Christmas Day

Christmas morning with little kids is seriously the best!  

Santa brought Tyce a scooter, globe, Paw Patrol calendar, and candy...

Santa brought Josh a scooter, Ultra T-Rex, soccer calendar, and candy...

Santa brought Jackson a scooter, Ultra T-Rex, Cowboys calendar, and candy...

Waiting at the top of the stairs to come down and see their loot!!!

Needless to say...they were excited...

Tyce wanted a globe SO bad and couldn't stop hugging and kissing it, haha...

Then they opened the rest of their gifts...

They were thoroughly spoiled!  As was I!  Parker got me this beautiful charm bracelet and these three intertwining rings with each of the boys names on them...

After all the presents were opened and we had breakfast, did dishes, cleaned up, etc...we surprised the boys with one more gift...

Yes, we got them a Wii.  Jenn Morrill bought them a Wii.  If you know me at all you know that this is huge.  I have been 100% anti video games, tablets, etc ever since I've been a mom.  It's a long story why I decided to get them this but I felt good about it.  They've now had it for about a week and I have mixed feelings.  I've let them play more this winter break then I will normally.  Our rule is no Wii Monday through Thursday, period.  I am looking forward to that and then I will limit their time on weekends because I really like my kids playing outside...that's where kids need to be!  

Anyways, we had a fabulous Christmas and were spoiled by our wonderful families!!!!  Now...to get the Christmas decorations down!!!  I'm so over it!  :)  

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve gets its own post because it was fabulous!!  

Working on their rocket...

The boys were fascinated by the turkey but also grossed out by the smell and feel so they got skewers and homemade nose plugs...hahaha...

After we got the turkey in the oven we headed to the train station parking lot to launch our rocket!  I drove the rocket over while the boys and Park rode their bikes.  By the way, it's 73 degrees on Christmas Eve...

Then we played Pie Face!!!  

I made a turkey dinner and I was SO happy because it turned out PERFECT!  I come from a home with amazing cooks (my mom and my grandma) and so have been spoiled and have a high bar set for flavorful home made gravy, lumpless potatoes, and moist turkey.  WELL...I NAILED IT!  My gravy was to die for...

And the turkey, Parker said, was the best he's ever had...

Nothing fancy but it was yummy...

Then it was time to open our pjs and Christmas ornaments from Grandma and Grandpa Morrill!  

Then we did our Secret Santa gift exchange!  This was our first year doing this and it was so awesome we will for sure do it next year.  12 days before Christmas we drew names and then did secret acts of service each day for our person.  Then we each used our own money to get a gift for our person then we revealed who had who on Christmas Eve.

Tyce had daddy and got him a shirt...

Jackson had me and he got me this super cute hair tie bracelet that I really wanted.  He was beyond excited to give it to me...

Josh had Jackson and he was so thoughtful, I took him shopping and he was so cute thinking about exactly what Jack would like...he got him a stickbot, candy bar, and football thing...

Parker had Josh and got him redskins pajama bottoms which he was beyond thrilled about...

I had Tyce and got him binoculars which he had wanted so bad...

Josh showing off his new pjs...

It was so fun to have the boys think of someone else besides themselves at Christmas time and to see them quietly serve each other.  Definitely a tradition to keep!

Then we got cookies, fudge, carrots, and milk set our for Santa and his reindeer...

The boys all slept together and talked for a while then finally crashed...