Our Christmas

We had a wonderful Christmas! Both of our mothers were here to share it with us and the kids really enjoyed having all that attention paid to them! David and I told ourselves that we wouldn't go overboard this year... And I think we did pretty well. We stuck to a budget and still managed to get the main things the kids asked for. The reason this pile looks so big is because their grandparents think that they need more stuff...

I think he likes his new Mater truck

I have no idea why these two are so serious

A Lightening McQueen puzzle!

My mom made them matching shirts,
Tristan a super hero cape,and Grace a princess jogging suit (and several other items not pictured - I'm doomed if she really does give up sewing!)

David also learned to be careful what you wish for... When my mom was here in October, she made Grace some nightgowns and David said that he wished he had a pair of purple pajama pants just like her nightgown... and he got them for Christmas!

Grandma Judi got them these cool towels

Guess who made breakfast the next day?

Gotta love gifts wrapped in ammo boxes!

My little handy man - he now has his very own workbench

A castle for all her little princess dolls.

We lost power at about 1:30 in the afternoon and it didn't come back on until 9:00 that night. Thank goodness we had planned for David to do the meat on the grill! We did have to improvise a little bit and did the sweet potatoes on the grill too. Since we have a gas stove, I was able to cook the green beans on it, but had to do it by candle light and using a headlamp...

Having all those candles on the table made it a little difficult to find much room for food! But it definitely made for a Christmas to remember...