MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
With two more extended family Christmas' over the next week, we celebrated our family Christmas this morning. This year, we took the boys to the dollar store and they chose gifts for everyone else in the family AND paid for them with their own piggy bank money. It was really fun to see them experience the joy of truly giving for the first time. Caleb warmed our hearts by saying at least ten times "Thank you for the presents you and Dadda gave me. I really, really like them. How did you remember when we went to Costco and I said I liked them?"
Levi had a few Christmas snacks . . .
Josiah and his "helpers"
Tim looks super excited about his present.
You can almost feel the anticipation radiating from everyone.
A measuring tape!
Joel picked these out for me, hid them, and then wrapped them by himself.
I had no idea what he got me until today. And yes . . . I will wear them. :)
Caleb got Dadda a flashlight and made him a special card
Joel lost his FIRST tooth eating cinnamon rolls for breakfast!
First pic without a tooth
Pirate Tim. A good dad always demonstrates the presents first.
Josiah's gift from Joel
Worn out from eating all the wrapping paper and presents
Trying out new Leapster games
And to cap off the morning . . .relaxing and reading.
And since you managed to make it all the way through these pics, you get to see the blooper!
An almost-dropped baby! (And proof that we are not and will never be a perfect family :) )
**Please note: No children were harmed during the production of this photo.**
