Christmas morning...

Christmas morning!!! Santa's elves were very busy wrapping gifts and preparing for the big day... With everything in place the kids had to be woken up to see what Santa had brought them. (I know that wont last long but it was nice since we were up til the wee hours of 3:30!)

Finally awake we snapped a few photos in front of the tree.

Logan, my poser, sat nice and still for the photo shoot.

So he got his stocking first! =)

Lillian very carefully pulled everything out of hers.

She was very excited for the Little Kitty PEZ!!!

Logan scored with some Butterfinger!

After stockings it was time to play for a while so he dumped out all his cars.

Lilian wanted to see what Santa brought her so the kids each got to open one gift.

Santa brought her babies!!! Snow white with five dresses... Santa, you shouldn't have!

Oh wait, Lillian got to open two. Can we say SPOILED!

Logan was happy and content with one.

He got a CHUCK semi truck. He loves his cars and trucks. Both kids were very happy with thier gifts and somehow we were able to keep them out of the rest of the gifts until the rest of the family arrived for breakfast! =)

Christmas!!!

Another Christmas has come and gone and the kids were spoiled... AGAIN!!! This year we spent Christmas Day at Shari and Joey's house. We figured we had not been there Christmas Day since 2004 so we were due! With everyone there, the house filled up fast but everyone had a good time. The two youngest, Matthew and Logan, had fun checking eachother out. I think they were happy to have another person there at thier same level to play with.

The girls quickly found a place on the couch to play with babies. I think this was the fastest that all the kids settled in and started playing together. We had hoped one day this would happen!!!

One last picture of the kids before opening gifts. They had been patient long enough.

Lillian got some little nesting boxes from Gramma Eileen that she adores! Anything little right now is just her size!

Logan had fun with the ribbon and wrapping paper...

Lillian also got a pony in a purse from Aunt Christine and Uncle Mike. Huge hit!!! To this day she still carries around the pusre full of her treasures!

We tried to get a good group shot of the kids but by this time they were done. They being the youngest two.

Lillian and Olivia were pals most of the day. It is always nice when we all get together and Lillian has a few girls on her side to play with.

Shari got the kids individual containers of cereal. Someone's cereal got spilled and Matthew must have sat in it.

Logan found the pile and started chomping away. I am not sure where he puts all this food he eats but he EATS and EATS and EATS!!! Can't imgine what it will be like when he is a teenager!!!

New Years Weekend

This year we went down to Tillamook, Or for New Years weekend to visit Daniel's Dad. We had not been down in a year so we figured it was time to get down there again. Like the year before it was very cold and Lillian still wanted to go out on the boat with Daddy. Part of the pond was frozen so Daniel had a hard time navigting around the island. On the far side of the pond it was frozen over. Here is a picture of Daniel breaking through the ice so they could go through. Last year Achilles got scared and jumped in the water. This year he was stupid and thought he could walk on frozen lily pads and fell in the water! LOL!

The trip around the pond was short but sweet. Lillian had a great time spending some time with Daddy and Achilles was just glad to be out of the boat and on dry land.

Next time we visit I think we will go when it is a little bit warmer out!!! A few years ago we met Christine and Mike down there and they camped on the island. I slept in the nice warm comfy house with Lillian but I think this year I may rough it in the tent with my air mattress! =)