Christmas with Kids

          There is nothing better than Christmas with kids.  We were so fortunate to be able to spend five days at Grandma & Papa's house for Christmas.  The kids loved getting to hang out with their cousins.

This is what Isaac thinks about pictures

 

Christmas Tree Pictures

I absolutely love Christmas tree pictures.  They are always my favorite pictures of the year.

Making Christmas Ornaments

          The kids and I spent the afternoon making some Christmas ornaments.  Evelyn is looking forward to wrapping then up and giving them to some of her favorite people.

Evie's Ornaments

Close up of one of Evie's ornaments

Isaac's Ornaments

Close up of one of Isaac's ornaments

Giving

          Grandma and I decided this year that instead of exchanging names that our family should adopt a family in need for Christmas and buy them gifts instead.  Our family got matched up with a mom and her five kids the youngest of which is due this month.  Grandma & Papa decided to buy for the mom and each of the uncles and I took a child.  We got to buy for the baby girl who is due this month.  Evie, Isaac and I did the shopping.  Evie thought the baby needed everything we saw.  About half way through our trip Evie found a little stuffed doll that she wanted to get.  She asked if she could play with it until the baby came to live with us.  She was sad to hear that we were just giving the gifts to her and that wouldn't actually be joining our family.  Tonight we wrapped the presents so that we could send them with Uncle Bob-Bob tomorrow so he could take them to Grandma who will deliver them.

It's Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas

          We were going to decorate our Christmas tree this weekend, but after wrapping presents for the family we adopted for Christmas, Ev and I decided we wanted to do it tonight.  The kids were very excited to get to wear their new special Christmas pajamas.  When Ev saw them she said, "Momma, they are just like Ella and Riley's. My Grandma will need a picture."

          We got the tree set up, the stockings hung and the nativity set out, but we will have to finish decorating the tree tomorrow.

          The kids found the book "The Night Before Christmas" that Papa recorded for them last year and have been listening to it over and over.  Isaac's eyes just light up and he gets a big smile on his face every time he hears Papa start reading.