More Christmas Day Fun

Aunt Kelly, Mitch and Lyndie came over to bring the kids their gifts on Christmas Morning

A horse for Alexis

 Pumba found a box

 Brayden got a remote control car, which he uses quite a bit.

 Mitch and Brayden checking out his new DS game

After they left we headed over to my Aunts house for lots of food, family and fun.

Christmas Morning

We woke up Christmas morning and Santa had arrived.  We opened up the kids gifts from us and the gifts from Santa

 Santa brought pillow pets

 Alexis loves her new ds game

 Santa gifts

Braydens favorites were his legos

Christmas Eve

After Church we went to my parents to celebrate a little christmas and eat a little food and cookies.  We took a few family pictures.

 Uncle Chris and Aunt Jill

 Grandpa and Grandma

 After dinner we opened gifts and the boys helped Brayden put together one of his lego sets

 Another Picture of us

And Alexis got a paintable horse set.  Which she absolutely loved!  Both horses are painted and she did an awesome job.  No picture of them done but one of her painting one of them.

We had a fun but quiet night and then went home to see if santa would arrive by the next morning...

Our little Shepard

On Christmas Eve we went to the childrens mass at church.  Alexis decided that she wanted to be in the Christmas play this year at church.  She chose to be a shepherd and did a great job.  Although as you can tell she hid for the camera.  She's there right in between the other two shepherds

 Here are the three shepherds walking into the church.  Shes the one in the middle.

 I handed the camera over to grandpa and he caught her looking.

Christmas in Iowa Day 2

The plan for Saturday was a workout, some shopping and cookie making.  Then playing a few games.

Nathan and Grandma

Alexis decorating a sugar cookie

 Alexis, Nick, Grandpa, Brayden and Grandma decorating cookies

Nick decorating

 And here they all are cutting them out.(I still haven't figured out how to get these pictures in order).  They seemed to have a fun afternoon.

Michelle, Mom and I went to do some shopping for a little while.  I ended up getting a couple gifts for the kids and some jeans for myself.  We came home and ate some yummy soup and then played some Euchre and Pictionary.  We had a fun Christmas together.

Christmas in Iowa Day 1

We went to my brother and sister in laws house for Christmas with my family the weekend before Christmas.  The kids had lots of fun playing with their cousins.  Here are Nick, Alexis and Brayden with grandpa playing their new DS games.

 And the boys, Nick, Brayden and Nate with grandpa

 Brayden and Daddy

 And all of us 

 Time to pile on Nick and Jason time

 Opening Gifts

 Love these next two of my Nephews.  Nathan watching over Alexis opening her gift.

 Nick opening up his fishing pole.

We had a fun night, started out meeting at the Pizza Ranch for dinner and then back to their house for some fun.  More to come...

Disney On Ice

 I won tickets to Disney On Ice from KS95(a local radio station).  We went to the first night on December 8th.  We Picked up the kids from school and drove up the eat at the Olive Garden(our favorite:))  Then we headed to St. Paul.

It was awesome!  The kids had such a great time.  This one was the lighting of the lanterns from Rapunzel

 Jason and Brayden looking at something before it started.

 The kids and I

 I Love Tinkerbell.  

 The kids really enjoyed The Lion King

 Pumba who we named our cat after:)

 Simba and Nala.  They skated so great together!  I got video of them also.

 Snow White midair

 Aladdin

 Another one of my favorites was The Little Mermaid.  It was a really quick skate.  They had such vibrant colorful outfits on.  

The colors were amazing, the kids loved it and had so much fun.  I am so glad Alexis pushed me to call and win the tickets:)  

A Very Special Night

In November sometime, the kids and I were listening to the radio in the car after school and Alexis heard they were giving away tickets.  She was pretty bumbed(actually in tears) that I couldn't get through to the radio station.  The next day we heard it again and I tried and finally was able to get through.  I was in shock that I even got through.  Now I had to answer the question correctly.  The few people before me got it wrong so they gave a clue.  Guess what I answered it correctly(still can't believe it!)(I never win anything!).  So, early in December we drove up to St. Paul.  Jason dropped us off at Rice Park and the kids and I walked around the park while we waited for Jason.  Who was dropping the car off a mile or less away at his sisters.

 A Giant Nutcracker

 They had lights all over in the tall trees.  Love this picture!

 And Alexis

 There were big boxes to climb on

 I couldn't believe how tall this tree was and how there were so many light on it to the top.  See the kids down at the bottom:)

 The pictures don't really show how gorgeous it was.

and what did we win tickets to?  STAY TUNED:)....

The Tooth Fairy Visits

Brayden lost a tooth