Christmas 2012

Wow. The photos came out worse than I thought they would... Let's just say I didn't check the camera the night before to make sure the batteries were charged and everything was functioning working properly. It lasted a whole 5 minutes maybe and none of the videos worked. It was more fun playing with the kids than taking photos anyway. This Christmas was a little frustrating for us parents. I'm sooo not going to use internet deals to save a little money next year. We bought stuff a month in advance and it didn't ship in time. In fact we are still waiting on 2 items to get here. Ticked off. YES! Santa brought Kael 2 remote control fish. He specifically asked for the shark. Santa gave him both though because his other Santa present didn't show up. Santa is STILL working on getting it here. He asked for a remote control helicopter also, but those elves need to get busy. He got over not getting the helicopter pretty quick because he had so many other awesome things. He also asked for transformers from Mom and Dad. The ones we bought ended up being junk! So we returned them and he got new rescue bots that he LOVES. He totally thought it was worth the wait too. He is such a good kid and is growing up so fast! Eden asked for a kitchen (and another doll) from Santa Claus and boy howdy did he deliver! Mom and Dad got her a new doll and Santa brought back all her baby dolls she had thrown away from having potty accidents. She stayed dry almost a whole week before Christmas. Santa coming was a great incentive. She has had one accident since Christmas and that was during nap time. She made the whole trip to grandma and grandpa heaton's without ANY accidents. She has been working hard and we are so proud of her. She also got her first barbie doll from mom and dad. Elara got a cute little butterfly toy from Santa and Mom and Dad thought she was too little for presents and that was plenty for her. The kids got new PJ's on Christmas Eve and loved putting them on. Derek spoiled me rotten with gift cards, new boots, new regular shoes, new family photos on my walls, favorite foods, and a whistle key finder! I'm excited for that one to finally get here. Once again ordered it in Nov and still not here.

I am terrible at gifts and let Derek pick whatever he wanted. With some discounts we got he was able to get the new kindle fire HD. With the last Wheel of Time Book coming out that should be fun. :) Christmas gets better and better each year. We sat down this year and thought out how we want to teach the kids about the Savior and His birth and how we want to implement it for future years. We talked a lot about it before bed the nights leading up to Christmas, but they aren't quite grasping it yet. Kael still tells me about how Jesus was born, died and went to Heaven to get medicine for Fishy the Fish... Working on it people. Anyway, love these kiddos so much! I also got my dream of a white Christmas!!! I was so excited to wake up to fresh snow. The kids usually beg for me to take them outside to play in the snow. However, with all of their new toys to play with on Christmas day they had no interest at all going outside to play. They were happy and content to play with their toys all day inside! It was hilarious. Derek has taken them sledding since and the snow hasn't left the ground yet. Seriously, I think Christmas is the best time of the year!