Christmas!

We had a great Christmas but it started out really slow. Jake did NOT want to get up! Of course, he would sleep in on the one day when Jeremy and I were up and ready to get going. The kid was out cold. Eventually, I think the flashes from the camera woke him up. In this picture it looks like he's thinking, "Really Mom and Dad, you got me up for this!"


He seemed much happier once we started opening presents. We got him a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and he LOVED IT. He was pretty much glued to it all day long.




I was happy about all the snow. It's supposed to be snowy on Christmas. It makes everything feel all comfy and cozy.






We got to talk to my brother on his mission in Chile! This picture is HORRIBLE of me, but I thought it was cute of Jake and Jeremy. It was fun to hear my brother's voice. He even had a slight accent. He seemed to be doing really well.


Jake playing the shepherd in the Nativity story.


Loving the trains again...


Playing games with cousins...


Every year my Dad's side of the family has a party where we eat lots of good food and play games. Lets just say that my family is very competitive and the games get a little crazy sometimes. This year we used PVC pipe to blow paper darts at each other. You wouldn't think that it would be too dangerous, but several people ended up with injuries. Those paper darts were sharp! I think everyone had fun for the most part. :)

This was at the beginning of the game. You can see all the "barricades" that were set up to take cover behind.


Sitting on the sidelines trying not to get hit by stray darts...


Skinny Santa...




Jake takes being Santa very seriously!


I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!!!