Christmas Morning Dec 2010

The kids aren't very happy that they have to wait to open their presents. The boys all got new pajamas in their stockings so these are it. Kenzie got hers but we didnt have her open before the pic was taken.

check out the scowl Kenzie is giving us.

Sorry i cant figure out how to adjust the picture so just turn the computer and maybe you can see our tree and the presents before the kids tore into them.

Collecting the wrapping paper before i would let them open up the actual boxes.

Kenzie would not open her other few gifts, she was to interested in playing with her magna doodle. Poor Shady is waiting for her gift, though she didnt get anything, oops i forgot her. but i do have a soup bone in the freezer that i will take out for her.

Kenzie showing us how happy she is with her gift.

Everyone got BYU sweatshirts, i would have but mine got cancelled off the order cause they ran out. So that is why there is only the boys in the pics. any you know kenzie grows so fast i didnt get her one.

my boys in the hood, or is that in their hoods. they just thought this was the best pic for me to take so i had to give them the joy of posing.

Christmas was a bit simple this year when it comes to the amount they had under the tree. Nick and Dustin gave up their birthday presents in October so they could get an ipod touch, we told them that if we got them that would be all they got, looked like they were a little sad to only open 1 present but they understood. they did get connect 4x4 for the family, a wii game and a couple of movies that they opened together so that made them feel a little better. TJ could not make up his mind as to what he wanted to he got a visa gift card to figure it out on their own and some jammie pants, a orange sweatshirt for hunting and some bib overalls for hunting and winter gear. so he is happy. Kenzie got her magna doodle you saw in picture, a dora memory game. friends gave her some stuffed animals (which will go great on her bed that she moves into this week) and some princess hair stuff. Friends of the family gave us all some card games, fruit, jelly and lots of baked goods and candies. Michele got some puzzles, a puzzle stow away when she just cant finish it but doesnt want to destroy her work so far, some colorful metal geckos for a wall decoration that has a story behind it and she got a camera for herself. Robert was like when you open the present dont think i spent a lot of money on it come to find out a friend of his, wife got a new camera and she was going to throw this one away so it is a great gift for Michele now. and this brings us to robert, well he got some hats and some pj pants. he also got some hunting gear for the season and he got that early, oh yea and he also got the sweatshirt. so that is our christmas for everyone to share with us. every year we do something to help other people, we either pick a family or chose a gift tag off a tree, every year a little different. this year we chose to help a certain lady in our church ward by offereing a monetary donation to her for some things she is going through. it was a little different writing a check rather than going and buying stuff and delivering it but you know the kids understand it was the thing to do and we have felt great about it since. i can see the benefits our own family has received from doing this. christmas is a great time to remember christ and all he did for us and share that gift with others. i hope that everyone who reads this had a great christmas and will have a wonderful new year.