The three days of Christmas - Christmas day

Santa left us a note!

And Santa left me a big boy bike and a

big boy helmet, just like I asked for!!!

! It's a "Lightning theQueen" bike, and

Lightning the Queen

helmet, knee pads, and elbow pads!!- Eli

And I got a big girl bike and a big girl helmet, too!!!! - Elly

I even got some cowgirl boots from Mommy and Daddy! And I couldn't wait to put them on.

We went to Grandmom's for the rest of the day. Everybody was there. Here we're taking a story break. (I wore my knee pads all day. They came in handy when we got to ride our new bikes in the basement. - Eli)

The three days of Christmas - Christmas Eve at Gran Jan and Gran Tum's

Waiting patiently until we can open presents. (Can't you tell we've been good this year?)

Yes! New sleeping bags. (I slept in mine that night while I waited for Santa to come to our house. - Eli)

A folk art 'Twas the Night Before Christmas.

A winter break field trip to Gran Tum's office

In between Christmas shopping we went to Winchester to visit Gran Tum at his office.

Hard hats - check!

We're ready!

How old do you have to be to run one of those cranes?

What to do when it's 60 in December?

"I a monkey!"













I'm riding my motorcycle that I got for Christmas last year. (This year I've asked Santa for a big boy bike and a big boy helmet.)

Getting ready for the holidays (part 4)

Sorry for the lack of posts this month. We've been busy kids. We'll try to catch up and post more regularly.


Making snow man gift tags ...



















...and a mess.















Decorating the tree.

Getting ready for the holidays (part 3)

Looking for the perfect tree.




















Hey! Look at the one we got!


















Hauling them up the hill.





































Then warming up with some hot chocolate.

Getting ready for the holidays (part 2)

Helping Mommy bake brownies...


















...and cookies.













Yum!

Getting ready for the holidays (part 1)

Making wrapping paper