Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Christmas 2012

Just some Christmas Day favorites!

{We enjoyed our day together as a family.  We enjoyed our health.  We enjoyed being able to Celebrate the Birth of our Savior.  We enjoyed the many gifts in life that we have been given.}

Jacob and his new balance bike.
Happy Daddy and some smoked almonds.
The hallway entrance was wrapped closed.
Christmas Maze!  The kids had to follow their color ribbon to find their special Christmas gifts from Mom & Dad! Our Christmas Adventures!
Peek-a-boo Stocking!
Matthew's Plasma Ball
Ooohh Aaaww!
THOMAS!!!! 
 Nativities from Grandma & Grandpa Spendlove


Flower Pants and Fancy Pants!

Cool!
He gave me a ring and I love it!
Cute!
When Matthew sat on Santa's lap this year he asked for a mansion, a red ferari and Selena Gomez tickets.  So he got a mansion puzzle, Cars toy and Selena Gomez CD. He didn't think it was funny!
Raddest Volleyball EEEVVVEEERRR!
OOOH, she loved it!
AND so did she!
Bowties and Suspenders!  Who would have ever thought a teenage boy would be so thrilled?
Still looking.
Kisses for his Dinosaur Puppet.
Showing off their puppets from Uncle Ryan and Aunt Madelyn.  Rachel - Cheerleader, Lauren-Princess, Matthew-King, Ethan-Police Officer and Jacob-Dinosaur.  We were entertained!

 
 
Nice picture of the Santa Paula Train Station from Mom & Dad
Big Brother helping set up Thomas the Train and his Track.

Matthew's favorite Soccer Team at the moment.
This was the pickle find.  Playing Headbands! 

Monday, December 24, 2012

Christmas Eve 2012

Steve and Rachel hard at work making some delicious toffee/almond roca.  It was sooo yummy!  And that was just the first batch.

 
The kids all played their Christmas songs for us. 

Christmas Eve Dinner, I love my family!
At Matthew's request, I made Yorkshire Pudding for the first time.  Brings back many memories from my childhood meals.  Now I need to learn how to make my yummy stuffing.
 

 
Sorry about the obscene picture. But Steve was just showing off his Christmas Eve stitches.  He was pushing down the trash to make more room and sliced his finger on a broken jar and then had to spend a few hours in a busy urgent care to get it all stitched up.  But on the bright side, it got him out of working on Christmas Dinner and the rest of us were able to serve him.
 
Our Gingerbread/Graham Cracker houses built to last. Yes, that is a hot glue gun!








 
First Christmas present.  We love our new PJ's!




 

 
Sorry, but can't help but to post so many pictures of this cute little one. 
Thomas the Train is his favorite right now. 



 
Maybe we should take pictures in our pajamas more often.  Everyone smiled on the first try.
 
Love my kids!
Merry Christmas to all and to all a Goodnight!