January Extras

In January:

*Simon became a sunbeam and started going to primary
*We had the post Christmas break blues and hoped for a snow day, which came the first week back
*Michael traveled and was super busy with work
*Levi started getting teeth which made for a rough couple of weeks
*Spent lots of time looking around Target, Walmart, and the mall
*We tried to stay warm in the freezing cold temperatures

January is always a rough month around here. Michael starts busy season, the weather is freezing, we are trying to recover from the holidays, etc. We are glad we made it through again this year and look forward to the months ahead.

Christmas Morning

Christmas morning at home keeps getting better each year. I love being with my little family. Seeing the magic on the kids faces brings me such joy. This year was a lot of fun. Everyone was happy and excited about the gifts they received. More importantly everyone was excited for the gifts they were giving.

Michael got a Kindle Paperwhite and accessories. He also got some new slippers and a thing that cleans cast iron pans (because he is obsessed with cleaning and seasoning our pans). Vanessa got an iPad mini and accessories. She also got a rice cooker and wok.

Miriam and Simon both got a boogie boards and cases. They also both got new plasma bikes. Miriam got My Little Ponies, Elsa and Anna Barbies, books, clothes, and a Snow White Barbie. Simon got power tools, a shooter (Nerf gun), books, clothes, and a Ninja Turtle.

Levi enjoyed his first Christmas. He was really interested in the wrapping paper and only a little interested in the presents. Levi got a mini tablet toy, a piano, books, clothes, balls, and a My Pal Scout.

We had a wonderful Christmas morning.

 

Here are the videos I took on Christmas. Some how I didn't get one of Simon. I finally felt like I took enough pictures this year. Now I need to work on taking more videos on Christmas (and throughout the whole year).