MERRY CHRISTMAS

Just wanted to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!

Last night we sat down and read Luke 2 to the boys. It has been so neat to hear them talk about how Christmas is to celebrate Jesus' birth. This is the first year they have all started to really understand everything. Caleb started out the reading, but was having a hard time with some of the words so asked Daddy to finish it.

We put out cookies for Santa last night and some oats for the reindeer. We were going to make cookies, but at 6:15 last night I realized we had no eggs and all of the stores closed at 6.

The boys got up at almost 7 this morning (we figured they would be up much earlier). They came and got us before they went to look under the tree though! Caleb got Capsela's - which are motorized science models. You can build many different things from cars to planes to boats and they are motorized. He had never even heard of these (Paul had them growing up), but when he saw the crane that "Santa" had set up this morning - he got VERY excited about them.

Isaac got a GameBoy and accessories. This is all he has been asking for!! Caleb will be glad because this means Isaac will stop playing his Gameboy!

Bryce got a Knight castle from Playmobile. I love their toys because they are so detailed. Last year Caleb got their pirate ship and accessories. Bryce spent the majority of today playing with the castle. He had been asking Santa for it and I think he got a bit more than he had expected!

Then they opened their gifts. Caleb got a Razor scooter, a microscope and lots of different science experiment kits. He has been busy today building and experimenting. We got him a tool box to hold all of his science stuff in and a lock to keep his brothers out of it.

Isaac got a big R/C Corvette, some games and movies for his Gameboy and a board game. He drove the R/C around the house as much as he could, but with all the toys all over the floor - space is a little limited.

Bryce got a fire department sleeping bag, a firetruck alpabet book and a big wheels. He was so cute laying in the sleeping bag while playing with his castle.

Over all, the boys had a great day. The boys had cornish game hens and Paul and I had tbone steaks - which Paul did an AWESOME job on - as always!! We had a few sides and some pies, but we did not do as much food as we normally do for the holidays.