We all had a great Christmas despite a bit of a stomach bug that the kids shared. My mom and Tom came up Monday afternoon and stayed with us until early Saturday morning. They braved white out conditions and snow packed roads to come see the kids. But I think being there to see the kids reactions when they woke up Christmas morning made it worth it. Ryan was so excited to see his "big Buzz Lightyear" that he ran down the stairs saying "I'm so excited!" It was great!
Shaylee was also pretty happy when she saw her pink pony that she has asked for two years in a row. Claire was quietly taking it all in and excited to play with everything.
I think Shaylee was most excited about the letter Santa left her and the small mess he left on the fireplace. We woke up and there was ashes on the fireplace with a big boot print stepping out of the fireplace. We taped the letter on the fridge and she has made me read it over and over.
Shaylee's
letter to Santa. She even knew how to spell most of the words on her own. Maybe next year she will use lowercase letters and spaces. :)
Later Ryan pulled one of the sleds that the kids got into the kitchen and convinced Shaylee to pull him around. Then he put Claire and every toy they could find in it and pulled them around for a while. (My Dad said he was doing some training for his days of professional rugby in Russia.)
This is Ryan trying to open his presents with his new pirate sword that my Uncle Tim got for him. Long story but funny picture.
We had Christopher's family (minus Sean,Rebecca, and Anne who were in ABQ visiting her family) and Tanya over for Christmas dinner. Tom and Mom spent the morning preparing us a wonderful prime rib dinner. Mom made some twice baked potatoes and brought a lot of fudge and cookies and Marie made some pie and homemade candy. I think I gained five pounds Christmas day alone.
But with the new Wii that Tanya (so very, very generously) gave the entire O family for Christmas, I have been working a little of it off. I have always been against video games and rolled my eyes when Christopher has gotten addicted to a game but I admit that the Wii is awesome. I love playing the Wii Fit and all the balance games. The kids enjoy it too and I have convinced them that they have to do the running game (where you run in place) at least once a day.
Now if I can keep my hands away from all the fudge, peanut butter balls, and cookies that were left at our house I might be able to keep from gaining 30 pounds of holiday weight.
The girls showing off their new matching pjs. Claire was trying to smile.
Shaylee was also pretty happy when she saw her pink pony that she has asked for two years in a row. Claire was quietly taking it all in and excited to play with everything.
I think Shaylee was most excited about the letter Santa left her and the small mess he left on the fireplace. We woke up and there was ashes on the fireplace with a big boot print stepping out of the fireplace. We taped the letter on the fridge and she has made me read it over and over.
Shaylee's letter to Santa. She even knew how to spell most of the words on her own. Maybe next year she will use lowercase letters and spaces. :) Later Ryan pulled one of the sleds that the kids got into the kitchen and convinced Shaylee to pull him around. Then he put Claire and every toy they could find in it and pulled them around for a while. (My Dad said he was doing some training for his days of professional rugby in Russia.)
This is Ryan trying to open his presents with his new pirate sword that my Uncle Tim got for him. Long story but funny picture.We had Christopher's family (minus Sean,Rebecca, and Anne who were in ABQ visiting her family) and Tanya over for Christmas dinner. Tom and Mom spent the morning preparing us a wonderful prime rib dinner. Mom made some twice baked potatoes and brought a lot of fudge and cookies and Marie made some pie and homemade candy. I think I gained five pounds Christmas day alone.
But with the new Wii that Tanya (so very, very generously) gave the entire O family for Christmas, I have been working a little of it off. I have always been against video games and rolled my eyes when Christopher has gotten addicted to a game but I admit that the Wii is awesome. I love playing the Wii Fit and all the balance games. The kids enjoy it too and I have convinced them that they have to do the running game (where you run in place) at least once a day.
Now if I can keep my hands away from all the fudge, peanut butter balls, and cookies that were left at our house I might be able to keep from gaining 30 pounds of holiday weight.
The girls showing off their new matching pjs. Claire was trying to smile.
1 comment:
Sounds like a wonderful Christmas! And dont worry about the weight, Luke will help you loose that quickly ;o)
Happy New Year!
(& thanks for the Christmas card)
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