Christmas Morning!

Getting ready to come downstairs and see if Santa had come!

Showing Grandpa what Santa brought...

Passing out presents...

The boys' opening the gifts they had gotten for each other

Grandma & Grandpa got them a little tool bench!

As you can see Mike got exactly what he wanted...a Red Ryder BB gun! He didn't wait long to go outside and see if he could shoot his eye out! Of course he's a bit older than Ralphie...so there wasn't any trouble with "icicles". ;)

My cute boys ready to go to church!

Christmas Eve 2011

Preparing the luminaries

The luminaries all lit and lighting the way to our house

I think this is the one picture that has been taken from my side since getting pregnant (and its from terribly far away)...Yep 27 weeks along!

All of these presents for 6 people and Santa hadn't even come yet!

While watching a Christmas movie Topher found something unusual to touch...Grandpa's beard!

Matt had to see what all the fuss was about of course!

After Grandma & Grandpa went to the hotel (we told them they had an early wake up call!), we had a little time to relax before bed.

Pre- Christmas activities

We all ended up being sick before Christmas so all the fun Christmas activities got pushed back until right before. We made this gingerbread house (thank heavens it was easy) on 12/23.

The holiday baking got left until 12/24! But my AMAZING husband bought me a Kitchenaid and let me have it early and it made the job of making these cookies go by pretty quick...I LOVE it!

Dec 3rd & 17th

Breakfast with Santa! Topher ate probably a dozen sausages on his own!

The parade! It lasted about 15 minutes I think...but the kids liked it!

Singing at the church Christmas party! :)

The men had their turn singing too!

We had to see Santa again!

November 2011 Fun! :)

At the Tree of Lights Festival! 11/17

Topher's pre-k Thanksgiving Program! He was a 'P'

'P' is for Pilgrim.

The songs those kids sang were so fun!

Thanksgiving was at our house this year with friends! About 15 people showed up!