Sorry for the overload of photos from the past few days, but bloggers gotta blog. I love seeing all your Christmas photos and traditions, looks like we all had some great family time!
The kids had a Christmas Pageant at school last week...
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| They were a wee bit excited! |
...and cousins posed for a quick photo after.
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| Look at all those rosie cheeks! |
We had a birthday cake for Jesus on Christmas Eve:
Declan was busy hamming it up for his first Christmas:
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| We were both wearing our footsie pajamas...awwwwkward. |
The big kids each opened one gift on Christmas Eve...but I only got a photo of Alexander. The bigger big kids all got fleece sheets and a new pillow. Believe it or not, they were stoked!
Then while no creatures were stirring, the living room transformed for Christmas morning...
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| Three presents each, like Jesus received (and also because it's easier and less chaotic!) |
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| Truth be told, I sometimes go a little crazy with the stockings and can't fit everything inside - whoops! |
Papa Elf set up the family gift...a kid's computer so they can keep their sticky paws off my Mac :)
We went to bed, and before we knew it, rise and shine! It was Christmas Morning!
Picture on the stairs at 7 am:
Breakfast of cinnamon rolls even better than the Pioneer Woman's (don't kill me for saying that, but try this recipe and judge-eat for yourself):
And then the kiddos were allowed to enter the room:
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| I just noticed how orange his nose is looking, gotta back off on the orange veggies! |
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| Setting picks? |
The stockings were ripped open:
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| Declan wants in on the action. |
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| Maggie laughed and laughed, then said "Wait, I don't get it." |
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| Declan still wants to open something. |
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| Score! We gave him his first puff, which he promptly gagged on and then puked. Not ready, turns out. |
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| Girrrrrl Time! |
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| Battle of the dueling teams. |
This seemed to be The Year of the Shoe for Phil and I. We are nothing if not practical :)
We actually missed going to my family's Christmas dinner because we had a stomach bug going through our house. (This just in, 7 out of 8 have been hit).
Then we celebrated 2nd Christmas with Phil's parents...
And, like Declan with a nuby and blankie, good night!
See ya next year!
