Christmas

 

Every Christmas gets more and more fun. Kaylee gets older and more excited about the whole “Santa” part, and it’s even more fun to watch her get into the preparations and decorating. This year way Christmas with Robert’s family, and we had a lot of fun.

The season started out with Kaylee’s school program, which was beyond cute.

Kaylee was such a ham!

She loved meeting Santa afterwards, and we got a picture with the babies as well, but I can’t seem to find it.

 

 

 

 

We headed up to Robert’s parent’s house the day before Christmas, and had a tough time keeping little fingers from unwrapping EVERYTHING!

So blessed

Christmas for 9

The traditional “waiting to see presents” picture

A girl after my own heart….loving on the maple sugar candies

A bit overwhelmed??

Kaylee loved helping everyone open and enjoy their presents

She was a lucky girl with two sets of skates!

Robert managed to get me not one, but TWO of the highly sought after wraps I was wanting to try. It was such a wonderful surprise!

We are so blessed to have such wonderful family close by to celebrate with.

More Christmas Pictures

Were there enough pictures in the last post? No? Well, here are some more! Mostly of the babies in their Christmas outfits.

Alexis

Courtney

 

Courtney:

Alexis:

Guns n Christmas

Seems like an odd combination doesn't it? I certainly thought so, right up until right before Christmas morning. Then I realized that Robert and I weren't the only ones gifting guns, and we all made plans to go shooting the next day. It was fabulous!

This little beauty?

Is MINE!! I love that it's pink!

Robert got a rifle, but I don't have a picture of it yet.

The day we went shooting was awesome! We took several rifles, my new gun, Kathryn's new gun, and a couple others and had a great time wasting ammo.

The group of us

Hillside covered in targets

The pile of weapons!

Kathryn and her little friend

Jenetta and her hubby's glock

Unfortunately, my little gun decided it didn't want to work properly. I was having to clear the chamber by hand after every shot! I cleaned and oiled it really well after we went home, and I am hoping it cooperates better next time.

Crazy Christmas

***Warning*** This post is very pic heavy!!

This year was our year to spend Christmas with my family, and it turned out to be a wonderfully crazy week together. My older sister and her little family came in from Seattle and it was great to see them again. They got to meet Courtney and Alexis for the first time! Kaylee loved having her cousin to play with. I feel like I never get to see my little brother and sister either so it was nice to see them too.

My sister and her family:


Mom:


Robert….Haha!


Dad and my little brother:


My little sister and Courtney:


My little brother, who was sick the entire Christmas break


We spent most of the week at the house talking and playing with the babies. The girls (Kaylee and Evie) played outside as much as possible and they loved the little sledding hill in my parents’ back yard. We all went to see the local park that was decorated with lights, went sledding behind the snowmobile (awesome btw!), built a snowman, did last-minute Christmas shopping, and generally enjoyed our week together.

Now for the pictures!











I was wearing 4 layers and was STILL freezing!











Kaylee really loved her uncle James


The girls in a rare moment on the floor


Grandpa with his new grandbabies


Jenetta was nice enough to open several pomegranates




Breakfast whilst getting ready to play play-doh


Evie with her new cousins


All the grand children


Me and my big girl!


Dancing in front of the tree


Twinies!


Kaylee and uncle Daniel


Kaylee and Grandpa


Playing the piano


Courtney and Alexis and Grandpa


Everyone on their computers


The girls watching Caillou

Seriously, sledding this way will change your perception of sledding FOREVER!







Kaylee loved sledding behind the snow machine!

Christmas Eve was spent watching bible videos, talking about Christ, reading the Christmas story from the bible, and singing carols. It was a beautiful evening together.

Then came Christmas morning! I loved how excited Kaylee was this year. Christmas is just getting more and more fun for her. This year she understood the whole Santa thing, and was super excited Christmas Eve when we told her he was"finally" coming that night.


Taking a picture at the top or bottom of the stairs before going to see the stockings and gifts from Santa is a family tradition. I love it!


Haha! This is what Christmas morning with 12 people looks like!


Evie showing off her stocking candies


Helping uncle Daniel pass out presents


all but one of my loves


Kathryn was the best dressed of the morning!


Kaylee came in a close second with her new Christmas jammies


I think one of Kaylee's favorite presents was her new fairy dress......which she wore the rest of the day and most of the rest of the week.

The end of the week was bitter sweet. It was nice to be home and get back to our normal routine, but it was so sad to say goodbye to my sister and her family. I miss them, and wish they were closer so we could see them more than twice a year. All in all it was a wonderful Christmas!