The Christmas Post....

Christmas as usual, came and went in a total blur. Our weekend flew by like it never even happened. But I guess the good point is that it went by so fast because we were having a blast the entire time.

We started our Christmas celebration after I got home from work on Thursday at around 2:00. I came home and was surprised to get an early gift!

My husband is the greatest. End of story.

All the camera hassle was SO worth the wait.

For Christmas Eve, we spent the evening with my family. The house was full of family, good food and presents.....so magical.

The kids could hardly wait to open presents. Once the presents started to open, it was pure chaos.

My heart was beyond full. I love family and making sweet memories.

After we loaded up the car with our goodies, we stopped by Cole's parents for our traditional gingerbread cookies.

We were also lucky enough to open a Christmas Eve gift :)

We went home to sleep for what seemed like a few minutes, and then started our

Christmas Day:

Santa left me his yearly letter wishing me another year of happiness and a slice of Christmas cake. So special.

We both ended up spoiling each other, but had so much fun doing it. I got lots of clothes, a beautiful watch, an iPod alarm/player, a Team Edward water bottle :), and lots of other fun things.

Cole got a GPS, two pairs of Jazz tickets, LOTS of iTunes, a couple of hoodies, and lots of other little things.

Next, we went to Cole's parents for cinnamon rolls and more presents. Cole's favorite part is Whit, so we let her and Chloe open their gifts first.

Cole's parents are always so generous and thoughtful and we never leave without being completely spoiled rotten. We always worry where we will put everything once we leave!

Sasha & J.R. (who just got engaged this month!!!! YAY!!!!!!)



Our Christmas stash 2009....

After loading up the gifts in the car, we went to Grandma & Grandpa S's for a visit. Poor Grandma broke both of her wrists just two days before Christmas, so she was a little bit miserable. They are so sweet and we love to see them.

Next stop was Grandma & Grandpa B's house. They had some yummy ham and rolls ready for lunch that we always look forward to. They are so sweet to always give every grand kid & great grand kid a gift, which is a pretty daunting task considering how BIG the family is.

Our day continued as we went back up to my parents for a bit. We got to see what little Trevy got and showed us how big he is on his new bike. Such a cutie!

THEN, we headed back to Cole's parents for a yummy dinner and FINALLY sat down for a couple hours to see this....

Which I actually really liked, but I probably would have loved it if I wasn't so exhausted.

We slept so good that night.

Saturday we were able to clean up the house and find a place for all of our new stuff. And that night we saw

And I loved it.

So, it was a busy few days but like I said we had such a blast every second.

We have been trying to think of things to look forward to in these drab first months of 2010. We are planning on a fun New Year, the Olympics, wedding planning!!, and getting thismuchcloser to no more school!

We feel a good year coming on!

Happy New Year!!!