Christmas

I love how magical it looks with the lighted tree  and presents undernearh and all the stockings filled, with Santas gifts.

The line up…Carter’s still wondering why dad woke him up.

I love when the kids happily look through their stockings and see what Santa brought them.

Carter was crawling up the stairs crying.

Until he spotted a rocking horse and all tears ceased and he quickly got on and was happy as can be to be awake.

He got off the horse for a bit to see his cow toys and stocking stuff.

Marlee was delighted to get her hair doll.

The boys didn’t even see their pugg goals when they first came in, but boy were they happy with Santa once they saw them.

The kids got some gifts from the Turley cousin exchange. Josiah had Clayton and he scored with a bobcat that Andy skinned himself.

We stopped for breakfast, the traditional sour cream coffee cake and some egg nog.

The kids loved all their presents…from Santa, parents, grandparents and cousins.

You wouldn’t believe how happy these boys got about socks and their deodarant/body wash sets.

Carter enjoyed his presents, from the comfort of his rocking horse, he was staying put.

I did the same thing again this year with the gifts from Laun and I to the kids…

something to wear, something you need, something you want and something to read.

Marlee liked her dress that she can actually color on. And the puzzle we got this year was of Las Vegas, since we took a family trip there for Laun’s work conference.

Marlee made me this adorable calander.

Daddy Clause brought fishing poles for the kids and awesome Ariat boots for me.

The kids (me) got Laun the cutest Christmas gift. Their school photos from all the years framed, someday they will even have their senior picture in there!

Clayton sure is cute. I panicked when I first remembered that the boys did one year of online school and didn’t have a picture, but then I remembered that they got soccer pictures that year-phew!

Porter skipped 1st grade, so his first picture (in blue shirt) is from preschool.

Marlee’s only got 2 pictures so far, but time flies and they’ll fill up before we know it. And Carter’s is all blank.

And Laun came up with such an amazing gift for the kids to get me. Each of the older 3 children got to pick a date that they want to take me on. Porter’s date will be first, on December 28th we are going to a Utah Jazz basketball game, can’t wait! I love this gift!

It’s looking like Christmas inside and…

outside.

Carter loves his horse. He turned his head to watch the TV, insted of getting off his horse and he started getting confident and doing no hands at all. How did Santa know just what he would love?!

He also really loved his cow blanket/pillow from Grandma Lucy.

The thing I love about the rest of Christmas day is relaxing and the kids playing contently with all thier new stuff.

Carter watching Marlee play in the snow.

Clayton and Porter went with Laun to fish, but stopped since Clayton was feeling sick. Then the truck got stuck in the snow, but thankfully a snow plow truck was going by and pulled them out.

We made adabada (pork) tacos for dinner.

I’m cracking up while reading Marlee’s Inside Out books.

Clayton was so sweet to play in the snow with Marlee tonight.

And we made some progress on our Las Vegas puzzle. It’s the only time of the year that we do a puzzle.