Merry Christmas 2011

We had a really nice Christmas!  We woke up really early, opened all our gifts and then headed off to church.  We enjoyed a very nice church service.  I love when Christmas day falls on a Sunday.  Several years back, when the kids were all younger, I wouldn't have said that but now that they are older most things are much easier.  I didn't get any pictures but they wore what they have on in the previous post when I got their pictures taken.  Both sets of parents came over and we enjoyed fonduing (which is our tradition every year).  My mother-in-law is in charge of all the meat and setting up the fondu while mom and I make the side dishes.  We enjoyed more gift opening and loved being together.  The kids were happy with all their gifts.  Their "big" gifts included a netbook for Faith, i-touch for Sawyer, AG doll for Eden and Leappad for Beckett.   After I got done labeling the photos I was noticing how "casual" my kids all look.  I used to dress them up on Christmas day but now they all have minds of their owns and wear pajamas whenever they are home.  Beckett is pretty much in only underwear at home because he takes his clothes off and for some reason all my kids are hot blooded.  Eden hates having her hair brushed....Sawyer's hair is just crazy but they really are presentable when they leave the house.

 Faith on Christmas Eve finishing up Beckett's snuggie.

 Beckett with his decorated sugar cookies on Christmas Eve.

 On Christmas Eve for last 3 years we have done a treasure hunt with a gift at the end.  This year the gift(s) were stuff for our theater room in the basement.  With the money my grandpa sends us every year we got a Sodastream...we are really enjoying it!

 ....and also a candy dispenser.

 The kids also opened their snuggies that Faith made for them.  We had to purchase Faith's.

                               Christmas morning!  Beckett LOVES anything from the "Cars" movies.

                                        Cologne and pop...just what every tween boy needs.

                                                               Kanani from AG.

                                                       i-touch...which he is now addicted to.

                                                                   Netbook

                           Leappad...Beckett enjoyes this very much...it was a good purchase.

                                                      Jersey

                                         Happy Boy

 Beckett in his very own rollerblades.  He always skates around the house in Faith's (which are way too big) so we got him his own...I am sad to say that he still wears Faith's.

                                               Dartboard...for Sawyer (and the basement).

                                                   Daddy with a very excting......wallet.

                                Mommy with her new purse picked out by daddy and the girls.

                                                                       FOOD!!!

                                                            Eden with gma Donna.

 Beckett after opening his Christmas cracker...these are very popular in Europe and I ended up with some (that I stole) at a Christmas party :)  The kids enjoyed them.

                                         The kids all received these desks from my parents.

                                     Eden with gma JoAnn....Eden loves her grandmas!!