*Christmas*

We had a wonderful/weird Christmas this year. Wonderful because I was with my beautiful little family and they are all I need in life. But weird in the fact that it was just us until Christmas night. We have ALWAYS been surrounded by at least one of our extended family. It was the Knudsen sides Christmas this year and well let's just say we couldn't afford to go to Texas:)

Don't get me wrong we still had a blast it was just very quiet most of the day which for us is just not normal.

The kids got to have a "Sleep Out" in the upstairs living room and we told them that when ever they woke up we would go downstairs and see if Santa came. Well Hunter woke up about 7:00 to go to the bathroom so of course I woke up and laid there with butterflies...so excited for the kids to go downstairs. Well Hunter gets done taking care of his business he comes in and says "Can I snuggle with you guys" we said sure and he just laid there and didn't say anything so about 15 minutes later I said "Hunter, don't you want to seen if Santa came?" He goes "Oh yeah I forgot!" and started jumping up and down so excited...FINALLY:) Hunter went and got Skyla and Jagger happened to wake up right then too so we went and got Grandma and headed downstairs.

*Jagger got a couple of toys and an outfit.

*Skyla got a chest full of Princess clothes and a couple of DVDs (amongst other little things)

*Hunter got a TON of Batman stuff, Clothes, legos, mask etc. plus a fireman helmet and some DVDs with a bunch of other little things.

*Jamie (me) got a sewing machine with a bunch of things that go with it and $100.00 to do what ever I wanted with (I bought a Nikon Nikkor 50 mm 1.8 lens...LOVE IT)

*Chris got awesome remote control cars than him and Hunter can play with , CD, DVDs, and 2 Jazz tickets so he can take whoever he wants to.

Mom made her amazing pancakes for breakfast and from then on we just played and ate. When the kids went for naps we played Hand and Foot and couldn't wait til the Nielsen family would arrive and bring some noise and chois:) We had such a blast with the family and had a wonderful dinner with funeral potatoes and ham then we played Werewolf...FUNNEST GAME EVER! (Chris got it in his stocking:)

We had a great Christmas!

*Twas the Night Before Christmas...*

We had SUCH a fun Christmas Eve this year, it was just us and my Mom.

We started out around 2:30 and went to see TANGLED...LOVED it! It was kind of funny because my brother Kelly and his family were all there with Jen (his wife's) family so we all sat together. The kids were soooo good...even Jagger he just stared at the screen.

After the movie we went to Ruby River for an amazing dinner!

As you can see...Skyla is getting very tired:)

Then we went to see the Festival of Lights. The kids LOVED it! (and so did the adults:)

When we got home we made some cookies for Santa.

Then we opened our Christmas PJ's. Skyla got some slipper boots and she was BEYOND thrilled about them:)

Hunter and Chris both got Batman PJ's

After that we had some cookies and milk...

then sprinkled Magic Reindeer Food is the backyard so that Santa and his reindeer would know where we lived.

This was such a fun Christmas Eve!:)

*The Sunday before Christmas*

*Skyla*

I CAN NOT get enough of this girl!

LOVE LOVE LOVE!

*Random*

*Preschool PJ/Christmas Party*

Hunter has had so much fun in Preschool! The last day before the Christmas Break they had a Pajama Party/Christmas Party. They made these darling Gingerbread houses and Miss Jamie gave them the cutest little ornaments with pictures of them on it! So fun!

**Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow!*

We have been LOVING the snow!

In a 24 hour period we got over 2 feet! How exciting, and just in time for the Holidays!

I took this picture from upstairs in the house but Chris took Hunter to Preschool on the

4 wheeler. Hunter was so excited:)

Kind of a scary looking snowman but Chris said this is how the kids wanted it to look:)