Christmas!

I was super excited and looking forward to Christmas break this year. With Ryan working on the house so much I have definitely been feeling the weight of a busy schedule. It was really hard to wait right up until almost Christmas for a break too. Usually we have the week before Christmas and the week after, but this year we have pretty much two weeks after. I am so happy to be on break right now.

Christmas was amazing as always. We did Christmas Eve with the Olsen's. I really love all of our traditions. This year we decorated sugar cookies, gingerbread houses, ate a yummy turkey dinner, did a scavenger hunt, had a nativity program, opened presents, did minute to win it games, snacked and played games all day. It snowed all day too so we had lots of snow. Ty even got a little snowmobiling in with Grampa right before we had to leave.

Click here to see a little video of our Christmas Eve happenings.

We came home late Christmas Eve, hung stockings and got right into bed. I didn't sleep very well so getting up in the morning was a little difficult, but Christmas morning is always fun and special. All the kids loved their presents, well except for Nate. He was really hard to buy for this year so he was a little disappointed, but we talked it through and got it all worked out. Its hard as a parent to feel like you failed and didn't make it special for your child, but it was a good lesson for Nate in learning how to appropriately share his feelings and find an outcome that works for everyone. We loved lazing around for a few hours and then we packed up and headed out to My Dad and Penny's.

We did presents, ate another amazing meal, and played games all night. The highlight was finally getting to meet the newest addition to the family. Penny's daughter Lena had a baby about a month and half ago and we loved meeting Micah. He is so sweet and cute. We also got to go sledding, which is becoming a tradition for us when there is enough snow. We had such a nice time as usual.

Again, click here if you want to see a video of our Christmas Day happenings.

Ryan was sick over Christmas and now Hayley and I have colds. Now we are just trying to get the house organized and cleaned, Ry has a few days off so he is working on our house. The drywall is up and we are just getting started on the mudding and taping. We are counting down the days till we can move in. I love sleeping in and having no schedule.

I hope everyone had an amazing holiday. Merry Christmas.