I LOVE Christmas. Seriously is my favorite time of the year. The lights on Christmas trees, the decor, the hustle and bustle, the shopping, the Savior, the magic, the smell of the tree. Christmas morning, Christmas jammies, Christmas pictures, the bells, the stories. I just love it all. This year was different. We spent Christmas Eve and morning by ourselves, quite different I'd say. It's not that I didn't really like it, but I have grown accustomed to the chaos of Christmas morning and cousins, and paper flying, but this year was pretty laid back..jpg)
These pictures were all taken by my phone, so please excuse. I couldn't find my camea until the very end of Christmas eve, I was in a tisy, looking everywhere, delaying the festivities for as long as I could, so I could find it, but I finally gave in and grabbed my phone. The kids got letters from Santa which Beck was super excited about. It had individual details about each of them and how they had been good and need to keep helping to clean up and things. Paisley had no idea what I was talking about. .jpg)
We then made cookies which we set out for Santa. 
Waiting for the big guy to arrive, after which we went down to the fire place and read the Christmas story. Beck was asleep about 8:30, with Stephen right the after. Left with me and Paisley to await Santa's arrival.
Paisley slept in our room on the floor and Beck made it up about 4:30 which is about normal. He usually comes staggering in crying for me and I meet him at the stairs, but he made it all the way to the side of my bed and then calmly asked if Santa had come because "I wanna meet him and hug him." I told him that I didn't think it was time yet, surprised that he had passed the loot on his way into my room and missed seeing it all sitting out. He made it again until about 6 then 7:20 or so in which we finally woke dad and Paisley up and I got the video camera ready.
Santa left Beck a Bumblebee helmet, arm held cannon type thing, and a BIG Bumblebee guy. Exactly what he wanted.
He also got Batman and Joker bad guys and a Batman castle. His face was classic when he opened that castle up. He was pretty darn excited.
Paisley got a baby doll and baby doll equipment, which she was also super excited about. She also liked Beck's Batman castle.
Santa also left Beck a football, and he had to do a "football guy" pose to get his picture taken.
Paisley REALLY loved her baby dolls. One of them is a My Little Pony baby with a binky.
Stockings were fun, and lazy. The kids didn't realize there was more until after quite a while.
Lots of Bouncy balls (my kids personal favorite) whoopy coushions, another favorite, candy, quiet toys for church, socks, and Beck made out with a "real camera" he says. He is excited to hook it up to the computer and see the pictures that he has taken.
Christmas Day was lazy with building a gingerbread house, playing with toys, and laying around. 
We finally got ready and made it to dinner at Kortni's with jello and Mountain Dew in hand, as Kortni had prepared the rest. and it was delicious! 
Beck got in trouble on the way there and didn't get to bring any of his toys to show the girls, but he was alseep by the time we got there, so it wasn't too much of a tragedy. Pais fell, yet again. The big raised bruise over her right eye (opposite the black eye on the left eye last week) is from falling off the stool yet again, and then the band aid is covering a bloody dent from pulling down the stocking attached to a metal (HEAVY!) stocking holder which drew blood, that one didn't quit bleeding for a while!
Yesterday Brandon (brother-in-law) and the girls came over and put together another present from Santa, a Trampoline! We put it up in the garage, as it is FREEZING here. Paisley got yet ANOTHER band aid from pinching her finger on a metal part on the trampoline. That one is on her right pointer finger, which also took a bit to stop bleeding.
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These pictures were all taken by my phone, so please excuse. I couldn't find my camea until the very end of Christmas eve, I was in a tisy, looking everywhere, delaying the festivities for as long as I could, so I could find it, but I finally gave in and grabbed my phone. The kids got letters from Santa which Beck was super excited about. It had individual details about each of them and how they had been good and need to keep helping to clean up and things. Paisley had no idea what I was talking about. .jpg)
We then made cookies which we set out for Santa. 
Waiting for the big guy to arrive, after which we went down to the fire place and read the Christmas story. Beck was asleep about 8:30, with Stephen right the after. Left with me and Paisley to await Santa's arrival.Paisley slept in our room on the floor and Beck made it up about 4:30 which is about normal. He usually comes staggering in crying for me and I meet him at the stairs, but he made it all the way to the side of my bed and then calmly asked if Santa had come because "I wanna meet him and hug him." I told him that I didn't think it was time yet, surprised that he had passed the loot on his way into my room and missed seeing it all sitting out. He made it again until about 6 then 7:20 or so in which we finally woke dad and Paisley up and I got the video camera ready.
Santa left Beck a Bumblebee helmet, arm held cannon type thing, and a BIG Bumblebee guy. Exactly what he wanted.He also got Batman and Joker bad guys and a Batman castle. His face was classic when he opened that castle up. He was pretty darn excited.
Paisley got a baby doll and baby doll equipment, which she was also super excited about. She also liked Beck's Batman castle.
Santa also left Beck a football, and he had to do a "football guy" pose to get his picture taken.
Paisley REALLY loved her baby dolls. One of them is a My Little Pony baby with a binky.
Stockings were fun, and lazy. The kids didn't realize there was more until after quite a while.
Lots of Bouncy balls (my kids personal favorite) whoopy coushions, another favorite, candy, quiet toys for church, socks, and Beck made out with a "real camera" he says. He is excited to hook it up to the computer and see the pictures that he has taken.
Christmas Day was lazy with building a gingerbread house, playing with toys, and laying around. We finally got ready and made it to dinner at Kortni's with jello and Mountain Dew in hand, as Kortni had prepared the rest. and it was delicious! 
Beck got in trouble on the way there and didn't get to bring any of his toys to show the girls, but he was alseep by the time we got there, so it wasn't too much of a tragedy. Pais fell, yet again. The big raised bruise over her right eye (opposite the black eye on the left eye last week) is from falling off the stool yet again, and then the band aid is covering a bloody dent from pulling down the stocking attached to a metal (HEAVY!) stocking holder which drew blood, that one didn't quit bleeding for a while!
Yesterday Brandon (brother-in-law) and the girls came over and put together another present from Santa, a Trampoline! We put it up in the garage, as it is FREEZING here. Paisley got yet ANOTHER band aid from pinching her finger on a metal part on the trampoline. That one is on her right pointer finger, which also took a bit to stop bleeding..jpg)
Today was Beck's last day in Nursery. A sad and happy day. He did seem a little old, as him and Paisley were in there together for a few months. HE will join the big world of Primary next week and he gives his first talk on the 17th. I told him about his talk and he said that he wanted to talk about Bumblebee.... Hmmm.. seems, like there is still a bit of growing up to do.
On Monday the 7th we had our 3rd annual Girl's Night Out exchange our favorite things at Michael's on the Lake Restaurant. Katie Roylance, Amber Jenks, me, Jenica Heslop, and Bethany Jenks. We all started meeting 3 years ago as a play group at people's houses, then the park, and as a girl's night at Shari's. We try for once a month, and it doesn't always happen, but it is so fun to just get out! Before Christmas we do get to Michael's and enjoy another evening of laughter and chatting and food and we all bring something that is our favorite to give to everyone else. Rischel Law was with us at the 1st one, but other than her it has remained the same girls. I look forward to our laughter and late nights together at Shari's!
Last night we had a few people over to celebrate my dear friend, Bethany's, birthday. Now we are both 27! I remember meeting Bethany. We were both in 10th ward, her having just moved in and our Bishop sent me over there to convince them to come to church and leave her old ward behind. (She was staying behind until the New Year to finish out her calling) I was hugely pregnant and she was somewhat pregnant and I pretty much barged into her house. She moved maybe 2 years later? Across town and I was sad, but happy for her new house and then we moved to where we are now. I used to walk my screaming kids over there barefoot because she only lived a few houses down. Happy Birthday Bethany!!! 
The kids didn't really eat much. Just jello and rolls pretty much. I think that most kids are like that, but I still stick a little of everything on their plates in hopes that they just may try it.
Stephen and his dinner and his iPhone.
After dinner we rented the Theatre in Othello and watched UP. It was fun to have it all to ourselves. My kids ran around a little bit but it was fun to see them sitting in their boosters at the beginning of the movie. Such a cute movie too. 
Thursday morning Stephen decided to get up early and go shopping for Black Friday. I haven't had a dryer for almost 3 weeks and he fiddled with for a bit, but couldn't figure out what was wrong, but he found a washer and dryer on sale at Sears for Black Friday, so decided to go and try for it. We went to bed about midnight and he got up about 3:30 and then about 15 minutes later I heard my cat run in and hit my door. I thought that Stephen was being nice and letting him stay in side while he was gone, but then Stephen came running in yelling for my help. Turns out he started the truck (Bob and Ann's truck that we borrowed the night before to haul the washer and dryer) and my cat Racer/
Patrick/Bumblebee/Racer at home on full "bed rest" on pain killers and antibiotics I have to give him 2X a day..... Good thing is I did laundry all day yesterday and 
Even though our church starts at 12:30 now that we have moved into the new ward, we are still late. I was determined to take some pictures for Christmas cards if we ever send any out, but too bad, this is all we got, nothing usable, but it got Stephen and I in enough of a bad mood to head to church late anyways.... I still think that if he would have just let me set the timer and take 10 at once we could have got at least one good picture... :)
Even though we are all to