Christmas DAY!!!!

11:12 PM

We woke up around 8:30 or so this morning, and actually had to wake up the kiddos!

Finn wasn't real excited to go downstairs to see what was under their tree.  I think he was thinking Santa was going to be there....

Check out what he got from Santa, with some help from momma!

A superhero lair/house!!! :)







Santa tells me it was once a girly dollhouse, but he had some help in transforming it into a boy house for all his guys!!!  Finn loved it!!!


Winnie was back under the tree again!


The kiddos doing a small scavenger hunt that Liv made up, which led them downstairs to their tree!


Each kiddo got one present, and then a group gift, along with their stockings!





We didn't have Sunday School this morning, so we didn't have to be to church till 10:15 which was SO HELPFUL for this tired momma!

Here are my kiddos at church!


It was RAINING today!  What on earth?  I saw somewhere that it hasn't rained on Christmas Day here since 1959!! :)


And, had to snap a few more of this photogenic girl of mine!!!



We came home, had a yummy spaghetti meal, played a bit, and took a LONG nap (until around 6...oops)!  More food, more play, and just hanging out!  

It was a good day!  Tomorrow, we travel to Nana Judy and Bapa Ron's house!

Christmas Adam and Christmas Eve ;)

11:06 PM


This pic was from about a week ago....but, oh well!  We had some craft ornaments to paint up, so we had a fun little painting project!


Superheroes (specifically FLASH) was the theme of this painting session :)


Liv told me that Winnie had been sleeping under the tree, and I just didn't believe her.  But, after they all went to bed, I heard the tree moving, and sure enough...she found herself a new bed!

She really is part of our family, even if she is rather annoying!!!


and this boy...he had fun this Christmas learning all about Buddy the elf, Santa, and most importantly, Mary and Joseph and baby Jesus!



We got the kiddos this Tsum Tsum advent calendar, and I have to say, it was just way cute!  They had a fun time opening up a new gift each day!


Christmas Eve...
well, it was brought to us by the letter "H".
Daddy had a very very very intense and awful migrane and neck issue, so we barely saw him all day.  It kind of, no, it actually really stunk if I'm being honest.  It sucked.

Anyway, the rest of us tried to carry on and have a Merry Christmas Eve!

Lunch....Avery the teenager just LOVES having her pic taken!


Liv doesn't mind it all that much....someday she will look back at these pics and wonder what was going on with those crazy teeth!  Oh well....at least right now she doesn't care at all! :)


In Buddy fashion, he made himself a zipline for Christmas Eve!  He went out with a BANG!


We would send Winnie outside, and then run downstairs and pound on the window to confuse her! It was quite a lot of fun!


We opened up most of our gifts when Daddy was able to come and join us for a bit!




So, this gift....I have to write the story out, so I will remember, and Liv will remember how much effort it took to get her this thing.....


See how she is shocked out of her mind?  Well, these Zoomie Zoomer puppies are all the rage, and it was the ONLY thing she wanted for Christmas.  Back in October, she told me this, so I went online and started hunting.  Those suckers are like $180-$300 all over, and so I was bummed.

I searched every state on craigslist to see if there were any being sold.  A lady in Nashville responded to my inquiry, and was willing to sell, but didn't want to ship.  Oh, and it was NEW, and $44....um YES YES YES!
.....


So, what to do....I have a friend who lives in Nashville, and I asked his wife if I was crazy to ask her to help me out...to meet up with this lady, pay her, and then ship it to me.  Get this:  she was totally willing to help out!  SCORE1

So, through lots of effort from many, this little girl got her Zoomie puppy :)


And, miss Avery had said all she wanted was tickets to go see WICKED when it was going to be in Mpls.  How on earth were we going to afford THAT?  I spent most of November and December making Christmas signs and selling, and we had enough money to surprise her with them!!! :)  She was OUT OF HER MIND SHOCKED! :)

What?  what is this????  :)


on to Christmas Eve supper!  I had planned on making a meal, but Daddy wasn't even able to eat, so we just kinda didn't have anything super special.  oh well :(


there she is again....the teenager who LOVES her picture taken!


After supper, we got in the van and drove around town and looked at Christmas lights!  Winnie came with us, and after a bit, mr Finn fell fast asleep :(

We arrived home, and played a bit more, and then had a late night snack!


He had me write down some things to Santa, and put out one of Nana Judy's cookies for him....


Liv got a new outfit, so she tried it on to see if it fit, and surprisingly, she LIKED something that I picked out for her!!!!


Getting all ready for bedtime.  Said goodbye to Buddy the elf, and Finn went to sleep...


The girls and I stayed up and got some things ready for the morning!  :)

'round here

8:40 PM

I must not be taking too many pics these days!  oops!

Here are a few pics in my December folder :)


Winnie had a spa treatment the other week, and I was shocked to see her wonderful report...

Finn has been a bit interested in letters, and is talking about "B" a lot.  So, I showed him how to make a B, and here he went....it's the best B ever :)

And, Buddy is around here....we are waking up to him in many different places!  Finn is enjoying looking for him each morning, and the kiddos are also doing an Tsum Tsum advent calendar each morning also!


December....

12:00 AM

what to do with all our old pumpkins?

Chop them up, put them out back, and watch the deer enjoy!


Mr Finn has been enjoying the goodies that have made their way into our house!



Winnie is really good about not jumping up on Finn.  Well, she was extra excited to see him when he came home from school, and, well...at least it didn't leave a mark at all... :(


this view never gets old.....


2 of my kiddos like to help in the kitchen, so I take all the help I can get! :)




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