Merry Christmas!

Eli's favorite toy of the day. The Batcave!

My Dad got a new "elf" hat this year to pass out presents. It sings and the top wiggles back and forth. It was so funny.

Gram and Grandpa Scooter made everyone marshmellow guns. The boys loved them.

Emma had to have a ride to try out her new pants.


Emma got a pair of motorcycle pants. Now she can be like the boys!

Here are the kids with their quilts. I'm so glad they loved them.

Getting ready to open their quilt boxes. They were dying to know what was in the big presents under the tree.

Eli got a Transformer from Ethan.

Andrew loved his dinosaur excavation. This was really cool. Thanks Aimee!

Let the noise begin!

Emma bear and her new kitchen. She loves it!

Emma's kitchen was the first thing everyone saw. It was a big hit!

Ethan was reeling in a big one!

Andrew fishing.

Aubrey helped Emma get her first "fish".

Eli getting his turn with the fish pond.

Here is Aunt Kari with her nieces and nephews that live here in AZ. Everyone dressed in their new froggy pajamas. Thanks Kari, they were the best!

Christmas Eve at Gram's house. Jackson was nice enough to share his potato heads with the other kids.

Eli loves to make goofy potato heads.

We had a wonderful Christmas this year. We enjoyed lots of time with family. It was also fun getting ready for all of the festivities. School parties, secret Santa's, decorating, baking, looking at lights, watching movies, drinking hot chocolate. It's all the fun things you do leading up to Christmas that make it special. Jeremy and I made quite a few homemade gifts this year. We were pretty busy the last few months getting everything done.

Christmas Eve we went to our annual get together at Jeremy's parent's house. We had a ton of delicious Mexican food. The chimichangas were my personal favorite. Yum! The kids got to play with some of their cousins. Although we sure missed Aimee, Greg and their kids! Gram had the "fishpond" again this year. That is one of the favorite things about Christmas eve. They get to "fish" for prizes. So much fun! Another highlight of the night was Aunt Kari's pajamas. She gets all of her nieces and nephew's pajamas every year. This year she decided to make everyone matching ones. They turned out so adorable! She is awesome. The kids loved them so much!

Once Christmas eve was over, we headed home and the kids were hyper. It took Ethan a long time to fall asleep. Once he was out, Santa did his presents and we got to sleep :)

Christmas morning the kids were up at 7:00. Not too early, but I wouldn't have minded more sleep! They were so excited. I love Christmas morning. Seeing the looks on their faces and how happy they are. I wouldn't trade it for anything. So much fun! Emma got an beautiful kitchen from "Santa". He worked hard building it and it turned out so good. It's nicer than my kitchen cabinets are!! Around lunch time, Jeremy's family came over for some presents and visiting. Then after Emma had a nap, we headed to my parents house. We had a yummy dinner and more presents. Boy my kids are spoiled! We were so tired by the end of the day. It was a great time. We sure love Christmas! We are so grateful to spend this time of year with each other and our families.