Real Meaning of Christmas

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Merry Christmas to everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Christmas

Christmas Morning.................

Noah was waiting by the tree for everyone to get up!

He got this cool new sled thing, not sure what to call it,
but it is going to be so much fun on the driveway!

For Christmas Noah really wanted to get his dad this leg lamp!
So we set it up on the end table to surprise him.
Noah just had to be like Ralphy and touch the lamp.
Actually it was really weird,
it seemed every guy who walked in and saw the lamp
just had to touch it. Had to rub the leg.....
all the girls either looked at it and laughed or rolled their eyes...
but the guys just had to touch it.
Are all guys just little perverts????

This was the one thing that Noah always talked about.
The Tonka Ricochet remote control car.
It also happened to be the first present he opened...

At our house, just to make it easy finding presents in the morning,
Santa assigns everyone their own paper.
All of their presents are wrapped in paper that is only theirs.
Above, shows Noah's paper......

Noah also got a remote control spy helicopter that flies and takes video and pictures.

He also got a Chad Ochocinco Bengals Jersey
for his football jersey collection.

I don't even know where to begin to explain Hunter!
He is quite a unique child in that this was the present he wanted more than anything!
What is it you ask?
It is a morph Suit, of course!
I seriously nearly wet my pants laughing at him when he put this on.
Funniest thing I have ever seen!
My child is weird and I am speechless as to what to say!
Below he is mooning us so we can see that it says morphsuit on his butt!
He loved this present!

Also he really wanted this fushiki ball thing!
Don't even ask....I am still trying to figure it out too!

His shoes that he designed on NIKE ID.
It is kind of fun that they can design their own shoes.
They are the only shoes in the world like his!
How cool is that?

I was not very original in my wrap job on Daniels football.
I kind of figured he knew what it was
when I looked over and he was tossing and spinning it while it was still wrapped.
I had actually been looking for this football for a couple of weeks,
finally ordering one on line 2 days before Christmas!

These are the shoes Daniel designed!
He even had PATTY (his football nickname)
put on the inside of the tongue of the shoe
as well as his # 5 on the side of his shoe!!
I really like these too! And nobody else has a pair just like them!

McKenzie waiting for Christmas to start!

Every year I get her a Barbie.
This year I gave her a really cute one that comes with dogs.
The little puppies head bobs and everything!
She always leaves them in the boxes,
but said she was so tempted to take this one out and play with it!
The little dog anyway!!

McKenzie got a "Garmin" watch and a new camera!
And lots of clothes and some cute boots that I just might steal!

We surprised Autumn by getting her a Mac Notebook!
She had no idea we were getting it for her and was so excited!
Well as about as excited as Autumn gets over anything!
She said she was going to ask for one for her birthday!
I am so glad she liked it since it was my idea to get it for her....

Bobby got clothes, shoes, and some speakers.
The one thing he really wanted I was able to get
but it won't be here until after January 4th.
It is an Oregon Football Jersey just like the one they are wearing in the
Championship game on January 10th!
I literally spent hours on line searching for one,
so he feels lucky he is getting one and can wait awhile for it!

Christmas breakfast!

Noah with his portable DVD player and BYU headphones,
watching a movie behind the couch!

Christmas evening Summer and her family came up
to open more presents........
Summer had to work, so they didn't come up until around 7:00.
We gave Bridger a barn and animals which he loved!
It is so fun when he makes all of the animal sounds.

We got Dakota an aircraft carrier
and a tank with army guys!

Also I found him the cutest Lego shoes.
He loves Lego's and as soon as I saw these I knew I had to get them for him!

Autumns Best friend Jackie is visiting from Oklahoma
and she came by with her 3 month old baby
who is soooooooooooooooo CUTE!
Everyone loved her!
It was hard for me to let anyone else hold her, she was just so sweet,
and smelled so good! That wonderful baby smell!

So, last but not least......
a friend told me to get everyone a nerf gun. I did!
And they loved it and had so much fun shooting and running through the house.
The boys did anyways.
McKenzie was entertained briefly by them,
but Bobby turned into a 12 year old!
It was a lot of fun, but now I am picking up those darts everywhere I go!

It was a great Christmas Day!
The kids had a lot of fun, and Santa was very good to them this year!

Dear Santa........

(Noah's letter to Santa)

Dear Santa-
Here are some cookies.
I built some Lego's that look like you.
And Santa, I know you are real.
If you were not real then who would put
the presents under the tree.
And that is how I know you are real.
Love- Noah

P.S. Write back on this paper......

(Santa's letter to Noah)

Dear Noah-
I liked the Legos that you built.
They do look like me,
and I really like the snowman lego.
I am so happy you believe in dear old santa.
You are right.
There is no way your parents could get you
so many presents without santa's help.
Thank you for the milk and cookies.
I was so hungry.
Keebler "ELF" cookies are my favorite too!
I hope you have fun with your new toys.
You have been a good boy.
You do need to be just a little nicer to Dakota
in the new year.
Well, I am off to Jacobs house now.
See ya next year!
Love- Santa

Christmas Eve

For Christmas Eve the Family went to the movie the Chronicles of Narnia.
Everyone enjoyed it accept McKenzie and I.
We both slept through it.
Every time McKenzie woke up she would lean over to me and say
"is it still going?"
Then she complained that the ending was too long!
I had to laugh because I felt the same way!
I may have to watch it again, when I am not so tired!
After the movie we came home and ate dinner,
and exchanged gifts among the kids!
It was a fun night with the youngest kids being so excited for Santa to come
and for it to be Christmas morning......
Kids make Christmas so fun!

No idea what Noah is saying but it must be pretty funny
by the looks on Scott and Bobby's faces!

Dakota loved unwrapping presents.....

Noah got a Oregon Duck Robot guy from Grandpa Stoneberg.
Dakota had fun with the Oregon Duck Quacker grandpa sent him!
I can't say that the rest of us enjoyed it as much as he did.

Bridger was not at all interested in unwrapping presents,
but he did seem to like his fire truck once it was unwrapped!

Dakota got a "Cars" Monster truck thing......

Noah got a "Creepy Crawler Maker"!
I think every one of my kids has had one of these
at one time or another.
The new ones are way cool. You can put goop in them
and then squash them and all the goop comes out!
How cool is that?

McKenzie and Autumn both got books, which they seemed to like!

McKenzie had these cool reindeer socks..............

Daniel hates it when I take his picture!!

Bobby and Noah making Creepy Crawlers!

Bridger is so cute!
And as always he wants his Uncle Bobby close by!

The tree on Christmas Eve after Santa came!
That is a lot of presents....
but then again,
we have a lot of kids!!!!