Merry Christmas!

Christmas day is always so busy for us, but we love it. We start the morning with Brady and Emma's Santa gifts and Jason and I exchange gifts as well. Then The kids have some time to play with their new toys before we go to Jason's families Christmas and then we go to my mom's families Christmas at my Grandma's. Like I said it's a busy day!

Brady was very excited to get a Buzz Lightyear, race track, Boris Tyrannosaurus dinosaur, movies and of course Stinky the Garbage Truck from Santa this year. He asked over and over for Stinky and Bigfoot. Well, Santa didn't think that he needed Bigfoot, but he did get Stinky. Emma got a kitchen, dolls, movie, Minnie Mouse and some other things. Yes, they are spoiled!

With all the snow this year on Christmas, Brady got the build a snowman with his dad and Uncle JoeJoe. Of course they had to give it the UK touch!

Christmas Eve

Christmas to me is all about traditions and Christmas Eve is when my families traditions take place. We have always gone to Christmas Eve mass and come home to see if Santa has come to see us, and so far he never misses. Since I was little we have opened gifts from Santa and my parents on Christmas Eve so we are not so rushed on Christmas morning with all of the other places we have to be. Now that we have our own kids this works out great because we can do Christmas with my family after church and then be at our house for Santa on Christmas morning. As our family is getting bigger the night becomes more and more special. We can go to church and reflect on what the season is all about and then have some awesome family time like we have every year my whole life.
As you can see our kids got way too much stuff from my family too. Brady got some cool Buzz Lightyear pj's that he had to put on immediately, a Woody doll, truck with hunting supplies from bass pro, a cash register, play food and other stuff. Emma got her first American Girl Bitty Baby, a cabbage patch doll, a jewelry box with bracelet, pj's and other stuff. They had a blast! Brady got a little annoyed with Emma because she wanted all of his stuff, but she stayed pretty occupied with the paper and bows. It was a great night and we didn't want it to end.

Christmas at Nana and Pops

We had Christmas with Nana and Pops the day before Christmas Eve. The kids loved all of there gifts. As you can see Brady got a tractor and Emma got her first doll house. They are too spoiled, but seeing there faces when they open their presents is what makes Christmas so fun. Brady was hilarious and very thankful for everything he got.