Christmas

Traditions:

the line up

On Christmas morning we have the kids line up from youngest to oldest in the hallway before they can come out & see their stockings & presents.

 

stockings & presents

Santa brought each of the kids snow boards & filled their stockings. And yes, Marlee is still yawning.

Laun made this awesome stocking holder & I love it so much that I have been trying to find a place for it in the house all year long, instead of just for the holiday season.

Marlee was happy to get princess makeup & Prince Charming.

Some of their stocking stuffers: toothbrush & toothpaste, bath fizz, candy, mangos, chap stick, pez, etc. One of my favorite stocking stuffers were these cute animal chopsticks.

The snake snap bracelets were a big hit. The boys also liked their new ear plugs & fire starters.

 

The kids all get presents for each other.

Clayton got Porter an airsoft gun & Marlee a Ken doll (the Barbie's finally got some men folk).

 

Porter got Clayton a dart board & Marlee a car for her Barbie's.

Marlee got the boys nerf guns.

 

Grandma Lucy made the kids pillows. Marlee’s is pink with flowers & the boys got UofA with colors of red & blue.

She also got the boys a puzzle with all the United States Presidents & made Marlee a scarf. I also got a scarf & Laun got a cool belt buckle (a family heirloom).

 

The Turley Grandparents got the boys sport balls & a pump.

Grandma Turley made Marlee a pink & white (reversible) cape with a matching purse. She also got some books.

My parents got Laun a dutch oven & a church shirt. They gave us kitchen knives & mixing bowls.

 

We got the boys what they were wanting…

A remote control helicopter & car.

We got Marlee Plush Dolls: Sleeping Beauty & her Prince.

 

Clayton was so excited to get Laun these hot shots.

 

I love Christmas Day because the kids stay busy with all their new gifts.

 

breakfast- Sour Cream Coffee Cake

This tradition of having coffee cake for breakfast is from my mom & she got it from Grandma Turley. I made three of them & delivered some to the neighbors.

Our neighbors the Petersons bring us these yummy molasses cookies each Christmas.

 

Marlee was excited to watch her princess set of a crown, castle & frog grow in water.

She got right to painting her nails with her new “makeup”.

The boys tried out their chopstick skills.

 

smoked turkey for lunch

Dr. Collier gets Laun a smoked turkey every year, it was tasty.

The rest of the day was spent snacking, watching movies and putting together this puzzle that Lucy got for the boys.

I am so thankful for this holiday season to spend time with family & reflect on Christ’s birth.