Merry Christmas!

Believe it or not...this was our first Christmas morning by ourselves! In the almost 10 years that we've been married we have always been somewhere else with family. We were so excited to do our own thing and relax and just have fun with the kids. It was actually kind of strange though to have it be so quiet but it was nice too! All of Dave's side of the family were up at the cabin in Utah having Christmas together, we were the only ones not there. We just felt like it was time for us to stay home this year. We sure have missed being with everyone but it has really been nice to just be home! On Christmas Eve the kids get to open one present and it is always a new pair of pajamas...they were so excited!

~The difference between BOYS and GIRLS~

Christmas morning was fun and went by really fast! We are used to opening present up for 3-4 hours because we are usually with a lot of family. This year...we were done in about an hour! When we were done Dave started opening things and putting them together and I went into the kitchen to make a couple Quiche Lorraine to bring over for breakfast at my parents. My family has this tradition to have Belgium Waffles for breakfast on Christmas morning. On Dave's side it is totally different and Dave couldn't go without have his Quiche. So I made a couple and introduced them to my family...they had never tasted them before and it was a big hit!!

After breakfast we started opening presents up with my parents. Tyler got a fishing pole from Grandpa and they are going fishin' in a month...Tyler is so excited! Ashlynn got a whole bunch of Princess dress up shoes~she wore them so much that day she got blisters on her toes! My mom made the kids the most adorable rag quilts and had the sweetest stuffed animals rolled inside. The kids sleep with those blankets every night and just love them so much! We really had a nice holiday this year and we are just so grateful to be back home around so many loved ones! We have so many things to be grateful for!