Sunday, December 25, 2011

Christmas Day


Ho Ho Ho, Merry Christmas! We started the day off early at 6:30am and that was after sending kids back to bed twice at earlier times. The kids know if they want to open any presents they have to let me get a few photos. Here they are all bright eyed and bushy tailed ready to open presents. They started off with their stockings then we moved on to presents. Then each took turns opening gifts from new Legos, dolls, PJ's, makeup, art supplies, robot bugs, easy bake oven, shark air swimmer and more. We had a wonderful Christmas morning followed by cleaning up paper and boxes then onto taking things out of their boxes and playing for hours. :) 



Here is Alysha and her new Madame Alexander Doll




Ashley with her new Madame Alexander Doll





Owen with his shark Air Swimmer





Alysha with her presents from new clothes, makeup, Wii games, hair straightener, Hello Kitty laptop sleeve, and doll





Ashley with her new dolls, clothes, Easy Bake Oven and doll beds





Owen with his Lego's, Hexbug larva, Hexbug nanos with habitat, crayola glow book, PJ's and shark air swimmer




The Grinch




Mike with his new mini helicopter, it's been a huge hit.






Mike and Owen blowing up the shark





SHARK!!!





Owen and Shark taking a quick break



















The girls in Ashley's room playing with their new dolls. I haven't seen them all afternoon, must be fun!

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Christmas Eve


Christmas Eve we went to Grandma Reva's house to celebrate with Mike's side of the family. Here our the kids in front of her tree. They had fun playing with cousins, eating lots of goodies and opening presents. Then we came home to our little tree and we got ready for bed. They left cookies for Santa and carrots for the reindeer.

Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.......



Alysha and Amanda




Landon and Stacy




Owen, Ashley, Lexi, Alyse, Scott, Layla and Alaina




Landon and Alysha




Alysha, Landon, Amanda and Mariah




Cousins




Our tree at home.
















Santa's cookies and carrots for the reindeer.

Friday, December 23, 2011

Cookie Decorating


We went to my sister's house yesterday to decorate some Christmas cookies. The boys weren't to into it but Ashley and Delaney had a great time.



Molly and Delaney decorating cookies



Ashley decorating cookies




Girls taking a tea break
























Girls playing outside.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Early Christmas


We went to my mom's house for an early Christmas. We had a nice time and the kids had fun playing and opening presents.


Ashley and Owen with their new marble run from Molly, Will, Mason & Delaney




Alysha opening a present




Owen with a new remote control snake




Mike testing out Mason's new guitar




Ashley with her new tea set




Alysha with her tennis shoe bank

























Grandpa Jack helping Owen put batteries in his snake.

Sunday, December 18, 2011

Night full of dancing


Last night was Ashley's ballet recital and Alysha's first school dance.

Ashley did a wonderful performance with her ballet class from the Canyon Dance Academy's Winter Recital at the Caldwell High School's Auditorium. They were little sleepy time girls where they danced then fell asleep on stage. Then little fairies sprinkled sleeping dust on them and danced behind them. Followed by Santa checking to see if they were asleep then he placed two ballerina dolls (really teenage dancers) on stage. The dolls danced then the little girls woke up to see the dolls. It was a packed house full of family to see the kids dance.

Alysha and her friend Jacobi spent a few hours straightening Alysha's hair and deciding on what to wear to the dance at Heritage Community Charter School. I stopped in at the dance a little early to take a few photos of the girls. Looked like they had a nice time.



Ashley's ballet 1 class dancing on stage




Santa checking to see if the girls were asleep




Ballerina doll dancing behind the sleeping girls




Ashley after her performance with her new ballerina ornament




Jacobi and Alysha getting ready for the school dance




Alysha at the dance



















Alysha with her friends at the school dance.

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Melted Snowman Cookies


This morning we decorated cookies to take to my mom's house tomorrow for our early Christmas. They are Melted Snowman cookies with some assembly required.



Owen making a few space ships.




Ashley making a tree cookie



















Alysha making snowmen.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Snow People
















So I've been keeping myself busy during the day working on these snow people for the kids' school lobby. Mike trimmed them and added cardboard stands on the backs and they are now ready to go to school. 

Monday, December 12, 2011

Holiday Crafting Party


We spent an evening at grandma Reva's making fun holiday crafts. We made clay ornaments, wooden candle ornaments, hand print santas, thumb print reindeer cards and munched on wonderful snacks and desserts. 



Cousin Lexi and Aunt Ruby making clay ornaments



Alysha and cousin Layla painting wooden candles



Owen and Aunt Kristey making clay ornaments



Alaina, Alysha, Grandma Reva and Aunt Carla painting




Layla enjoying a yummy candy cane.



Landon and Uncle Scott hanging out by the tree




Alysha adding a flame to her candle



Grandma Reva putting the finishing touches on her desserts




Alyse, Alaina, Lexi, Ashley and Layla with their hand print santas

























Our very own GRINCH!