Christmas

 
This Christmas we stayed in town.  Now being older, especially the girls, the kids were SO excited for Christmas!  It was super cute hearing them talk all about Christmas :)  Also this year, I took video instead of still pictures.  That way you get the "whole effect" of our kids and their excitement ;)  Enjoy!
 

Our Christmas card for this year (made by ME! :) ) - front

 

The back

 

Our tree.  Ooooo! ;)

 

Video from our Christmas morning.  Sorry, it's long (19 minutes).

 

Then, we had my mom/Grammy, Paul's cousins (Jayson and his wife, Lisa, and Nicole) and aunt (Lylia)
and our good friends, the Murphys, over for Christmas dinner.  We had a good time with them!

 
Oh Jayson!  He came dressed as Buddy from the movie "Elf"
 
Jared with Buddy the Elf ;)
 
All of the kids with Buddy the Elf...Russell (front), Ryan and Grace Murphy...
Jared, Brielle, Suzan, Bethany and Anna (whom didn't want ANYTHING to do with Buddy! ;) )
 
Suz and Buddy ;)
 
Russell Murphy with Buddy ;)
 
Okay, now us with Buddy?!
My mom/Grammy, Buddy, Me, Paul and Anna (still not wanting to leave our sides if Buddy is around - can't blame her ;) )
 
Jared got 2 of these "pick-a-brick" buckets for the Lego Store.  You fill up the box with whatever/however many bricks you can for FREE!  Sweet!
 
One of Jared's Lego projects.  He calls it a "go cart"
 
Another project.  He calls it his "Jeep" ;)
 
What Mama made...a house
 
The side yard with flowers on the top
 
And a vegetable garden on the side
 
We added a bit of green grass on the back, with a water fountain, some green plants on top and a dog house :)
 
The front of the "mansion" ;)  A fancy walkway to the front door.  Entry lights on the sides ;)
 
The girlies having storytime with Dad