Christmas

Our family's Christmas morning tradition is to have "breakfast" before looking to see what Santa brought us. Breakfast usually consists of a sweet roll and orange juice.

After breakfast clean-up, the kids line up by age...youngest in the front, oldest in the back. (I can sympathize with Rylee. I was always in the back too.)

Rylee got a cute red purse and some gift cards (Payless Shoes & Ross) to go shopping. --At first, she was a little bummed about her gifts. She had nothing to "play" with. Some times it stinks gettin' older. :o) She soon cheered up as we talked about the fun she would have shopping. Taylee was kind enough to let Rylee play with her "Littlest Petshop" toys. (The red purse is in the background.)

Taylee FINALLY got a pair of Heelies (shoes with a rollerskate type wheels in the bottom). And lots of "Littlest Petshop" animals.

Treyson was stoked to find a PSP (hand held electronic game system) and games by his stocking.

Abree was excited to see a digital camera and.....

a PINK bike, by her stocking.

We had originally planned on being in Utah for Christmas. When the freeway was shut down and bad weather was predicited, we opted to stay home. At the last minute, we rounded up a Christmas feast. We had turkey, mashed potatoes/gravy, green beans, jello, stuffing and biscuits. I was surprised that we had everything here (that's not typical). We had a nice dinner shared with James, Savannah (Jason's salesman at the carwash and his 1 year old daughter) and my dad.

Thanks dad for doing the dishes. That was one of the nicest Christmas gifts ever!

Later, we headed to my mom's for more Christmas fun. We had a nice buffet of rolls and ham and all the sides and snacks you can imagine. We opened gifts and hung out. The neatest gift we recieved, was from my mom. She had taken her journal entries and complied a book of memories of us kids (me and my siblings). We took turns reading outloud funny or interesting stories from our childhood. It was 2 1/2 to 3 years in the making, but well worth the wait. Thanks mom for taking the time and energy to make such a special book for each of us. I love it and will cherish it always!

Merry Christmas!