Christmas was so much fun this year. Holidays, traditions, and everything that goes along with them are so exciting when seen through the eyes of your children.
We started off Christmas Eve morning with our little celebration as a family of four. Luckily, Santa knew we were heading out of town, so he stopped by a day early.
Santa brought a bicycle and a woolly mammoth for Buddy and a scooter and a puppy for Punky.
Derek and I kept it simple again this year. One day these kids are going to realize that we aren't going overboard and we will change, but for now, they seem happy getting the gifts they do get. Punky didn't even officially make a Wish List this year- the only thing she would ask for is "anything a girl would like." Huh? I remember having a list a mile long as a kid.
I saw a little saying on Pinterest: One thing they want; one thing they need; one thing to wear; one thing to read. By following that, it really made shopping easy and kept my impulse shopping under control. We gave Buddy the Lion King 1 1/2 DVD, a hooded towel, a sweater, and Where the Wild Things Are. For Punky, we chose the Despicable Me DVD, a hooded towel, a dress, and Madeline.
After our (2nd annual) tradition of homemade caramel rolls, we packed up and headed to Grandma Trudi and Grandpa Scott's for two days. We had church that night, followed by dinner and gifts at Great Grandma Margene and Great Grandpa Menno's. Punky and Buddy filled up on the relish tray and buns. I wonder if they will ever taste lutefisk?
They crashed hard that night and woke up Christmas morning to celebrate with Grandma and Grandpa, Auntie, Ryan and Baby L. Sadly, the roads were terrible for Uncle Sean and Hilary, so we didn't get to see them at all.
I've never seen a baby actually open a present, or even care about anything more than the paper. But boy did Baby L know what to do with those boxes! He loved playing with the boxes and ripping the paper!
We had fun opening presents and we all got a lot of great things. Grandma took a work trip to China this fall and brought us all a gift. The grandkids got silk pajamas. Adorbs.
It was a really nice day spent in our pajamas, relaxing, playing with new toys, watching movies and just being together.
Punky's Birthday Ticker
Buddy's Birthday Ticker
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Thankful
Finally a chance to blog about our Thanksgiving weekend. This year we headed to South Dakota for 4 days. We left after work on Wednesday and didn't arrive to Grandma and Grandpa's until 11pm.
On Thursday morning, Punky and Buddy helped Grandma get ready for (27) guests. It was a good meal and good company with family we hadn't seen in a few years.
That night we took a swim in the "hot pool".
The next day we helped Grandma decorate for Christmas. They both enjoyed taking the nativity scene out of boxes and looking at each piece. Of course, Buddy was obsessed with the sheep, ox and goats. He tried to convince Grandma that he would "be careful with dis ox at my house." Eventually, Grandma promised to buy him a new ox at the store. When we went the next day, Buddy changed his mind and chose a grizzly bear. Does Buddy think there was a grizzly bear in Jesus's manager?
Punky is so excited for Christmas this year. She's been so antsy to decorate our house now- I hope we can find the time for her soon!
It was a little cold to enjoy the outdoors, but the kids did spend some time outside trying to catch Grandma and Grandpa's new cats! They now have five actual farm cats that like to be petted and played with (the other four run at the sight of anyone). The kitties are so sweet. In fact, as we pulled up to the house on Wednesday night, one kitty even jumped right into the truck to check us out! Buddy has definitely fell in love with one of the kittens, "Little Guy". He's been constantly pretending to be a cat for the last two days and will only answer to "Little Guy".
We were so thankful to get to spend the long weekend with Grandpa and Grandma. We can't wait until Christmas!
On Thursday morning, Punky and Buddy helped Grandma get ready for (27) guests. It was a good meal and good company with family we hadn't seen in a few years.
That night we took a swim in the "hot pool".
The next day we helped Grandma decorate for Christmas. They both enjoyed taking the nativity scene out of boxes and looking at each piece. Of course, Buddy was obsessed with the sheep, ox and goats. He tried to convince Grandma that he would "be careful with dis ox at my house." Eventually, Grandma promised to buy him a new ox at the store. When we went the next day, Buddy changed his mind and chose a grizzly bear. Does Buddy think there was a grizzly bear in Jesus's manager?
Punky is so excited for Christmas this year. She's been so antsy to decorate our house now- I hope we can find the time for her soon!
It was a little cold to enjoy the outdoors, but the kids did spend some time outside trying to catch Grandma and Grandpa's new cats! They now have five actual farm cats that like to be petted and played with (the other four run at the sight of anyone). The kitties are so sweet. In fact, as we pulled up to the house on Wednesday night, one kitty even jumped right into the truck to check us out! Buddy has definitely fell in love with one of the kittens, "Little Guy". He's been constantly pretending to be a cat for the last two days and will only answer to "Little Guy".
We were so thankful to get to spend the long weekend with Grandpa and Grandma. We can't wait until Christmas!
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