Tall Grass: Christmas 2009

Friday, January 1, 2010

Christmas 2009

Hooray it's Chistmas!!! (hooray it's over!!!) This has to be the most unchristmassy I have ever felt. But regardless, I feel good that I pulled it off... again.

Katie and Izabel

Patrick, Jackie and their new baby Andrew

We are so lucky to have Santa show up on Christmas Eve again this year.

Kade loved seeing Santa, it was so cute watching him. He was telling Santa all sorts of good stuff.

Kyler, Sam, Parker and Jackson. It was fun having the kids draw names this year, they actually watched each other open their presents and really appreciated their gifts.

Grandma holding Andrew

Jonas and his cute smile

After everyone went home we opened our Christmas jammies... so cozy.

And then... Christmas morning. Always so crazy and messy.

Jonas really wanted a lego set to build. None of my kids have ever been very interested in legos, so this was pretty new to us. He did a great job though, I just had to help him follow the directions and he built the whole thing by himself.

One of the hardest things about having a fourth child is buying toys. I think we have had pretty much every toy ever made... so here is the second run on the Geotrax.

Kyler got a bunch of football stuff. He LOVES it. He said his receiver gloves he got on Christmas Eve was the best Christmas Eve present he ever got. Thanks Kade!

Katie got her little laptop she has wanted forever. It's pretty sad when that little thing works way better than my computer. I find myself using hers when I want to look up something real quick. Mine takes way to long.

All in all Christmas was a stressful success. I'm so relieved it's over. I know that sounds pretty bah humbug, but what can I say, I had a hard time feelin' it this year.

Please, Please, Please don't let the groundhog see it's shadow this year.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: Cute Pictures Amy Hope...and your blog looks all spiffed up too..how lovely!!; January 3, 2010 at 7:30 PM

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