Christmas Videos

Eden got a car/walker from Santa. I think Santa wanted to help her learn how to walk so her poor knees won't be so bruised from our hard cement floors. She was super cute and loved it at first sight.

Kael's Santa present was a trampoline. He has LOVED jumping on it every day. I also think Santa was hoping it would help him burn some extra energy off during the winter months to help his mom out. He got some cars in his stocking, a ball, and some candy (dots). He LOVES candy.

Christmas 2010

December as usual is a crazy month. Derek's finals were intense, and December 17th at 5 pm was a joyous occasion to be finished with the first portion of year 1 of medical school. Derek flew to California the next morning bright and early to visit with his cousin Andrew who just got off his mission from Hungary. The kids and I made another ginger bread house because they are just too fun, and Kael loves eating the candy. :)

We spent the next week enjoying having Derek with us and getting ready for Christmas. We did lots of cooking and cleaning, and watching movies at home. Lots of Garfield's Christmas, and Claymation Christmas, Kael's favorite Christmas shows.

Christmas morning was absolutely amazing. I loved seeing the kids enjoy the day and the surprise and excitement! Derek's Mom and Sister's family came over for a couple hours in the afternoon and it was so much fun to see everyone. We ate TONS of yummy food, and Kael went around hugging everyone about 100 times each. It got to the point it was almost embarrassing. He is such a sweet spirit and loves everyone so much. We are only now getting around to getting our Christmas letter done, and we got a family picture taken on Christmas day, so our update should be coming soon.

We love and miss you all and hope you all had a fabulous Christmas just like us and were spoiled as much as we were!

The Big Man

I have to say I was impressed with how this event turned out. The University Student Apartments hosted an activity for each village to see Santa. I think the whole process took about 40 minutes. Perfect for my little wiggle kids. They had donuts, coloring pages, and Frosty the Snowman movie playing to entertain the kids while they waited their turn. Kael however was not interested in any of it. He was so excited to be in a room full of people he just started going crazy with excitement and standing by a bunch of older boys.

Kael was more interested in the candy cane they gave him than looking at Santa. He wouldn't look at him at all! I think he was a bit nervous, and the candy cane helped him out a bit.

Eden wanted nothing to do with Santa at all. She took one look at him and screamed. And Kael just wanted the candy cane still.

Eden: "Get me away from this hairy guy!" ;)

Family Home Evening Gingerbread House

Kael loved decorating as much as he loved he loved eating the candy. Eden enjoyed the gingerbread tree. We sure had fun, and it only took about 20 minutes total. We do everything SUPER fast around here.