another great christmas has passed, and now comes the annual cleaning out!! re-organizing, donating, condensing...ahh....its a good feeling when its done! here's a few pics from our holiday!
we are trying to start our own traditions, and each year we read the christmas story the night before we have our "christmas". andy read it, and we used a white board to draw illustrations with the boys and try to get them involved.....they loved it!! then we open presents the next morning...
tysen trying out his new 'motorcycle'...
the clearances after halloween has paid off once again!
logan's most excited about the new playstation 2! a kind donation by my little brother is his greatest treasure....
and ian got his electric guitar with real strings. this little set is really cute and you can hear the guitar and microphone thru the little amp. i mean, its cheap, but pretty cute for their age! :)
then came the traditions with extended family. we do our 'christmas' on christmas eve morning...then spend the night with my family that evening. we have a big breakfast and then do our gifts with them....the cousins love getting to spend the night together! (though we miss aubren and milia who are with stacy's family on christmas eve)...
bible story time...
matching pjs for the boys!!
let the sleepover begin!
after naps on christmas day we load up and head the vanderveers where we have dinner and gifts with them....then we spend the night there with whoever is able to.....
now we're home!! :) and the countdown to next christmas has begun....
