Catching Up... Christmas Photos

I really neglected my blog over Christmas break.   I'll at least share some photos!

Here's Savannah in her adorable hand-me-down dress from Kennedy.  (thrift store find, of course).  I was a little sad that this is the last time anyone in our house can wear it.

Keegan played a lot of chess over break.  It's his new favorite.

 On Christmas Eve, we hosted my side of the family...

 Here I am with my grandma & Savannah.

 Christmas morning.   Notice the tree with no decorations on the bottom half....
 
We simplified gifts this year.  Each kid received only ONE gift under the tree.   That's right, just one gift.  Well, two really... but one was just a rinky dink stocking stuffer that didn't fit in their stocking.   But, just one real gift.  No one complained.  They were all so happy about their gift. 

Nathan got me a pretty outfit from Ann Taylor, an owl pitcher from Anthropologie and an Anthropologie giftcard.  He nailed it. 

Keegan got a Nintendo Dsi and Kennedy got a LeapPad under the tree (along with the corresponding games, carrying cases, etc).  I always swore my kids would never have handheld game systems.


And, lots of stocking stuffers.

Christmas day was quiet.  We missed family Christmas with Nathan's side due to sickness in his family. So, we had my parents over for a quiet evening with them.

We caught up with Nathan's family later and enjoyed watching the kids play with their cousins..

We had a "blizzard" the day after Christmas bringing in 12-15" of snow.   Nathan took them sledding and I built this snowman with them (I know, it needs work).

And, I took the older two kids to Chuck E Cheese one day while Savannah was in childcare.  They loved it.

I hope you all had a great Christmas!!  One day left of break!!  Enjoy!

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Anonymous said…
Looks like a fun Christmas:) Love the idea of "simplified Christmas" - so easy to get wrapped up in all the hoop-la. We miss you guys! Hey, just curious, did you ever pick your new bedding?
~Missy
January 7, 2013 at 10:23 PM
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