Day 27

Snow, snow, snow!!! 

Daddy went back to work today.  Hope he stays warm!

 

 Snuggle time with Mommy and Karter.

 
That didn't last long.  Out he goes!

 

 



Gaven trying to shovel the sidewalk out back after Shane got home.

 

 

Family game night. Headbandz
 

Day 26 (Snow Storm)

Nothing like a White Out the day after Christmas!  We were super excited about being outside in the mix.

 

 

 

 

 

Trying out the new BB guns.  Listening to Gaven repeat "YOU'LL SHOOT YOUR EYE OUT" in his funny voice was priceless. 

Christmas Day

Impatiently waiting on the steps to go downstairs. 

 

The kids actually slept until 7 this morning.  That's a lie, I caught Cael and Gaven up at 4 am and assured them they had to go back to sleep since Santa had not made his delivery yet!

Highlights of the morning.....iPods, BB guns and "a band"

 

 

 

At grandma and grandpa's. 

 

 

 

Titanicopoly

 

A tool set

 

A DIRTBIKE (from Daddy and PaPa)

 

At Mana's house.

 

 

 

At Mimi and Pops house.

 

 

We all had an amazing day, full of laughs, memories and time spent together.

 

 

 

 

 

Day 24

Christmas Eve was much different this year.  Karter spent a good portion of the day at the doctor due to an ear infection and asthma issues.  The doctor's office made all "sick" kids wear masking to help prevent the spread of germs.  Karter thought this was hilarious!

Shane had to work all day and we didn't even get to church. 

Gaven writing his part of the note to Santa.  Notice the finger placement for spacing.  That is for sure the influence of his first grade teacher. 

Gaven and Cael all snuggled in tight.

 

 

Karter all knocked out from the day. 

 

cookies and milk, note, an ornament and the TV remote (Cael thought he might like to watch some TV while eating)

 

 

 

Stockings were hung.

 

 

Presents all ready to be ripped into!

Day 23

Wrestle Mania

 

 

Pre-match pep talk

Score 9-0

Victory Walk

 

 

Gaven went 6-0 at his first wrestling tournament

 

 

 

Day 22

 

Last night we had a late night visit from Squidy Claus and Mrs. Ashley.  Of course, they came bearing gifts for the boys. 

 

Cael and Gav each got a gift card. Kart-man got a nerf gun! A high powered one, I do believe.

 

After breakfast at Michael's, we headed to the mall so Cael could buy new video games with his gift cards.  Another shooting activity!

 

Tonight we had dinner at the Elks with the newest babies on the Bichsel side of the family.

Our cousin Jacelyn traveled in from Florida, for some pre-holiday fun.  Maggie ventured out with baby Addy as well. 

Jacelyn holding Addy, Mimi holding Joseph

 

 

Maggie holding baby Joseph, Karter watching closely.

 

 

 

Day 21

 

Annual cookie exchange with my girlfriends and all of our kids.

 

 

 

This is only about 3/4 of all the kids.  What a great looking bunch!

 

 

 

 Cookie decorating is always a big hit at the cookie exchange.

 

 

 

 

 

So is jumping on the furniture for these two little monkeys!

 

 

 

After the cookie exchange, the Hanner kids came over to play and decided to have a dance party.

 

 

I laughed soooo hard watching these kiddos dance!

 

Caroline was the DJ most of the time.