shaving

kale got a "shaving" kit for christmas.

i can't believe how cute these pictures are.

kale is going up so much everyday, i just want to cry!

anyway, brett helped him with the shaving cream.

kale was feeling very big and did a great job.

 

ginger bread houses

we were out looking for some christmas clearance and we found a gingerbread house!

we bought it home.  the kids were so excited. 

i didn't read the instructions before i promised the kids we would decorate it before dinner.

well, little did i know this sucker needed to set for 2 to 4 hours!

what???

so with much complaining we waited until after dinner.

we decorated it just like the box and it was quite entertaining.

there were lots of opinions about where things should go and what colors should go where!

we were good parents and tortured the kids by not letting them eat it right away!

i had to include these 2 photos because olivia's faces are so funny!

hilarious!

christmas day activities

after opening all the presents greg came over!

brett made a delicious dinner of pork loin and veggies.

after dinner we had to try out all of the gifts!

livy got a camera/microphone where you sign and can see yourself on the tv

from grandpa earl.  it was a hit!  we sang awhole bunch of songs.

greg loved it!!  NOT!

next, we had to play disney headbands.  it is a really fun game!

the kids thought it was pretty funny to have the headband on your head.

then olivia and mallory made some jewerly from the awesome jewerly set

cousin robert gave olivia.  hours of fun with this gift.

it was a great christmas day.

christmas morning rest of the presents

we got home from church, ate and opened some more presents!

the kids had such a great time and got some amazing presents! 

this has been a great christmas. 

christmas morning ready for church

we decided to go to w and k's church because sara, ben and bekah were playing

the piano or violin.

it was fun to see the look on their faces when we walked in!

the kids got to sit by their cousins and quietly play.

what a nice christmas morning!

i thought the kids looked extra cute for church so i took some photos.

christmas morning stockings

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

being sunday, we let the kids have a sneak at their stockings

and find their santa gifts and nothing else!

it was kind of nice not opeing everything at once.

the traditional photo of oldest to youngest!

the kids had to find their present from santa.

they were looking everywhere!



i have a video, but of course it won't upload.

they finally found the presents and it was a train set and table for kale

and a HUGE barbie house for the girls!

later chrismas eve...

i took some pictures of our house after santa left.

he filled our stockings and hid one special gift for kale and one for

olivia and mallory to share.

santa left a note for the kids telling them about their gifts.

i took lots of pictures of our tree because i thought it was really pretty!

christmas eve 2011

happy christmas eve!

we had the traditional swedish rice dinner tonight.

we eat the rice, fruit and cookies.

our hometeachers wife made us some really cute rootbeer reindeer

and we had those with dinner too!

kale was in heaven, having a root beer all to himself.

then we had baths, read the christmas story and got to open ONE present.

the kids opened their presents from grandma jodeene.

to say the girls loved the dolls from jodeene would be an understatment.

they even had to sleep with them!

kale loved his train too.  he played with it forever.

then it was time for bed!