Visit my Dad for a couple hours, and then finished the night off with a party at my sisters.  My Mom spent Christmas Day making a wonderful Dinner for all of us.  I love her!

Our house, after Santa came

Kendra got the biggest present.  All the kids were jealous of her big box she got to open. It was twin babies with a stroller and double highchair.  Christmas without a new baby  or two, wouldn't be Christmas at all.

While Kent and I slept for just a little longer in the morning, the girls got into their stockings, and sorted through and separated all the presents out.  I remember the feelings of excitement as a kid on Christmas morning.  It's almost more fun being the Mom and getting to see my own kids so excited and anxious.

One of Aubree's many gifts

Maleah asked for a Digital Camera and couldn't believe she got one.

Aubree's Christmas Stash
It was fun to watch her organize her presents.  She was so clean and orderly the whole morning.

Kendra's Christmas Stash
Kendra on the other hand, was not so clean and organized.

Maleah's Christmas Stash
I'd say Santa did well this year, he made 3 little girls very happy.

I got a nice surprise that I was not expecting at all.  A Vitamix. 
I've used it atleast 5 or 6 times already and it's only been a week.

Here's the whole gang at My Dad and Katie's house on Christmas.  It's a small little cabin cottage (that's what I like to call it) and gets super squishy with all of us there, but it's cozy and nice to go visit.

Here's all the cousins, getting ready to open Grandma K's gifts to them.  She takes them all shopping (not all at once) before Christmas and lets them choose their own presents.  Then she wraps them up and they get to open them at our Christmas Dinner / Gift Exchange party.  



Christmas Dinner
Caitlin, Maleah, Brinley, Ashlyn

A Super Nummy Christmas Dinner, thanks to my wonderful Mommy who cooked it for us.
She's the lady that makes it all happen. She does so much for us.  I love her so much!

 

 I haven't laughed this hard in  a long time.  Every year we draw names between the siblings and spouses.  Brian drew Shaylas name.  She sent him an e-mail of some things she wanted for Christmas.  At the end of the e-mail it said "nothing pink or fuzzy".   So what does she get?  They said that they thought the e-mail said "anything pink and fuzzy"  we were all a little perplexed and confused,  and they held out for a good 15 minutes, making us all believe this is what they got Shayla for Christmas.  They did pull through and get her some nice things, but they really had us all feeling kinda bad for Shayla.  We all know how much she hates pink and fuzzy things.