Christmas Morning

New toothbrushes!

New Wii controller - thanks Santa!

Look Daddy!!

Keeping on Task

Tangled game for the new Leap Pad

Army Truck carrying an Army Tank

New Army Helicopters

Family Photo Christmas Morning


We had a nice Christmas Day.  The boys woke up about 6 having checked their stockings.  We got out of bed and opened gifts.  The boys really enjoyed playing with each other and with all of their new gifts all morning.  We had a nice Christmas lunch with friends.  We then came home and relaxed for a nice Christmas Dinner. 

We hope you all had a nice Christmas with friends and family! 

Christmas Eve

Mommy figured out the timer on the camera and awesome positioning (save for the fridge in our living room)

An early start - the Cars 2 Geotrax set from Nana...kept us entertained while we waited for the rest of the gift opening

Steering Wheels for the Wii - everyone has their own now!

Games from Uncle Sean!

Getting to it...

Completely enraptured

New games for the Wii - Toy Story 3 and Toy Story Mania

New Snowmen from Auntie Lu

LL Bean Shirts from Auntie Lu - we LOVE them!

Testing out the steering wheels

Aunt Shannon sent the "Rifle" Tower to go with our Cars 2 Set and it was AWESOME!

We received so many wonderful gifts - we don't want to bore you with the whole set of pictures.  The boys were very excited to open all their gifts and showed genuine excitement each time.  It is so much fun to watch the excitement dance in their eyes.  Friends have said their kids were already asking to go to the store to get more/different toys...our kids are excited with their haul this year. 

Waiting for Christmas...

Admiring the tre

Decorating cookies

Nick's version of decorating

Jake likes a little cookie with his frosting

Nick's finished product

Jake adding the finishing touches

Nick's Christmas Program

Nick's class was part of a holiday program. They sang It's a Small World.  Nick is an excellent singer and has added several songs. 

SGT McClaus

Santa's cousin, SGT McClaus, came to visit our house.  He came to bring gifts, cookies, and candy canes.  The boys were surprised and had a GREAT visit with SGT McClaus (and his elves).

Raking Leaves with Daddy

Santa visits Daddy's Unit Christmas Party

And he brought GIFTS!!!!

Snow in El Paso - 1

Snow in El Paso - the first week of December.  We ended up with a pretty good accumulation, well for El Paso.  School was delayed - thankfully, it didn't freeze the city like it did in February.  The storm in other areas was pretty bad - closing I10 from Texas to Arizona!