christmas visitors!

we had fun with these two!

brett was behind me obviously making really funny faces!

those are some GOOD smiles!

of course the kiddos made a sign to welcome

our visitors!

it's so fun for them and me!

even kale gets in on the action now!

christmas presents

i made some christmas presents for wendy, sara and rebekah this year.

here they are!

christmas day!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

the loot.

stockings are last in our family. 

you get to look but no touching!

torture!

sweet babies all lined up!

santa, somehow, left the girls all these princess barbies on their beds!
he sure is tricky!

olivia didn't even notice when she went in her room to change!

i didn't take too many pictures!

we were to busy opening presents and having fun!

what a great christmas! 

lots of fun, good food and memories!

pre-christmas!

we were lucky enough to have more visitors for christmas this year!

nana, papa and greg got to come!

we did lots of drawing, coloring and playing games.

i put nana right to work making all our favorite treats!

the kids loved it.  they got to bake with nana.

we had our sandberg traditional rice dinner on christmas eve.

it was quite nice and the rice dinner was great!

we read the christmas story and the kids opened a present.

we steered them to grandpas gifts.

PILLOW PETS!

they were in heaven!

                               this is the dining room table one of the first nights papa was here.
                                any philip sandberg family member will look at this and laugh.
                                           papa didn't waste anytime taking over our table!

olivia's class party

olivia's party was much like mallory's.

singing, friends, cookies and fun.

this year olivia got to buy a gift for someone (not just a boy/girl gift).

it was really exciting for her and she loved what she got!

when did she get this grown up?

mallorys class party

mallory's preschool class had their christmas party.

songs, cookies, friends, cuteness.

oh, the most important part.

PRESENTS!

mallory got to ice and decorate her own cookie! 

and cookies for everyone else!

there are only 8 kids in her class.  it is wonderful.  alot of teacher time!

mrs. claus made an appearence!

opening presents.