Christmas in Buhler 2014

Well, Christmas day we headed to Buhler at nap time. Easton you didn't want to sleep AT all unless I was sitting in the back seat with the two of you...it was a bit of a long drive! :)

We made it to Buhler and Mimi had a surprise in the basement for us! She had a NEW kitchen set for us to play with! This is not a brand new kitchen set, this was the kitchen set that Mimi played with as a kid, I played with it at Grandma Great's house, and now you guys get to play with it at Mimi's! Mimi spruced it up with a little bit of color! :) 

You guys had LOTS of fun playing with all the new kitchen appliances and food! 

Easton in his apron ready to make cookies! This is so funny, because I have this exact picture of Elijah from last year! :) 

You guys are excited to make sugar cookies!

The smallest helper!

Eliana and Mimi   ===== and all the kids with Mimi! This is a fun tradition! 

Easton's turn to put in an ingredient! Easton's first year to be "Mimi's little helper!"

Kids' favorite part --- licking the beaters and spoons!

Time to decorate the cookies!

 It requires a lot of work!

 Yummy Frosting!

Easton lasted the longest at the table making cookies!

Game time with Mimi! Peek-a-Boo Easton! :) 

Oh my goodness, these two melt my heart.....they are precious and ornery together!

Christmas tradition, open new jammies before we go open presents!

and then we wait on the stairs to get the okay to go downstairs. I LOVE this picture of all the excitement!

Before we can open presents we have to take a picture with Uncle Andrew!!

Daddy and Easton were excited to open presents!

Eliana loves her new frozen tent!

Mimi and Eliana with their piles or presents!

I love this picture of mimi - she just looks so happy! She LOVES watching all the joy from all of us!

Oh Easton, You learned how to climb and balance over Christmas break. You would climb up on EVERYTHING....and just stand there!!

Daddy was so excited and surprised to get his Xbox 1!!! and Eliana you were so excited to get your light up/singing Elsa dress!!!

All the great-grandkids in front of Grandma Great, ready to open presents.

Waiting patiently for her turn........you are so pretty Eliana!

Easton and Grandma Great

Love this!

Opening Grandma - Great's presents

Playing Sorry with the cousins

My Future Football Stud! You are so handsome!!!

Playing with your new Thomas the Train!!! You loved it! and still do!!

These should be in the Iola Christmas post...but in case I forgot them. I love see Easton's amazement at the flame on Christmas Eve. 

Christmas Dinner after opening presents at mimi and papa's house! Yummy ham dinner! 

Family Snuggles over Christmas Break!! Oh my goodness you all are too precious!!! 

Love you sweet children! Merry Christmas, 

Love, Mommy

Christmas in Iola 2015

This was our First Christmas morning in our own house! I was so excited! This also meant that Santa had to come to our house....and it is also the first year you kiddos have received presents from mommy and daddy. We kept it simple and it was a lot of fun! 

Eliana, this is the letter you wrote to Santa from you and Easton. "Dear Santa, Thank you for my presents. Enjoy your cookies. Tell Frosty Hi. I want half your cookies. Love, Eliana and Easton" 

We had been storing your presents in the trunk of our car. That seemed as safe as any place! I wrapped all the presents the Tuesday before Christmas. You two went to daycare and I wrapped gifts...all day (because it wasn't just yours I had to wrap all of the presents). So, then you kids got home before I got all of the presents back in the trunk, so Eliana wanted to help me move them. She kept checking each one to see if any of them were for her. Eliana, it's not good you can recognize your name now - because sure enough you found a package with your name! Luckily I convinced you to save it for later! :) 

So, we pulled out your new art easel from the trunk and I went to set it up....but it had to be assembled!!! So, here's your awesome daddy on Christmas Eve putting together your art easel! 

Easton woke up first Christmas morning. Easton, you were soaking wet so I had to immediately change you. Here you are mid change finding the cookie that Santa left for you and Eliana. You proceeded to eat it all gone before sister ever woke up!! :) The picture of you in your jammies is just beyond precious!! I love it! :) 

Sister, Sister! It's Christmas morning, time to wake up!! 

Opening presents! SO much fun! I was so excited to have you guys open presents from us! :) 

You guys playing with your new toys! Eliana you got some new frozen books, a cupcake designing toy, and a new cabbage patch doll! I have been looking for the perfect cabbage patch doll for you since your first Christmas. I finally found a great one this year....and you have barely played with her....your much more interested in other things. Hopefully you'll soon love her like I loved my cabbage patch doll...but if not that's okay too! :) 

Easton, you got a doctor musical car kit, some Thomas the Train books, and some puzzles. You were more interested in Eliana's new doll, and the boxes! 

lol - so as excited as I was to get you guys presents you were both interested in other things! :) haha

I absolutely LOVE how our stockings turned out this year! Such a pretty display!

After we played for a little bit with our toys we headed over to Grandma and grandpa's house to celebrate Christmas there.

Mommy and Eliana excited to open presents!!

Silly Easton. You had no interest in opening presents at all - you were more content to play in the kitchen! 

Eliana, for WEEKS you have been saying that you want a purple Carebear and a pink carebear for Christmas. Here you are opening your pink carebear from Grandma. You were very excited. You also received a purple carebear from the Garcias. You were so so happy! 

Your daddy had a great idea to get Ellie a box of rocks for Christmas! She LOVES rocks and she loves chewing on rocks. Which she did immediately chew on this rock when she took it out of the box. We also got her a basketball goal....don't worry it wasn't just a rock :) 

The kiddos! :) 

Poor Easton. Even on Christmas you have to go to timeout sometimes. You kept pushing Ellie and so you had to serve a minute timeout. 

Precious little cousins! 

And The Family! 

I'm bummed I didn't get a picture of Eliana. This is a tradition picture for us, on our way out of town from Iola headed to Buhler I take a picture of the sleeping kids. I only got one of Easton this time. Eliana, I think you stayed awake most of the drive....just TOO excited to see everyone! 

We had a great first Christmas at home - and I look forward to many more with many more memories!! 

Love you both!

Mommy