Alex getting readyto open gifts!Christmas has come and gone and we sure did have another wonderful Christmas Day this year! We were blessed to be able to open lots of cool, new presents on Christmas morning, eat lots of yummy food and spend time with family this holiday. The kids are still at the age where they aren't waking up at the crack of dawn yet to open presents (thank goodness for that!). So they gotup around 7:30 AM. We actually had to go in and wake Alex up ,so we would have enough time to open presents, bake cinnamon rolls, and try to get to Lola's in time for breakfast. Alex was very excited to open presents this year! He got a remote control car, some Thomas trains, a nerf gun, some Cars legos and playsets, a LeapPad Explorer, and many other nice gifts from friends and family as well. I think his favorite thing has been his monster trucks and ramp he got from Santa. He's been in a monster truck phase lately. At least it's something different than Cars all of the time! Amaya got a doodle bear, a Cinderella baby doll, a Barbire guitar, some new nightgowns, a 7 piece Princess Barbie set, a case for her barbies, and many other cool gifts from everyone. She is in love with her Doodle bear and any other art/stationary sets she got. She loves ot draw and color! We traveled to Abe's mom's in the morning and then made the 3.5 hour journey to my parent's house in the afternoon. It's a tiring day, but it was so nice to see everyone and sepnd time with our beloved family members. I know we will always cherish all o the itmes we spend with family, especially this year. We were able to spend one last Christmas with my Grandma. Sadly she passed away just 3 days after Christmas, so we will always be thankful for thse last few days we all got to hug her, laugh with her, and watch her play with the kids. It was cerainly a bittersweet Christmas with all that happened, but if there is one thing my Grandma always told me, it is to appreciate every second with your family, because they are the most important thing in your life and you never know when it could be your last Christmas with them. Christmas for her was always about joy, no matter what, and even though our Christmas was tarnished this year by the sadness of losing her so suddenly, I will always keep the true joyous spirit of Christmas in my heart, because I know she would have wanted it that way. Enjoy the pics!
Amaya is so excited to see her Barbie guitar--she had been eyeing this thing up in stores for awhile!
Stocking time!
Chaos at Lola's--all 6 kids attempting to open their presents at the same time!
Pretty Amaya and Julia in their Christmas dresses!
And craziness at Nana and Pappy's house too! With Uncle Brandon in the background :)
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