Marlee slept in the boys room last night, since Grandma Lucy was in town. I love seeing all my kiddos in one room.
The traditional line up- youngest to oldest.
Getting excited…
Marlee got what she asked Santa for, a bike. The first thing she said is, “where’s the doll basket?” I’m sure Laun will take care of that:)
Porter was excited about getting his remote control hex bug and car from Santa.
One of my kids favorite parts about Christmas is looking in their stockings.
Marlee held up the mango (a traditional item they get in their stockings) and asked if it was real. I don’t know why she would think we’d give her a fake mango, but whatever.
Some stocking treasures:
Clayton had to look out back to see what Santa brought him.
Just what he asked for…a soccer goal.
Laun got them an axe and a maul (I didn’t even know what a maul was until I asked Clayton). There going to become good little wood splitters.
Raggles got some new dog toys, which she loved.
Figuring out how to make the hex bug work. I didn’t even know what a hex bug was until Porter pointed them out at the store. It’s pretty cool actually and reminds me of a robot spider walking around.
Marlee didn’t waste anytime getting her grow creature in water.
Then we had our traditional sour cream coffee cake for breakfast.
Time to unwrap presents…
Marlee gave Laun and I this cute little angel she made in preschool using her foot and hands.
We sure love our little girl.
This year I started a new tradition which I think will be fun and make my shopping job much easier. The kids will get 3 different gifts from Laun and I: Something to play with, Something to read and Something to wear.
Here’s their something to play with…
The boys got a pogo stick and a basketball.
Marlee got these four sister Barbie’s that come with a camping set.
Something to read…
Something to wear…
Which Porter apparently really liked, considering he immediately took off his shirt and put his new one on.
Sibling gifts- they each get gifts for their siblings.
Marlee’s gifts from her brothers:
I love her smile in this picture.
Porter got her a jumbo coloring pad and twistable crayons and colored pencils.
Clayton got her an alphabet puzzle. Hopefully, this will distract her while we are working on the 1000 piece puzzle;)
Porter’s gifts:
Marlee got Porter hot wheels.
Clayton got Porter the bop it game, he’s wanted it for awhile now and I’m sure we will all enjoy how noisy this game is…not.
Clayton’s gifts:
Marlee got him a sling shot with marshmallows to shoot.
Porter got him the movie Holes. He read the book recently and had been wanting the movie. I’m sure we will be watching it today as we start the puzzle.
Laun’s family swaps families each year to give gifts to. This year Jonathan and Darleen had us and spoiled us rotten. They gave Laun and I an electric toothbrush.
Darleen stitched each of the kids names and things they like on pillow cases.
She’s so talented and the picture does not do justice to the detailed work.
They gave Marlee coloring stuff, which is perfect because that girl could color all day.
They also got the kids colored bubbles, ice cream mixes and a movie.
They even got the baby a gift- these net/snack things are awesome.
And they got us this cool game Suspend, that the boys have been wanting ever since they played it at their house.
The Turley’s now swap gifts between cousins instead of families. I like this change. Clayton got a remote control airplane from Ben, Porter got a glow in the dark football from Avery and Marlee got a craft and a skirt from Collin, which he sewed!
Gifts from Turley grandparents (they gave us some holiday cash, which was awesome and super helpful with all the Christmas spending).
The boys got sport balls.
And Marlee got a princess sticker book.
Gifts from the Frost Grandparents. Holiday money from Jeff.
And Lucy got us a family book and lots of fun canned items and treats to make.
She gave the boys each $100 to put in their missionary savings.
She made Marlee this adorable hat.
She also got her an outfit and one that matches for her doll to wear.
Marlee loved it and changed right away.
Marlee drew this cute picture:
Clayton put Raggles sweater on and I’m thinking she has out grown it.
Marlee has enjoyed playing with her Barbie tent set. I love Christmas because the kids are all so excited and entertained by their new things.
Breaking in the sticker book.
Marlee’s so excited for her big girl bike. I backed over her last bike a long time ago with the Tahoe.
Let the wood splitting began…
Clayton seems to have the hang of it.
The boys had fun using the soccer goal.
Porter liked these bubbles that don’t pop easily. You can catch and hold them.
We played the suspend game and Jonathan and Darleen even got Hall engraved on it, very cool.
I’m sure Marlee will have her piñata/stocking treats eaten in no time.
We put together the gingerbread house. Porter asked and asked for a gingerbread house.
My baby bump is growing:)
Marlee adding some candy.
Our neighbors the Peterson’s bring us molasses cookies every Christmas.
Then we went on a drive. Marlee didn’t want to leave her new things, so she took some stuff along.
She colored and ate way too much sugar.
They got these soccer suckers and big candy canes in their stockings.
Raggles loves a good drive.
Marlee does her best to keep up with the boys.
She finally decided to walk Raggles instead. These two are so cute together.
Even though this area is so barren, I think it looks kind of cool.
The kids love riding in the bed of the truck.
Laun drove the truck through this wash. It was deep, but we made it. I think he makes his mom nervous:)
Of course Raggles had to get wet and I think it is clear that the sweater is too small.
When we got back we had smoked turkey (Bob, Laun’s boss, gives us a turkey every year), sweet potatoes and Martinelli’s. Then Lucy had to head home, so she could work tomorrow.
The gingerbread house, before Marlee and Porter went to town eating it.
Then we just relaxed and started on puzzles. We had a great Christmas and are looking forward to this new year!
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