On December 24th in the morning, my family came over to open gifts and just hang out together. My brother came up for Christmas and we were so excited to spend time with him. Our girls just adore their aunties and uncles!
Marty had just woken up from a nap and was wondering what was going on!
Uncle Loren and the girls!
The girls got Polly Pockets from my parents and they absolutely love them. Gabby carries her little purse/bag with them in it, everywhere she goes! Then in the afternoon we got ready for our Christmas Eve service at church. We went to the early service and then my family and Jeff's family came over after church for dinner and the evening. We had appetizers for dinner and it was delicious! We gave each of our kids one gift to open on Christmas Eve...their annual Christmas jammies...
Jeff and I on Christmas Eve...
After we put the kids to bed all of us siblings went downstairs and played "Rockband"...we had a blast! It was so great to just be together:)Christmas morning we spent at home with just our little family! It was nice to just hang out in our jammies and let the kids play and relax! I made stuffed french toast for breakfast and then we opened stockings and gifts. We bought the kids a bouncy house this year and we were so excited to give it to them. We had it all set up down in the playroom and we took them downstairs and they were SO excited!
Gabby got some sunglasses in her stocking and she wouldn't take them off...she loves them!!
In the late morning we headed over to Jeff's parents place for the rest of the day! We opened more gifts there and then just hung out together. Gabby missed her nap that day, but she was still in a good mood. Marty slept great and was such a happy little guy!Playing games on Christmas day...
Marty and Grandpa Beep...
This year for Christmas dinner we had both our families together! We were really excited about all being together on Christmas day! I feel very blessed to have the 2 families that I have...they mean the world to me:) We had a wonderful dinner together and then headed home for the kids bedtime. Jeff and I enjoyed a nice relaxing hot tub when we got home...it was so nice!
Then on Boxing day, I went shopping with my dad and my brother...yes, you read that right! Well, my dad didn't really shop, he sat on the benches in the mall and watched people while Loren and I shopped. It was really fun and SO much easier to shop without little kiddies along! We had to wait in line at one store and my brother was not too impressed about that...but he did it for me:) What a good brother he is!On the 27th in the evening a bunch of our friends got together. Jeff's parents watched our kids and we had a great time! We played some fun games and eat lots of yummy food! Over the holidays I don't think we've gone to bed before 11pm...and that's late for me!!
On the 28th we had a big extended family gathering at Jeff's parents house! It was nice to see everyone again. The next morning, my sister in law and I went thrift shopping. We took Gabby with us and went to a couple different stores and found some good deals! Jeff has been so good about watching the kids while I've gone out...and I've gone out quite a bit over the holidays.
On December 30th we had some old friends over for dinner and then a surprise birthday party for our friend after dinner. A bunch of other people showed up after dinner for a little party! Our kids had so much fun playing with their kids and they all enjoyed the bouncy house:)
Oh, I forgot to mention that Eric and Traci took some family pictures of us on Sunday. I'm really happy with them!
Then yesterday we went to the new pool in the morning with some other friends. Jeff hadn't been to the new pool yet and Marty has never gone in before. He wasn't too sure about the colder pools, but he loved the hot tub! I don't blame him:) The girls had fun, but they were a little hesitant of the wave pool.
Then last night for New Years Eve, we went to our good friends house for a party!! Everyone brought their kids along and we thought we would put them all to bed and then celebrate the New Year together. There were 5 couples and 13 kids between all of us. It was great!! We had a yummy dinner and lots of snacks throughout the evening...and I actually made it to midnight!!! I was getting really tired about 11pm, but managed to stay awake. We put the kids to bed about 8:30pm and they did really good. It took them a little longer to fall asleep then usual, but they all did eventually sleep. We hulled them out of their beds at about 12:30am to go home and they were little zoombies and went right back to sleep when we got home!Today we are just hanging around the house and relaxing. It's so nice to not have anything going on...I'm ready for a little down time! So Happy New Year to everyone...may 2010 be a year of great blessings!
5 comments:
looks like fantastic fun!!!!! :) Taeya has that same pink Old Navy shirt as Gabby :)
those family photos are fantastic - such a happy, beautiful family!
happy new year!
Happy New Year Tanya!! Can you believe it's 2010 already?! It's great to hear you had such a great Christmas! Your family photos are beautiful, such a good looking family. :)
Happy New Year! Your family pictures are gorgeous, but that isn't surprising-you're such a beautiful family. Your holidays sounded so special.
Love the pictures Tan...looks like the kids are having lots of fun these days...miss you guys!
Great family pictures. Looks like a great Christmas. Hopefully we'll see you in person in July
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