I'm finally getting around to blogging about Christmas! We had a wonderful Christmas this year. Every year is more and more fun with our boys. They both remembered Christmas last year, so they both felt that anticipation and excitement about what was coming. We spent Christmas Eve with the Allen family (at Grandma and Grandpa's empty house!). They just moved in and had no furniture, so we threw up some folding chairs and tables and had a great time! :) Then we went home for the night and had our first Christmas morning at our home with just our little family. The boys loved every second of it and were so much fun.
Here's the recap in pictures:
Isaac waiting for Christmas Eve dinner
Love his cheesy smile! :)
Grandma with all the grandkids
She started a fun tradition where she reads a Christmas story
to the kids and they pass around little gifts.
When the story is over,
they get to open the present they ended up with.
She started a fun tradition where she reads a Christmas story
to the kids and they pass around little gifts.
When the story is over,
they get to open the present they ended up with.
Here they are "in action"
Cute little cousin Kaleb loves Trevor...
he insisted on sitting in his lap! :)
he insisted on sitting in his lap! :)
Opening their gifts
As soon as we got home, the boys were rushing around to get to bed.
They barely had time to leave cookies for Santa!
(Best bedtime EVER...they went to bed without a peep!)
They barely had time to leave cookies for Santa!
(Best bedtime EVER...they went to bed without a peep!)
Here are the "piles" from Santa
Christmas morning!!!
Here they are showing what they had asked Santa for.
(Isaac-a baby penguin, Trev-a baby squirrel)
(Isaac-a baby penguin, Trev-a baby squirrel)
They were thrilled that Santa ate their cookies.
Funny story...
In this picture, Trev is holding the piece that Santa left.
When he did that,
Isaac said, "Eww, Trevor! I wouldn't hold that.
It has Santa's germs all over it!"
Ha ha. He may or may not get that from me. :)
Funny story...
In this picture, Trev is holding the piece that Santa left.
When he did that,
Isaac said, "Eww, Trevor! I wouldn't hold that.
It has Santa's germs all over it!"
Ha ha. He may or may not get that from me. :)
My cute boys...so happy!
Trevor with his "baby squirrel"
Isaac feeding his penguin
Opening their scooters from Mom and Dad
The boys gave Daddy a new ASU hat
And I got "The Help" and a sparkly pink bracelet.
After opening presents, we called Grammy and Papa
to share our Christmas morning with them.
We really missed them AGAIN this year, but were
to share our Christmas morning with them.
We really missed them AGAIN this year, but were
grateful to have them be part of our Christmas.
After that, we rushed off to church,
where Isaac got to singwith the Primary kids.
He was so excited about it and did a great job!
Then we came home and re-grouped before heading out
to my sister's house for Christmas dinner.
It was an exhausting day, but we loved being with family
and celebrating the birth of our Savior.
After that, we rushed off to church,
where Isaac got to singwith the Primary kids.
He was so excited about it and did a great job!
Then we came home and re-grouped before heading out
to my sister's house for Christmas dinner.
It was an exhausting day, but we loved being with family
and celebrating the birth of our Savior.
Can you tell he had a great Christmas?!
(He fell asleep on the way to my sister's house.)
