Happy Christmas and Merry New Year!

Well, the holiday season has come to a end and all the little kiddies are back in school. Yipee!

Christmas this year was amazing. Even the school break was awsome. Normally I count the days for school to start again. This year we had such an amazing and peaceful two weeks. It could be due to the fact that the kids spent the first three days of their vacation with Kristi and Alicia. They are my personal saviors.

Each year on the weekend around the fifteenth, Lee and I dispose of the children for the weekend and we do every single bit of our shopping, wrapping and last minute cleaning before christmas. It was a little worrisome this year because Lee wasn't sure whether or not he was going to get a decent bonus. You never know when they might decide to give the the "Jam of the Month Club" instead of the usual bonus. It was a good bonus. It was exactly what we were expecting. Yeah!

On Christmas morning the kids were pleasently surprised by their gifts from Santa. Brennan asked for a Bike, Tysen wanted a Millenium Falcon, and Emma requested a flat box that says "Surprise". We weren't really sure what she meant by that so she got "Biscuit" the fur real dog. She was very excited and did not seem to miss the flat box.

Lee and I give the kids the rest of their gifts. They got a few other toys and some clothes. When the boys open their clothes they do the "Ralphy and Randy" thing and toss them aside. Emma on the other hand opened her clothes and said, "Oh yeah, clothes, I really needed those!" She really did to. Since the boys got school clothes they did not need much. Emma had four outfits that fit her. The rest looked like hip huggers and belly shirts. She has grown a good six to eight inches since last year.

I am so sad the holidays are over and on the other hand, very glad to have it over. I hope that you all had a wonderful holiday season and best wishes for the new year!

Here are a few pictures from christmas morning.