Christmas Day

And now for lots of pictures from Christmas…

Stockings! 

Erik was sick on Christmas :( and threw up a few times…you will notice the white bowl to his right…yeah, that’s why.

Adam insisted on wearing his Christmas socks even though they had sprouted a rather large hole in the toe. Funny kid. He also didn’t want to stay in his pajamas to open presents. He wanted to get dressed first, which is fine, but kinda funny for a three-year-old.

Adam really wanted a “Super Why” toy, that he asked Santa for. He got it, and was very happy indeed. I think it is his favorite present. (The blue and green one is super why, the purple one is alpha pig…just so we’re clear ;)

What is under all those blankets…

Erik’s new “big bike” – hooray!

In the morning he was feeling too sick to go ride it, but thankfully in the afternoon he felt a little better and was able to go try it out ;)

All three kids got Ham piggy banks…thank you Kellogs cereal promotion! :)

And there’s Alex, what more can I say?

“Cutting” food…gotta get ready for that Christmas dinner!

Reptangles…aka “snapping turtles.” They are turtles that snap together to make all sorts of shapes and things.

Adam’s big “tall” present. A new Buzz was in the top box (yes we now have 3 buzzes total, but his other little buzz’s helmet cracked so he got another one), and Rex was in the bottom.

He kept saying that Buzz came form the fish box. I think he was surprised… he probably thought it was really a box of goldfish!

More fun with Super Why and Rex.

My awesome jewelry box that Alex made for me! It’s not quite all the way done, but it is so beautiful :)

Tyler with stacking cups…

and a carrot…

and a cape!

Tyler and Adam got matching super hero capes. So fun!

And Ham number three.

Tyler checking out all the neat books, scriptures stories, etc.

Erik had fun trying out his big bike. He was able to ride it no problem. Adam also got an unofficial present because as soon as Erik got the new bike Adam inherited the smaller one and we put the training wheels back on it for him. He was very happy.

Tyler likes the turtles too.

Adam’s so funny in this picture…Rex, turtles, Super Why, and the holes in his socks :)

A little tired after a fun Christmas…

But while the “big” boys were sleeping Tyler was busy cutting and dicing.

After the nap everyone had some fun with the leftover boxes.

It was Tyler’s idea to put the blanket in the big box. I guess he wanted it to be comfier.

 

Well, there’s our Christmas :)

Thank you to all our relatives that sent gifts. I am planning to do some thank you notes with the kids sometime, but we will seen when that actually gets done…so in the meantime…Thank you all so much. You really helped to make our Christmas wonderful and super fun for the kids (and for us too of course). We love everything :)

Videos

Adam on his “brand new bike” as you can hear him say on the video. It’s so cute how it doesn’t faze him at all that it was Erik’s bike 24 hours ago.

Tyler opening a present all by himself:

And cutting up veggies:

Christmas Eve pictures

Three brothers by the tree :)

We waited until Christmas Eve to put presents under the tree because we knew Tyler would mess with them. After we got them out he had fun checking out the wrappings and ribbons for a little while before bed. Much better than dealing with telling him not to touch/rip/relocate them all month.

Tyler liked to sit behind the tree and see the presents from that vantage point.

Oooh, ribbons!

Erik all ready for bed and looking cute.

After the kids went to bed… stockings ready…    (Kate - We put the cute dogs you sent in the tops of the boys stockings. How adorable is that! Thanks :)

and a few more presents out…

Ready for Christmas!

It’s Christmas!

Here’s Adam with the Playmobile Nativity set.

I LOVE this picture. I think it’s the cutest thing ever, and very sweet!

Merry Christmas :)

Perry the Platypus

I don’t know if any of you out there are familiar with Phineas and Ferb, on the Disney channel. It’s a silly fun little show that Alex, Erik, and Adam, (and me too to be perfectly honest) have enjoyed watching ever since last summer. I surprised them all a couple of weeks ago, with this ornament of Perry the platypus. Perry is Phineas and Ferbs’ pet and also a secret agent. I know it sounds strange but it works in the show…really it does…really. ;)

Before I gave it to them all, Alex was so confused as to what I could have gotten from the Disney store that I was keeping a secret from him. I felt quite sneaky and secretive…it was fun! So Perry is our new ornament for the year, in addition to some cute Christmas tree ornaments the kids made out of popsicle sticks, pompoms, and such.

Santa!

Last Saturday we had a Christmas party at church.

And guess who was there…Santa!

 

A couple weeks ago my kid's didn't really think Santa was real...or at least they weren't sure. Now they are totally convinced there really is a Santa! It's so funny!

We have actually seen two Santas in the last week and a half. After the first one Adam said, “There really is a Santa on earth! I didn’t know there was a Santa on earth!” Now that he’s seen two he says “There are two Santa's on earth”! He doesn’t seem to see any conflict in that. That’s the beauty of being three I guess.

Erik was also surprised and thrilled to find out there really is a Santa. Now, I didn’t tell them anything about these Santas being real or not…I just left them up to their own ideas and asked them what they thought. And they bought it hook, line, and sinker! It’s pretty fun though :)

Tyler was not so happy to see Santa. I figured he wouldn’t be, but it was worth a try. And he’s still cute, even if he is crying.

We took a picture before church on Sunday. It was another one of our - balance the camera on top of the tv and set the timer – ones. So not great, but it’s better than nothing. The boys were so cute in their sweaters. Erik and Adam can wear the same size sweater vests, so they are taking turns with the red one with the snowman on it. Adam wore it last week and Erik is going to wear it next week I think.