Merry Christmas

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Hope everyone had a blessed holiday. Ours was busy with school programs, shopping, baking, Santa visits and lots of mini celebrations leading up to the big day.

We kicked off our Christmas holiday with the kids school program.

All the little ones did an amazing job and looked so cute up on stage singing their hearts out.

Caleb was 1 of the wise men & Reid was a Shepard

Elizabeth with her class getting ready to head to the stage

E's class singing and dancing

C & R's classes reenacted Baby Jesus' birth

Bryce was a cow during his class performance

Our visit to Santa tool place at the Red Barn.

Before he arrived we visited all the animals, went on a hayride, roasted marshmallows and created ornaments in the old school house.

Visiting & feeding the animals with David & Alex

Making ornaments with Miss Round-Up in the school house

Finally SANTA CLAUSE!!

And then the baking began...

Preparing the ginger bread houses

The finished houses

Decorating the sugar cookies with the help of the neighbor kids

After cookies, we had our 1st mini celebration, exchanging gifts with David & Alex.

Present time

Liv right in the middle of it all

Most of the cookies that were baked

Christmas Eve celebration #1 at Grandma Nancy & Papa John's

I can dress my kids up but they will still find the trees to climb.

The Hagan cousin's waiting to open presents

Our little elf Meadow

Christmas Eve celebration #2 at Grandma Donna & Papa's

Papa helping B tie his tie

Aunt Liz and her girls

All dressed and ready for candle light service

After church, it was time for pj's & presents

Christmas Morning at our house, Santa came and the kids were so EXCITED!!

By 7:30am the kids had us up and ready to dig into their treasures

Testing out the new dirt bike on a very chilly Christmas morning

E attempted to test out her new jeep, but decided she needed food first

1 of many spills already taken, thankfully he can only go 15 mph!

Finally full and ready to ride her jeep

Nicholas also got a dirt bike, the boys were rode them all day

Sunday target practice with paintball guns and BB guns.