It was so fun to be with family and see how excited the kids were! We let them open the Santa gifts and play with them and then we got ready for church. I had to make a quick trip back to Mesquite since I left the biscuts sitting in the freezer and nothing was open. So I was late to church but I made pretty good time ( I realized this at 2:30am and Nick wouldn't let me go then)!
We came home and Nick fixed biscuts & gravy and my mom made an apple french toast. By this time the kids were ready to open PrEsEnTs!!! We were all spoiled and once again my mom made it special for everyone and did way too much... Here's a list of what we got from everyone, including Santa:
Nick: a jar of money that said "ipad fund", a drill, tie, swimming suit, ac/dc for guitar hero, and an angry birds shirt
Steph: a kindle fire, money, gift cards, a watch, itunes card, a book, coke stuff, a blanket, a cute turtle necklace and a new griddle pan.
Brooklin: a bike, lalaloopsy doll, bike helmet, litte crafty things, clothes, a crayon maker, sorry slide, purple boots, golf clubs and other odds and ends.
Mason: a train table, glow dome, monster truck, clothes, hat, tie, golf clubs, operation mater, spin art, marshmellow gun, and other odds and ends.
And we gave the kids a DISNEY CRUISE we're taking in Feb!!! We are so excited and we've been keeping it a secret for a few months now... We're going with Tietjen's and Woods! The kids were pretty stoked and have been asking how many days until we leave - maybe I'll be able to bribe them for a few more months to be good!!!! My mom had gone to Disneyland with the school a week before Christmas - so I had made a sign that said "Pack your bags, you're going a CRUISE!!!" I sent that with her and told her her only task was to get a picture with any character holding that sign. She did a great job and got one with Cinderella, Pluto, Mickey and Santa -- she said everyone standing around thought it was so cool. So thanks mom for being a sport and carrying a sign around Disneyland!
~picture overload~
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| mason's loot |
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| brooklin's loot |
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| she's been wanting a diary... |
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| our little princess - she was hilarious! |
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| mason got b an inkoo |
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| skater boy! |
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| b got mason operation mater |
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| ipad fund jar |
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| kindle fire |
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| grandma came through with the lalaloopsy doll since santa didn't bring one... |
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| there were gifts in each box leading up to the big present! |
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| a DISNEY CRUISE in feb!!! |
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| kasey had one of my grandpa's guns restored - pretty cool! |
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| cute owl hats from grandma - karen bowler made them |
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| golf clubs from gpa and gma |
We had a wonderful Christmas and we were so
blessed to spend it with some of our
favorite people!
After we were done in St. George we headed to
Beaver Dam to eat dinner and spend some time
with Teri, Joe, Josh & Cody! The kids love
teasing the dogs and playing with the boys.
We also got more fun toys from them - minne mouse
pillow pet, new wii game, a little robot bug...
