Christmas 2010

Well, the Christmas season got off to a slow start for us.  I am thinking because we were so busy from the 1st - 17.  Either 1 or more things was going on every day.  I was practicing with Trinity's choir for our proformance and then the proformance.  Zachary was in the local highschool production of The Wizard of OZ.  He was the mayor of munchin land.  He had practices and then 5 proformances.  The rest was either cub scouts, Christmas parties, and a birthday party. 

We started our buying the week of Christmas and finished the day before Christmas Eve.  I don't suggest this to anyone it was crazy.  But, everything was found and wrapped and under the tree.

Christmas Eve Brooke got to sing at church and light candles.  Then we made cookies for Santa.  The kids were difficult to put to sleep. 

Christmas day started out at 5am with Brooke waking up and crawling into our bed.  We somewhat sleep until 7am. 

Brooke's presents:  A very big baby doll, perry pj's, roller skates, doll, pillow pet, a couple of matching games, pink boots, a coat, a red dress, cloths, Phineas and Ferb figures, dora video, dora figures.

Zachary's presents:  Ben 10 ultramatrix, ben 10 figures, perry pj's (2 sets), more pj's, lego star wars, Super Mario Bro's 2 along with the book that explains everything, electronic monolopy

My presents:  a new computer, Wii Fit, Jillian Micheals Wii fit, fuzzy slippers, necklace from Zachary, tennis shoes, flip flops, belt,

Mark's presents:  Wii Tiger Woods golf, Wii boweling, crown royal, tennis shoes, chocolates, jeans, gun shells, pic of his mom/dad/scott, movies (tons of movies)

Family gifts:  creationary and repair/paint the house

All in all it was a very goo Christmas.

Christmas Eve 2009

This morning everyone slept in except for me, but I was fine with it because the house was calm and peaceful. Then once everyone woke up we decided to head to IHOP for breakfast. Yummy pancakes, sausage, eggs, hashbrows were enjoyed by all. The morning has just been lazy with wrapping the last few Christmas gifts. I started teaching Zachary a new computer program called GIMP. GIMP is just like Photoshop but it is a FREE program. He really enjoyed it. Mark went into work for a couple of hours and is now home. I have painted a little bit more on Brooke's mural but I have to wait until Mark can watch her and I can lock her out of her room. Zachary and I will be headed into town to watch Alvin and the Chipmunks the squeakeel. Sorry don't know how to spell that. Later we will do our family tradition of heading over to Mark's Grandmothers house to exchange presents with her and have a huge feast.

Tonight we will make cookies for Santa and put those out with some milk. Mark and I will put the kids to sleep and put out Santa presents and socking stuffers. Then snuggle up and sleep until the morning when we are awoken by the kids climbing into our beds and screaming "Santa came, lets open presents".