Christmas 2011

 Christmas Eve at Grandma and Grandpa Dahl's

 The cousin's had a lot of fun playing with each other, you would never know that they hadn't seen each other in 6 months.

 My sister Mindi brought gingerbread house stuff for everyone to make.  The kids had fun with that.  Of course we had a huge meal and lots of treats at my parents house.  They always go all out for Christmas Eve and we all love it.  It's a fun tradition to always go to my parents house for Christmas.

After my parents house we go to Grandma and Grandpa Galloways house to exchange presents with each other.  The kids always have fun with their cousins.

 It looks like my kids got a little too spoiled by Santa.

 Christmas morning the kids slept in a little bit so they were only able to open their stockings and 1 present before church.  They sat really well in church and only asked a couple of times if it was almost time to go home to open presents.  After we got home Brynlie had to change back into her pajamas ( I guess it wouldn't be the same opening presents while she was dressed).  The other kids got dressed and then started opening presents.  They tore through them so fast I don't think they even knew what they got until after everything had been opened and they finally settled down long enough to look at stuff.

 My girls love Barbies and Monster High dolls so they got quite a few of those.  They also love to draw so they each got art sets and sketch books.  They got movies, pillow pets and moon dough and several other things.

 Easton got a lot of cars and big dump trucks and loaders to play with outside.  He got a magnetic drawing board and a Steeler bear with a blanket.

Our kids also got spoiled by their grandparents as well. 

 I think next year we might focus more on quality rather than quantity.  My kids got a lot of stuff they haven't even played with yet.  I also got spoiled this year.  I got a new Kitchen Aid mixer and a George Foreman grill and slippers and jewelry and perfume and a bunch of stuff from Bath and Body Works.  The family got a Soda Stream which is fun to make our own soda.  Porter got a foot massager, slippers, sweatshirts, socks, and pajama pants ( I'm not the best gift giver, I struggle with ideas).  Our family had a great Christmas and we are very thankful for all our family that we got to share it with.