Riley's B-ball Pictures!

Basket ball ended right before Christmas. He told me he would like to do it again next year! 

Christmas!

The thing that really interested the kids this year was watching Santa on Norad. It really came in handy while cooking dinner. Lorelei swore she saw Fudge (our elf ) blink his eyes three times this year. Santa and fudge were able to help us potty train Lorelei! She was very close to not receiving any presents. They also spotted rudolph's red nose in the sky right before they went to bed.

 Christmas Morning was a little rough. We all came down with a new and improved cold. Natalie did not want to open any of her presents. It made her cry each time we tried. We gave up and opened them for her and then put her back to bed to get some rest.

 Riley asked for a calculator. There is a first for everything!

The kids loved all of their gifts and everything that comes with Christmas!

Castle Rock really gets into lights. It's really fun to drive through the town. They also have a star lighting every year on the top of Castle Rock. It happens a week after Thanksgiving with a firework show.

 Sunday Before Christmas pictures!

Uncle Sam wants you! Just kidding, Brandon was trying to get the kids to watch the camera.

 My parents this year got to spend two weeks in Germany and Austria. They got Brandon and I this Gem. I love it!!!!

We love spending Christmas with our bunch of crazy's!

The kids after Christmas thought it would be fun to turn our tree into a person just like a snow man. It was really cute and helped us celebrate the New Year! The kids stayed up until 8:30 and we watched the Sydney and Hong Kong New Year Fireworks on Youtube. Hong Kong won the show of the year hands down!