Has it really already gone by?

Thursday December 16th

We went out to Tuacahn to see the Live Nativity, ride the train, see the lights, & visit with Santa but it started raining that day & they cancelled all of that!  It didn't stop us from taking some pictures!

We even took pictures without Santa at his seat!  Where is Santa?

Guess who decided to show up?  Good 'ol Santa!  The kids got to sit on his lap & tell him what they wanted for Christmas!

Sunday December 19th

Wilson family Christmas party at the Howards.  We had dinner first which was our traditional soup dinner & then Susie & Rick had a gift to give Mom & Dad.  Cameras were rolling!  Any guesses?

Yep they are going to have a cinnamon bear!  Haha! Their ultrasound picture of the baby looked just like a cinnamon bear so thats what they gave them!  Some cinnamon bears & a framed picture.  Yeah for them!



Then it was on to the nativity.  We usually do it outside at the manger that Sherm made but since it was still raining & everything was muddy he set up in his shed & it was so cute!

With a real goat & sheep!  There were shepherds, wisemen, angels, Joseph, Mary, & of course baby Jesus - played by a doll, no babies this year.

 

Friday December 24th

Grandpa Moss's birthday started with a roast dinner & then presents.  Once that was done then it was full on Christmas mode!  We did all the usuals, reading of the nativity, Christmas stories, caroling, when a knock at the door came.  But nobody was there!  Just the bag of presents left by the elf!  Our kids got helmets!

Then it was time to get set up at home.

Stockings were filled!

Santa got a plate of cookies & milk & there was even carrots for the reindeer!

Saturday December 25th

CHRISTMAS!!  Woohoo!  I loved Christmas morning this year!  The kids slept in until around 8 & then we heard them running on the tile to our room & they jumped up on our bed shouting "Santa came, Santa came!" just like in all the shows!

Lainee got a special letter in her stocking from Santa!

Rigby LOVED his golf club set!

I wish my video camera had been working!  Lainee was SOOOO excited about her present!  She barely opened it before realizing what it was & then went running to her room, jumped on the bed & started freaking out!  She came back to the family room & continued to freak out on the floor kicking & screaming!  She even cried!  I had NO IDEA she was going to do that over a mp3!  It was great!

Olivia got one too but she didn't have the same reaction!  She ripped right through all of her presents without even really looking at them!  I told her to put her new clothes on that she just opened & she said "what new clothes?".  Same thing happened on Sunday!

Trent wanted only one thing - a memory foam mattress topper!  Well that just what he got along with some memory foam pillows!  And some clothes of course!

All dressed & ready to go to G & G Moss for breakfast.

Had to do a silly picture!

The girls all got boots that are pretty much the same!

My handsome boys!  Rigby loves his light saber!

The kids got to open another present from G & G Moss.  Lainee got a secret diary & she played with it the whole day!

Olivia got Toss Across & it was a big hit!

Rigby got a RC truck!  3 for 3 on the presents!

Then it was time for the talent show.  Rigby did his English accent with "Charlie you bit me!  And it really hurt!"  It was a hillarious!

Olivia played a Christmas song.

Love the smile on her face!

Lainee played Silent Night.

She is a really good little piano player!

Sunday December 26th

That was they day for our Moss family party.  I got a picture of the kids with the presents they made before we wrapped them.

Lainee got a little wrapped notepad, crayon, pen holder from Jacob.

Look familiar?  Rigby got a dinosaur pillow from Lainee!  He didn't even know she had him!  He was THRILLED!

Olivia got a fairy skirt, wand & wings from Kenzie.

I threw this picture in because it was one of very few that had me in it!  Plus you can see Lainee's present again.

Trent got a bean bag/lovesac from Jeff.

And I got a watch from Chanieca!  Never mind my crazy face!  I really like the watch!

Another great Christmas season!