We had another wonderful Christmas with the kids. I LOVE seeing the excitement in their eyes when they are opening their presents! Makes all the hard work more than worth it.
Santa came and enjoyed the milk and cookies the kids decorated. The kids all loved their gifts from him. Caleb and Isaac got a new computer. They were so excited when they came out and saw it. Their old one was OLD OLD and VERY slow. They can actually do their school projects on this one!
Bryce got a DSi from Santa. He had things on his list like an MP3 player, a camera, games, etc on his list and he got ALL of those in one system. He has enjoyed everything the DSi has to offer more than the games he can play on them (don't get me wrong, he likes playing the games too). It has a recorder on that you can speed up or slow down when you playback. He has had so much fun recording things and playing them back goofy sounding. He even takes the music we put on it for him and plays with it.
Andrew got the iXL game system. It is made for little kids and you can put games, music, pictures, etc on it and you can also color and listen to stories on it. Of course he got Toy Story for it (and Handy Manny, but all he cares about is Toy Story). We added the Toy Story soundtrack to it, along with a bunch of other songs. He basically listens to "Woody's Roundup" and "You've Got a Friend In Me" over and over. He likes to to take pictures of all of his siblings and "color" them by scribbling all over their face. He finds if very amusing!
Madeleine got a pink kitchen. She has played with that constantly (so have her brothers - ALL of them)! We constantly have play dishes and food scattered around the house. I put some of it up because I was tired of picking it all up. Her kitchen is right by my kitchen. It worked out just as I hoped, she spends more time playing with HER kitchen while I am in mine and less time pulling things out and whining about food!
They got more toys and stuff from us, but the Santa stuff is always the big stuff and what they spend most of their time playing with.
Caleb got a tent for Christmas and wanted to try it out the day after Christmas (even though our low was 20 that night). So, he set up the tent and helped Isaac and Bryce get their stuff out in it (YES, he actually invited them to join him). Dad felt sorry for them because it was so cold, so he went and made a firepit for them to use. While he was doing that, I ran to the store to pick up some warm hats and gloves, and of course all of the supplies you would need for SMORES!! This time they were REAL smores, not the city smores we have done in the past!I loved having all of my family home for two and a half weeks! It was nice to just spend our days chilling and playing and not having to rush off anywhere. Now, we have to get back into the daily grind of life!
Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and New Year.
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