merry christmas!

we went home for a couple weeks for christmas
my sisters, jana shelley and rachel, came to see us
we had a great time
with 10 kids under 8
it was a bit crazy
but fun!
thank heavens for paper products!
and sweet cousins to play with
oh so sweet!
let's see how many fingers we can squeeze in my little mouth
fruit loop necklaces
more food
and a little christmas caroling
this was my favorite part of chrismas!
it wasn't too cold, until the sun went down!and of course, gingerbread houses!
and fun with grandpa!
and christmas eve reading books
our friends gave us a recordable hallmark "The Night Before Christmas" book
dusty and i recorded our voices
the kids LOVED it
mason, on the left, just realized it was the book reading to them, not us!!!!
look how tired they are!
mr cooper's photography!
shell and i made these cute ties for our boys
wish we would've made something for cute little chan.here's some favorite pictures from unwrapping presents...
brack wanted nothing but LEGOS!!!!!!
cooper was so tired that i didn't get the reaction i wanted...
but he still had fun
it was so fun being with family
we had a great time
one day, we'll live close to family again.