Christmas Pictures!

Each year the girls help make Christmas cookies. They help with the mixing (it’s getting where I don’t have to put quotes around “help” because they are actually getting to be helpful now!). And they each have a rolling pin to roll out the dough and cut out the shapes. Our favorites are the nativity set of cookie cutters!

The usual attempt at getting them to all sit still while I take a decent picture…or ten. We are happy to get a “half-way” decent picture. :o)

Stan is running the camera this year. Can you tell? ;o)

 

 

Here is our tree!! I love it! Stan and the kids always go and pick out our tree each year. They did a wonderful job…as always!!

 

Jake…getting into the present-opening thing. )We always open presents on Christmas Eve, then Santa comes Christmas morning.)

Rebecca and her new jammies!

 

The girls are wondering who that present is for.

 

 

Stan did the Santa thing again this year…big hit! He grew his beard out and we whitened it for the occasion!

 

Mr. and Mrs. Claus

 

Santa and his little elves!

 

Stan got me a Kitchen Aid mixer!!!!!!!!! I love, love, love, love, love it!

 

Christmas Morning…

 

Jake got a remote control car…the Bounce Back Racer. It’s really cool! And it’s a little bit squishy so it doesn’t hurt feet or furniture.

 

Jessica got a baby doll that pees. Yeah, that’s what I thought too. She also got a jumbo pack of new born diapers to go with it. I thought we were out of the diaper thing since Jake is potty trained!

 

Rebecca got a Build-a-Bear Clydesdale horse and clothes. Yep, she’s still a horse-lovin’ girl!

 

Mackenzie got a crocheting kit. She’s been wanting to learn and she got some cool patterns to work on!

 

The girls all got a DS game…they’re absorbed!