Christmas Day

It was harder than usual this Christmas to get pics of everyone because as soon as the presents were opened they couldn't wait for them to be assembled/set up...so sorry that we didn't get more... :)








Audrey was just a little excited about getting a karaoke machine....and her favorite song to sing is "Girls Just Want to Have Fun."




Austin loves his remote control helicopter! He and Isaac also got remote control airplanes (that Daddy found for 2 dollars on clearance on Christmas Eve...reg 40!) and they love those too! Although poor Gene has spent a lot of time climbing trees and getting on top of the roof to retrieve them for the boys! :)

Christmas Eve

Simple. Thats how we like it. So our family tradition (adopted from the Ahlborn side) is to go to Chinese on Christmas Eve, and it was so yummy this year. Maybe when our children stop clinging to our legs begging us to "hold-hold" them we can add a Christmas Eve tradition that is a little more complex! :) Kelly and Jax came with us to Chinese and then we went back home to hear the Christmas Story, exchange gifts and eat pie.

The Messiest Boy...

I gave William ONE mini-muffin with only two chocolate chips in it....and this is what we get! :) His FAVORITE thing is rubbing food into his hair...lucky me! lol! I'm sure one day when he is 15 I will wish for days like these. :)

Audrey's NEW-DO

Audrey has been BEGGING me for several months now to cut her hair short. And I just kept telling her she wouldn't like it short because we couldn't do braids, pigtails, etc. etc. So, I finally gave in to her when I realized that it was me that would miss the braids, pigtails, etc. And guess what? She DOES love her new haircut, and so do we! BTW, she decided HOW it would be cut...not me...this is a girl who knows what she wants!

GINGERBREAD HOUSE FUN!

Every year, at the beginning of December Gene goes to each of our children's classrooms and teaches them how to make a gingerbread house....and then the teacher gets to keep it! The kids LOVE this tradition, and I'm grateful for a husband who didn't get overwhelmed at the task of doing 3 this year! :)
ISAAC AND MISS GOLDING NEXT TO THEIR GINGERBREAD HOUSE


ISAAC'S GINGERBREAD HOUSE UP CLOSE


AUDREY AND MISS KOSKOSKI NEXT TO THEIR GINGERBREAD HOUSE


AUDREY AND GENE


AUSTIN WITH MISS WILDAY AND MISS MARSHBURN AND THEIR GINGERBREAD HOUSE


AUSTIN'S GINGERBREAD HOUSE UP CLOSE