Christmas was fabulous this year. As always. I have always loved Christmas and just keeps getting more and more fun as the kids get older and get more excited too.
It's seems like I always have a picture of the kids and me, when I'm really tired looking. :)
Here's the kids' piles... They were quite spoiled...
Jordan's
Kenzie's. I really love her kitchen. I still look at it and admire it :)
Jackson's
Coleman's
Mine and Doug's
Family presents
We have the kids come down one at a time while we video them so we can record their excitement. We don't let them come down until we're up so they don't see anything. They go from youngest to oldest so Coleman was first.
He found his presents right away and was so excited to play basketball.
It Kenzie awhile to find her presents. She looked at everybody else's before finally finding hers. I was surprised I thought the pink kitchen would have given it away :)
She found it! You can kind of see the excitement on her face. She was thrilled!
Coleman went over with her to check it out.
Jordan had to look around for a little bit for his too.
He was excited to get his Snap Circuit car. He thought he got 2 because
he saw the box first then the car in front of his presents. He wasn't
too disappointed that he only got one though :)
Jackson found his pretty quickly. He was excited for his presents.
His most wanted present was a Stunt Derby car. He shoots it forward with a rubber band and it crashes into towers.
Kenzie was excited to see some "Lucky Charmos" in her stocking. She promptly ate all the marshmallows once she found them.
Jordan was very excited to find Froot Loops. He didn't eat them right away though. In fact, the other kids were ready for lunch when Jordan announced "I haven't eaten breakfast yet!" He was too excited about Christmas to be hungry.
Jackson with his Angry Bird tattoos.
Kenzie has been wanting a "binky pop" since before Halloween. She was really happy to finally get one.
Jack playing his Angry Birds Space game from the Crabtrees. He sped through opening his presents and was done way before anyone else.
Jordan and Mike the lion in their capes. (also from the Crabtrees:))
It took Kenzie a while to open her presents. We had to keep reminding her to go open them.
Kenzie loves pez. Do you notice a theme of Kenzie loving sugar? Marshmallows, binky pops, pez.
Coleman was not at all interested in opening his presents. We opened most of them without much help from him.
Kenzie helping Colie play with his new toy.
Kenzie got a Melissa and Doug ice cream set and we all thinks pretty cool. It magnetic so the ice cream stays on the scoop and on the cone.
Kenzie got some fun princess accessories from Grandma and Grandpa Riding.
You can see her fancy earrings better in this picture.
The aftermath.
I don't actually know what this is. But I think it's kind of a cool picture :). I didn't get a picture with Jackson and his present, his blue Angry Bird. He loved that thing and played with it all the time, until he lost a few weeks ago. I'm hoping it will turn up hidden somewhere in the house, but I also think it may have been taken to the thrift store accidentally.
Doug was so excited to open his huge present.
It was just what he was expecting, a telescope. He loves it and wishes we loved somewhere where the night was clear more often. I'm kind of happy it's cloudy a lot. I get lonely when he spends a couple hours before bed outside. :)
Hooray!
Jackson opening our new family globe.
Kenzie and her new stroller (again from the Crabtrees :))
Doug ready to open his other presents.
My parents came over for awhile and my mom offered to take a picture of the both of us. That doesn't happen too often. Usually pictures of us are ones we take of ourselves that are just an arm's lengths away. :)
Doug putting something together. It may be a Mars Rover that Jackson got in a space kit.
The boy enjoying Kenzie's kitchen.
Colie on his new rocking horse from grandma and grandpa Riding. He loves riding on this thing.
Cute Kenzie. She probably is wanting the gummy worms she's holding.
We had a wonderful Christmas! Thanks for all the presents and cards! We love our family and friends!
