Celebrating...

We spent all of Christmas day at my parents house...Ana, Brandon and Oliver were supposed to come on Christmas day...but the snow storm kept them home until the next day...so we had a full weekend of celebrating at my parents house...and we celebrated baby Luke's baptism on Sunday...a very full weekend of celebrating!

In my family everyone draws names...girls draw girls names and guys draw guys names...this makes things so much easier! We have one gift opening of the great "gift exchange" where we take turned going around the room, youngest to oldest, and everyone had one gift to open from whoever has their name...
Colter and Oliver playing in a big box...Jon tried to close Colter up in the big box...but Colter, being the smart guy he is...simply took out his pocket knife and cut his way out of the box! Can't get the better of that boy!
Daddy and Elsie enjoying a quiet moment together...
My mom always spends a couple days before Christmas (or any holiday) cleaning...but you would never guess it by looking at this picture! I love this picture though...everyone looks happy and oblivious to the mess...we all just enjoy being together...
Emma and Elsie enjoying the fresh Christmas day snow...
Elsie even was able to go on a snowmobile ride with grandpa!
Colter got a HUGE Nerf gun for Christmas...and Elsie loved helping him shoot it! We have a rule in our house...no noisy toys, no Nerf guns and no live animals...we will see how long this rule stays in place!
Love this picture...Emma and Elsie had their own little table for dinner...and dinner was complete with kool-aid...could any child possibly be happier!
Elsie opening her "sit-n-spin" from Grammie and Gramdpa. Besides the gift exchange opening, we have another gift opening with the gifts from grammie and grandpa...
What a busy and fun-filled Christmas holiday...now we are all pooped out!