Christmas morning

 Christmas is my most very favorite time of the year.  I'm sure it is because of a lot of reasons, my kids - they make it so much fun, my parents are here, both of them and usually for a least a week, the cookies, the songs, having a fire, being able to stay in jammies all day and that was when I became a mommy for the first time.

I had our typical bucket list of Christmas activities and I think the only thing we didn't do on it was go look at Christmas lights, but honestly, our neighborhood had some of the best in town, so I don't feel too bad about that one:) We went and saw a Disney on Ice show, this year it was Frozen, we did the Zoo Lights, we went on the Polar Express, we made multiple batches of Christmas cookies, we had the kids' Christmas program, I was able to volunteer in Brennar's class and for Brilee's class party, we did lots of donating, and were able to make it to church every weekend because the kids weren't sick (until break that is anyway).  It is just a magical time of year for everyone

Christmas morning the kids slept in until about 7:30 so that was nice.  Then the party got started!! We looked at Santa gifts and the kids played with those while I made breakfast.

Brennar got the Indominus Rex Lego set he has been wanting for months.

Grama and Grampa with the two littles

Grama and Grampa with all their grand kids

Brilee and Brennar were so excited for us to get the presents they got us, so they gave them to us first thing.  Brilee got daddy listerene

 She got me ear plugs - pink ones!!!

 Brennar got daddy a chipotle gift card

After breakfast we started opening gifts - we did the ones from mommy and daddy first.

Brennar got a storm trooper costume that he had picked out in the Halloween magazine

 Bryden got some Cars toys

 And a Thomas train

 It was so much fun watching them.  We took another break to play and then a little while later we did some more opening of the gifts from Uncle Alex and Grama and Grampa - we got memberships to the Aquarium and the Museum of Nature and Science - those are by far the best things given.  My kids have so many toys so it is so nice to be able to take them to do things where we are just spending time as a family.

This little man had a great first Christmas - he slept through a lot of it and was held when he wasn't sleeping:)

We did our Christmas cookie contest that afternoon - we love doing this, it has definitely become a tradition

 These are a little out of order, but this was actually one of Brexten's Santa gifts, Bryden tried it out while eating a cookie for breakfast:)

 Brilee originally wrote Santa asking for a doll but when we went to see him she asked for a rainbow unicorn, way to throw Santa for a loop!!

 Luckily Santa came through and she got both!

Christmas Eve

 Well, hands down, this little dude was by far our best Christmas gift under the tree this year!

and  I mean really, does it get any cuter than this???? He can be such a stinker one minute and the biggest sweetheart the next

 Where's Brilee???

 We went to Christmas Eve service on the 23rd again this year, I am so glad they offer that one.  Then we can spend Christmas Eve with Clint's family as soon as he is off work. 

Brennar and his best pal - he loves his Grampa so much, he could spend every minute with him I think

 My sweet little girl

 At least everyone is looking, and only one of us was crying:)

 If you couldn't tell it was this one

Another great Christmas Eve in the books

Christmas program

I didn't get one single picture of the actual program:( so these attempts at a good picture will have to do

Brilee was so excited to sing

This is so them, Brennar and Bryden hamming it up and mama Brilee tending to Brexten

I'm not sure if Brennar and Bryden are related, they look nothing alike and never make any of the same expressions:)

He is just too sweet! Nothing is much better than a little boy in a bow tie

My poor middle children

Jurassic World Party

We celebrated Brennar's birthday at the gymnastics place in town.  It was a blast. My sweet friend made this for him, it turned out so much better than I could have ever thought, and it tasted great too!!

Brilee showing off her skills.  She just started back at gymnastics in November, she loves it

The obstacle course they set up for the kids is great.  He had 17 kids there and they were all doing something different.  I love birthday parties where they get wore out!

I cannot believe he is going to be 6, gosh I am so lucky to be his mama!

He has such nice friends, I hope they always are that way!

Bryden is almost 2!!

This little boy here is something else!  He is so naughty all.the.time. but oh my gosh is he so cute and sweet too! Clint swears up and down that Brennar and Brilee were never as hard as he is, I hope he forgets how Bryden was before Brexten gets to this point.  I'm just praying he is over his terrible twos before he turns 2!!!

Our cousin, Tristan, got the kids a balance board game, they haven't quite figured it out yet, so they basically all end up like this after their turns

I have 3 mornings a week when it's just me and this little boys, we always stay home, (see above as to why) but we sure have fun.  We are usually in jammies until about 5 minutes before we have to pick up brother and sister.  Bryden is so cute how he talks about them, menner, sissy and bex, so sweet:)

How can you get mad at a face like this??

This is what I go through to get a picture, can't get them all to look and smile at the same time!  Maybe in 5 years, right??

Love this crazy bunch!