One Thing - 12/30/14

This is what a week of Christmas celebrations and a few days at Grandma and Grandpa's house does to a busy 2 year old.

One Thing - 12/28/14

We went sledding again today and took Lydia with us. She loved it! 

"Snowflakes that stay on your nose and eyelashes" 

One Thing - 12/27/14

We had our family Christmas at my parents' house in Mountain Lake today. After opening gifts and eating lunch, some of us went sledding. We sure are thankful for the 3 or so inches of snow that fell overnight that made the brown landscape beautifully white!

One Thing - 12/26/14

After I got home from working this morning, we finished packing and loaded up our van for the trip to Mountain Lake for a few days with Grandma and Grandpa Nelson. We are here for a few days and another Christmas celebration tomorrow. Sweet boy is asleep by a Christmas tree. :)

One Thing - 12/25/14

Merry Christmas!

We are so thankful to be back in Minnesota this year! We were able to wake up in their own beds, open stockings, drive to the cities for 2 family celebrations, and drive back home again to sleep in our own beds. We had a great day!

Jude loves his new elephant squeaky toy

Hanging out with Grandma and Great Grandma at Mommy's cousin's house.

Jonah doing a sticker by number

One Thing - 12/24/14

Today...

Lots of time to play with new toys

Hanging out with this cutie (And last night he decided it wasn't enough to just sleep as close to me as he could get. His goal was to get his face as close as possible to my face.)

Only one day left to go on our Noel Calendar

Children's story time at our Christmas Eve service. And, all 4 kids sat in on the service with me tonight for the first time ever. We definitely weren't as quiet as we could have been, but I didn't have to take anyone out until the last 30 seconds of the service. I would call that success in this stage of life!

Happy Christmas to all and to all a good night!

One Thing - 12/23/14

We celebrated Christmas at home today with just our family. We always look forward to this day to be together. There are many pictures I could share, but I will stick to what I captured with my phone. 

We started the day with Christmas tree cinnamon rolls, eggs, and bacon.

We finally lit the last candle in our advent wreath after singing Happy Birthday to Jesus. He is the light of the world! 

Then, we read Luke 2 and opened our gifts.

The kids spent the rest of the day playing with their new toys. We also watched Garfield Christmas, read God Gave Us Christmas, and enjoyed a nice supper together.

Lydia put a dollar bill in her bird bank.