Wednesday, January 5, 2011

I will try to keep this post to a minimum, but we did have Christmas with 9 kids, sheesh.

I can't believe Christmas has come and gone.  We had a great December. I won't bore you with a ton of photos, I hope.  ha ha.  It was our first Christmas with 9 kids.  It was a super fun year.
 We opened gifts sent from Latvia, thanks grandma and grandpa.

TEMPLE SQUARE






 This is how Mia was riding around temple square, she just couldn't stop playing with the babies.
 S. was so funny.  He managed to get his little thumb out of his outfit.  He is addicted to sucking his thumb.
 Triniti came with us.  It was her first time seeing the lights at Temple Square.



Teenage melt down.  She was freezing then got offended when we told her it was because she was in a hoody with capri's on.  Cause that has nothing to do with why her hands and feet are cold.  I love teenage girls.
 Traditional scones and hot chocolate at Winder Dairy.  That is making me hungry just thinking about it.

On Sunday Evening, we had a special visitor.  Santa came for a visit.  We were getting ready for bed, so not the most attractive photos, but the kids thought it was great.



 I think this could win a contest in the awkward photo category.



 Why is it that I can't get Mia to even look at the camera when I want her picture taken, but when I am doing the babies, she pops right in.  I don't know what kind of smile that qualifies as, but I will take what I can get.

This is my new view of feeding twins.  High chairs and nasty baby food!!



Annie had an author party.  They had written books that they read for parents.  She did a great job with her book about bunnies.


We had to hustle to the author party from Mia's first Miss Margenes Christmas program.


 Cassie did great at her band concert.  Even had drum solos :)
 Christmas eve festivities were kicked off with candlelight pizza.

NEW CHRISTMAS JAMMIES!!!!!



 We acted out the Nativity over Skype with my family.  That was an adventure.
 That's a lot of stockings, crazy.
 Look what Santa brought.  7 BYU banana chairs.  Awesome!!!
 I love their surprised faces when they opened the Ihomes they have been wanting for their ipods.
 Family Christmas Photo.
Then we had dinner at the Wallins.  What a great Christmas.  Hope yours was just as much fun!!!

5 comments:

Brenda said...

What a wonderful Christmas! The pictures were great and I could have looked at more!!!!!
Nine beautiful children and the parents weren't too bad either! :)

culley said...

So fun to see pics of your family! kids grow up way to fast.

Anneliese said...

I love the BYU family photo. And that baby is sucking his thumb at winder dairy too! You are as amazing as you are crazy. Looks like an amazing christmas.

Ashley Marie said...

Aww looks like so much fun - love the temple pics!! Visiting from mormon mommy blogs :)

Claudine said...

Great pictures, but a little too much BYU for my liking!! Not enough orange mixed in with the blue!!! :)
Seriously...7 BANANA CHAIRS???!!! Wow, that is hilarious!