Christmas | 2011

We let Nonie & Poppa stay in our room, so Doug and I were there from the minute the kids came downstairs this year.  It was fun to see their reactions to what they found in their stockings.  And then we got dressed for church (Sacrament Meeting only today).

Because we are taking a big family vacation to Walt Disney World in early January, we told the kids that Christmas would be smaller and mostly  homemade this year.  I worked with each of the kids to make gifts for the other kids (thank you, Pinterest!) and I think everyone ended up with at least one thing that they absolutely loved and adored.

showing Poppa the Disney Gift Card Santa brought to everyone

After church, we came home and changed back into our Christmas jammies to open presents.

even Henry and Shadow got gifts! this is their PetCo gift card from the Petersons

wearing the headband Malcolm made for her; opening the hat I won on my friend's blog!

the moustache gloves made by Malcolm

 Dana's reaction to her gift from the Peterson cousins was pretty priceless.  I'm glad I chose to run the video rather than taking still pictures.

We played a fun (and obligatory) game of Chicken Foot.

The Campbells joined us for dinner and Sheila made creme brulee for dessert.  my favorite.

 

I think that Shadow was the only one at the end of the night who still felt like she needed and/or wanted something...probably just a little attention.