Better late, than never

I never really posted about our Christmas Eve and morning, so this is a little belated. As you know, we were kind of on our own this year. The whole holiday was nice and relaxed, without much hustle and bustle which was fun. We stayed in our pj's, drank hot chocolate, and ate lots of snacks. We also opened some fun presents from Grammy & Pawpaw, Aunt Terri, Uncle Derek & Aunt Shannon. Christmas Eve afternoon we took a nice long hike through the woods by our house. We are in a very rural area, so there are plenty of places to get lost in the woods! It had iced quite a bit the prior week and stayed cold enough so nothing had melted. Even though it wasn't a white Christmas, there was still ice on everything so it felt like a white Christmas and the woods were beautiful! We ended up being gone a little longer than we anticipated (almost 2 hours) but our goal was to tire the boys out a little and it seemed to work. By about 9:30 they were both fast asleep :) We didn't get to enjoy our usual, traditional Christmas Eve service this year which we all seemed to miss. We did try to discuss it with the kids and remind them of the true meaning and reason we celebrate. Its so easy to get lost in the shuffle of events, and forget what Christmas is all about. Here are my 3 Wise Men...


Santa was good to all of us on Christmas morning. Landen received Cube World, Hayden got heelies, and Jordyn a little ride-on that plays music. The boys got lots of Playstation 2 games, board games, football jersey's, and art supplies. Shopping for Jordyn was especially fun because I got to shop for "girly" toys. Mommy got an I-pod Nano, perfume and lots of books and clothes. Daddy got clothes, a watch, and a few other surprises. The kids are so much fun to watch opening their presents and being so proud of what they got. Jordyn acted like a pro, as if she knew exactly what to do. Hayden was a little off that morning. We could tell by his demeanor that something wasn't quite right. Within about 30 minutes of opening presents, he vomited, then was fine the rest of the day. I'm not sure if it was the excitement or what! Kids.



Two days after Christmas, Nana and Pops came for a nice (too short) visit. It was so nice to see some family and it made it feel a little more like Christmas. We waited until they got here for the kids to open their 5 million presents (nana didn't send as much this year, ha... ha...) from them. We had a nice Christmas dinner and enjoyed opening presents. Thank you Nana and Pop for watching the kids for us while we made a quick trip to Paris. In a foreign country, that's a little easier said than done!












Thank you to all of our family and friends who sent cards, food (yes, homemade!), emails, presents, and well wishes. We love you all and miss everyone! We had a great 2007 and sincerely hope you all have a fantastic and safe 2008.