Christmas 2012

 We celebrated our Christmas Eve with THIS crazy family... :)  (Heather and Bryan found their "ugly" sweaters just for tonight!)

 Annette and the girls (I think worrying about sticking tongues to frozen poles.

 Kaitlyn and Bridget helping pass out gifts from Grandma.

 Rem and her new Pup.

 Kaitlyn sitting in her loot.

 Bridget super excited about her Mom, Sister and little sister barbies!

 Bridget trying to help Nana open her gifts.

 Kaitlyn loving Uncle Bryan... and his sweater.

 Bryan's new "ask me to see my pet monkey" shirt Josh made for him.

 Santa did come... and spoiled all of us.

 The girls were so excited for the books (probably cause they weren't wrapped)

 Kaitlyn confused about the dog toy.... (For Joey)

 Bridget fearing the Justin Bieber underwear!  (We teased, and teased her about getting)

 STOMPIES!  (still don't know why that's the thing she asked Santa for)

 Bridget refusing to wear her new sock monkey hat... "I don't like monkeys, Kaitlyn does!"  (They both got them)

 The thing Kaitlyn asked for "geem."  (game, a leapster)

 Cinderella and her plush twinkling slippers

 CARDBOARD!

 Josh and his excitement (that he opened weeks before Christmas, due to Amazon miss-hap.)

 Jessica and her NEW Kindle Fire. 

 The girls being super confused to why a bed in a box so small... (and why they needed new beds)

 The interesting packaging for a SPRING form matress

 The reason, for the new matresses

 Kaitlyn doing the reverse worm as she was all excited about the new beds!

 Josh built the beds out in our over packed garage, so there's still work and re-work to do on them... I'm SUPER happy with how my quilts turned out!  Now I'm just crossing my fingers that we don't get bloody noses or something to stain them!  

 The Girls were so excited they sat on their beds pretty much the whole day after Christmas playing with toys and games. 

My parents came around to each of our houses this year and brought gifts.  Mom spent hours making super soft cuddle blankets for us, and gave the girls some fun toys.  Later we went to their house for Dinner and to swap gifts with siblings. 

 Landon enjoying the nice aroma of my home made vanilla we gave to him and Kylie along with their gift card for the Man Store.  (they requested)

Mandi's family gave us SHADE for our deck, and the girls these scooters that they rode all over Grandma and Grandpa's house!  Now we just need the snow to melt a little so they can cruise around our neighbourhood!  :)  (or go back to Gma and Gpa's!  :)

After all the visiting, and the sleepless nights, the girls were out like our neighbourhood lamp post when we got home, and the next day I was all anxious to get the house picked up so I could try out my new Shark steam mop! 

We have been blessed this year with good health, good job, (mine and Josh's :) ), amazing family and great friends!  We appreciate all of you in our lives, and
***I hope you all had a VERY happy Christmas and remembered our Savior in all the hustle and bustle.  Through HIM we have the opportunities and blessings that we have in our lives and need to remember to LOVE one another and GIVE love, hope, kindness, help... to those around us, and pray that we realize those opportunities and act upon them. 

Happy, and Safe Holidays to all of you!