Christmas Day!

Our Christmas Eve actually started with my Mom's

family, but for some reason we didn't take the

camera, when we got home the kids took the quickest

showers they have ever taken and put out the

reindeer food. Then Matthew put out some cookies

for Santa and they both said goodbye to our Elf friend

Elfis who had been with us since Thanksgiving night.

We have been so blessed this Christmas season with,

health, jobs(so far so good) and our love for each other

and our families. These pictures show that but what

they don't show is that we also celebrated Jesus's birth

and made a point of being thankful for all of these blessings.

We hope these same things for all of you, our Friends and

Family! Love to you all!

Putting out Reindeer food!

Cookies for Santa!

Until next year Goodbye to Elfis!

The kids actually didn't wake us up this year so we

had a chance to snap a pic before the mess was made.

Elizabeth broke her alarm clock this year so she was on

her own and they were both so tired from pre Christmas

activities with friends, church and family that they were just exhausted

and actually didn't get up until after 7am, and we woke

Matthew up at that point!

Elizabeth has continued to enjoy her american girl

Kirsten and since she retired this year Santa made

sure she got things that would no longer be

available. Thanks again Grandma Paula for the

Kirsten doll she has been much loved!

Matthew of course jumped right onto his new speed

stack cups and decided if 12 at a time was fun how

about 36. He is not quite as obsessed these days

but is still loving the cup stacking.

He got a timer with his new set!

We headed over to my parents house around 1pm

and the kids opened gifts were their cousins.

Matthew of course with yet another train!

Elizabeth with her Julie doll!