Christmas 2015

Christmas came and went all too fast this year, as usual. It seems like we put up the tree, decorate the house, wrap presents, read Christmas books and watch Christmas movies, and just like that, wrapping paper fills the floor, new toys are scattered around the house, it's all over and everything is coming down. It's both the best and the fastest time of year.
We had another Christmas Eve in our jammies this year. I love our new comfy tradition.

Christmas Eve night Grandpa and Grandma brought bags and bags, and more bags of presents. It takes only minutes for the kids to get through all of these and it happens so fast that they end up opening each other's gifts without even noticing. It takes me longer to go through and look at all they got after the chaos calms down.

A favorite this year are the hoverboards each boy got (Swagways).  It didn't take them long to figure out how to cruise around the house on these (took me a lot longer!). I already have some nicks and chips in my walls and wood trim, but its worth it. These things are FUN!

Here's a little video of their first day trying them out.

A huge THANK YOU to Grandma and Grandpa for all of the great gifts and spending the holiday with us.

And just in case they didn't already have enough, Santa came on Christmas morning!!! More wrapping paper, more STUFF! Hot items were Nerf guns, Minecraft stuff, and Barbies.

And this little girl's wish came true....a Barbie Dream House.

She really liked it. Really, really!

After the chaos, we went to Grandma Sharon's to spend the afternoon with the Johnsons. We took advantage of having ALL of the grandkids (and one great-grandchild) there and snapped a picture with Grandma Sharon.

Our last stop of the holiday was at Arnie and Sheri's. It was a packed house, lots of food and drinks, and lots of love. Especially for our Uncle Arnie. He's the greatest man alive in my book! 

So here's to a very late Merry Christmas to all, from these three beautiful kids!