Christmas 2013

Better late than never.....(this was written in Feb after Christmas)
Ward Christmas Party

This year our ward did a breakfast for dinner and pj party. It was a hit! I loved it. They kids all ready for bed, breakfast is always a popular meal at our house. Santa was comeing. Perfection. We were pretty rushed through seeing Santa due to the amount of kids waiting, but we had to snap some pictures.

kids listening to a story read by a member of the bishopric

Brooklyn not about to let go of daddy

Happy Kids for a moment!

Sunday Before Christmas. Arent they just the best looking group of my off-spring!

This is REAL LIFE (yes brooklyn has pink leggins on. Somedays its not worth the fight. Even on Sunday, especially on Sunday. )

The Childs Christmas Party

Bless Uncle Derek, he played with all the kids while we set things up. What a great Uncle.

Oh how much Kyler was looking forward to chatting with Santa. At the ward party it was too rushed and he didnt get to converse like he wanted to and was descuraged, so i told him when we had the Childs family party Santa would come and he could talk to him all he wanted. Oh, the excitment and joy! It shows in these photos.

Ky gets this collage because it shows the excitement, giggles and pure Santa joy coming from him!

As for Parley he loved Santas beard and wanted a taste, and wanted to make sure it was good and attached to his face ;) Santa wanting to avoid any painful experiences was quick to redirect his attention to his jingle bells and Par was overjoyed. He loved them. Quick save Santa!!

Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells

Brooklyn, oh sweetest Brooklyn. She isn't a social gal. And Santa, well, she knows he gives candy so she really wants to like him, she will sit there on his lap long enough to get her sweets and then off she comes. Panicked and all. She enjoyed the rest of the evening protected on Grandmas lap eating her bag of sweet goodness.


Brooklyn and her chocolate. Happy as can be.

Christmas Eve and Day
Before Thanksgiving even came Kyler had informed Grandma Jo (Childs) that we would be having a sleepover at her house Christmas Eve and that Santa would find us there. So, even though i would love to do Christmas morning at my house, we packed all the presents and headed 3 miles down the road to Grandmas house. Ky was so excited. They got to decorate thier gingerbread boys for Santa, played and headed downstairs for bed.
I love Christmas. I get so excited for the kids. It was a blast watching them all morning with their presents. Because it was 2 months ago, i sadly dont remember specifics. But, it was a great day, i do know that. We just stayed in comfys and played with our new toys, and per Ky request even slept over an additional night.

Opening their Christmas Eve present from Alfie our elf

It was matching Jammies for the kids!

 wrestling with daddy is the greatest

 Christmas Day Morning

  Running in seeing all their goods...take note of that cute elf on the couch in the corner...story about him to come....

 Stocking goodies

 The firetruck was for daycare, but Santa wanted to bring it to grandmas house cause I was pretty excited about it.

 Grandma Nancy gave them a smaller scale trampoline...they love it. They jump on it outside on the covered porch with their slippers on.

Brookie and her Lala Loopsie bike

Parley was happy, no ecstatic about all the paper on the ground

 Ok story....This awesome semi-truck was from Grandma and Grandpa Childs. But Sparky the elf at Grandmas house had crossed Kylers name off the tag and put his....This broke Kylers heart and he and that elf had long chats when we would visit about how not nice it would be If he took that present from him. Then Christmas morning he took the present and hid it behind the couch and sat on it. Ky was quiet concerned when he couldn't find the huge present that had been there the whole month of December and now finally could open it and that darn elf had taken it. Good thing he was a dedicated seeker and found it, opened it and honestly now 3 months later loves that truck to the moon and back.

oh this girl and her chocolate. That is actually all she asked Santa for. He felt she might want toys, but in the end, she was mostly engaged with her stocking and the candy she got there, not with her toys.

the reindeer didn't eat all the carrots we left out, so ky helped himself while waiting for breakfast.

 

 And that's all. I stopped taking pictures and just enjoyed the day with my kids. Merry Chirstmas!