Christmas Day

 Our day started not nearly as early as we thought it would!  We told the kids that they could come get us at 6, and Thomas didn't come in until 6:30!  Kaley acted a lot like a teenager when we tried to wake her up at 7!  She just wanted to stay in her warm bed.  Then she remembered it was Christmas!!!  

 We opened stockings...

 Santa put flashlights in the kids stockings this year.  They are a hit!

 Jace was obsessed with his little Reeses bells!  I kept taking them away from him, not wanting the first thing in his stomach to be sugar.  He kept finding them!  At one point, I saw something shiny in his mouth.  It was the empty bell foil wrapper!  He had melted and sucked the chocolate right out of the wrapper without me knowing!!!  What a stinker!  

 Thomas was thrilled with his football.

 Kaley's first Polly Pockets!  

 And a little football for Jace.

 Pretties for Sophie's hair.

 New crayons for my Bella

 Little farm animals for Jace and Sophie

 Thomas asked for a new church tie for Christmas.  He was so happy I remembered!

 Jace driving his tractor around.

 Clothes...

 Something soft and fuzzy for Soph.

 She is so excited with her nail polish collection!

 More farm animals.

 Loves...

 Jace was having flash backs from jumping in the Fall leaves.  He played in the wrapping paper like they were leaves!

 Daddy and Sophie (Daddy is one of her favorite words!)

 Basketball...

 Daddy insisted that this be the year Thomas got a Nerf gun.  Thomas loves it!  Mom...not so much.

 A new stroller for Mommy B.

 The Twins opening their present from Santa.....A Barn for all their animals!

 By the time we had opened up all the presents under the tree, Kaley and Thomas realized that they didn't open a present from Santa.  We joked saying that maybe they weren't good enough kids.  Thomas' eyes welled up with tears and he said, "But I asked for an all blue bike!"  We told them that maybe they just needed to look around....

Cut to the garage scene.....

 NEW BIKES!!!!

 Kaley is excited for hand brakes (which I am not thrilled about....), a kick stand and a BIG bike!

 Thomas is excited for his "all blue bike" and that it is BIG!

Bella is just thrilled to have a bike!  She loves that it is pink!  

 Our after mess!

 Family picture!  

 More wrapping jumping!

 After playing with our toys, getting dressed and eating yummy pancake breakfast, we headed up to Putnam's for more fun!  

 Bella was hilarious this year!  She LOVED everything she opened and had to run over to pose for a picture for Grandma.  

 The big kids got Leapsters from Pop Pop and Grandma.  They were thrilled!

 My parents gave Josh and I canning stuff!  Wahoo!  And a new set of house phones!!!  We have had ours since I was a freshman at BYU!!!  We did buy another phone right when we got married, but that is still super old!  Everytime Mom and I talk on our land lines, my battery dies, or I can't hear anything she says.  It was MUCH needed!  

 We kids got together to give Dad a digital photo frame!  He was so excited!  

Drew and Thomas playing Legos.  Thomas has wanted his own Legos for forever!  He just loved that he had a buddy to put the airplane together for him!  Nobody else has been able to stand up to Uncle Drew's standard!  :)

We had a wonderful Christmas and hope you did too!!!