So we finally found our camera during the move. I thought I would post some Christmas photos. For me it seems like Christmas lost some of it's magic as I got older. But once you have children Christmas becomes something different and new. This was by far my favorite Christmas so far (the Christmas I got my Barbie Dream House complete with a working elevator and furniture is a close second though!) It has been fun to start new traditions and carry on the ones both of us grew up with. We are creating unique memories for our children. One new tradition that we started this year was buying Joseph a new outfit for
church. We wrapped it up and let him open it the Sunday before Christmas. That's him up above in his Christmas outfit. The Sunday before Christmas Grandma SoSo and Grandpa Terry had a Christmas party with all the Aunts and Uncles and cousins. The kids opened presents and played the grab bag game. This a game my grandparents started when I was young. Grandma and grandpa bought lots of little toys for the grandkids and put them in brown paper lunch sack along with a couple dollar bills. Then they placed all the bags in a big pile in the center of the room and all the grandkids took turns picking out a bag. The kids all love opening the bags. At this age they love the toys and don't really care much for the dollar bills. On Christmas Eve we went to Grandma and Grandpa Dietz's house. We opened our Christmas Eve present, a new pair of pajamas, and then we watched Luke II. My dad plays Manhiem Steam Rollers Silent Night as the background music for the movie. That's Joseph in his new Mickey Mouse jammies and slippers. Then we went home.
We woke up around 6:00 on Christmas morning. I think we were more excited for Christmas morning than Joseph was. Santa brought him a new toddler bed with a Cars comforter. He loved it! It took a few nights for him to get used to sleeping in his bed but he loves it now! Dave and I got him a Mickey Mouse Club house that sings and makes noise and has all the Disney characters. He loved it! He also loved his stocking. He wanted to each piece of candy as he opened it. Then we went over to grandma and grandpa Dietz's house to open presents and talk to my brother who is on a mission in Canada. Joseph and his cousin Johnny both got bikes complete with helmets and elbow and knee pads!
My parents got us a really cool clock. It plays music each hour and the face opens and there are little people that dance. It's really cool. My parents have one and Joseph loves it so they got us one to have at our house. When we first put it up Joseph ran over to it and started saying "grandpa" because he knew grandpa has one too. Then it was time to go over to the Cluff family breakfast. This year it was at Ashley and Marks' house. We had omlets just like we always do. They are sooo good! Dave helped his dad this year and he did a really good job! He's going to have to make omlets at home now! The cousins all had fun playing with each other and showing each other what they got! Dave ended up having to go into work for a few hours to do some snow removal so Joseph and I got to to go home and take a much needed nap before dinner! We went over to my dad's for dinner and then we played games afterward. The snow started falling and it was pretty heavy so we decided to spend the night at my parents. It turned out to be really fun because my brother and his wife ended up staying over night too. It was such an awesome Christmas and I can't wait for next year!
We woke up around 6:00 on Christmas morning. I think we were more excited for Christmas morning than Joseph was. Santa brought him a new toddler bed with a Cars comforter. He loved it! It took a few nights for him to get used to sleeping in his bed but he loves it now! Dave and I got him a Mickey Mouse Club house that sings and makes noise and has all the Disney characters. He loved it! He also loved his stocking. He wanted to each piece of candy as he opened it. Then we went over to grandma and grandpa Dietz's house to open presents and talk to my brother who is on a mission in Canada. Joseph and his cousin Johnny both got bikes complete with helmets and elbow and knee pads!
My parents got us a really cool clock. It plays music each hour and the face opens and there are little people that dance. It's really cool. My parents have one and Joseph loves it so they got us one to have at our house. When we first put it up Joseph ran over to it and started saying "grandpa" because he knew grandpa has one too. Then it was time to go over to the Cluff family breakfast. This year it was at Ashley and Marks' house. We had omlets just like we always do. They are sooo good! Dave helped his dad this year and he did a really good job! He's going to have to make omlets at home now! The cousins all had fun playing with each other and showing each other what they got! Dave ended up having to go into work for a few hours to do some snow removal so Joseph and I got to to go home and take a much needed nap before dinner! We went over to my dad's for dinner and then we played games afterward. The snow started falling and it was pretty heavy so we decided to spend the night at my parents. It turned out to be really fun because my brother and his wife ended up staying over night too. It was such an awesome Christmas and I can't wait for next year!
How Fun! I like the brown paper bag idea. I think that would be awesome! Don't you love sleeping at your parents with other siblings that you don't get to see to much! That makes the holidays the best!
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