The big kids managed to wait in their beds for us all to gather at the top of the stairs. I tried to get a picture of them going down the stairs, but they were much too fast for me. Christmas morning was a rush of craziness, but so much little kid joy! (And face…

We started our day with the last of the basket presents and spent he rest of the day full of activities – opening presents, baking, reading, playing, Lego building, napping, making cookies for Santa, church attending, and finally a few last Christmas books before bed.

Kaitlyn got one of her Christmas presents a little early. Aunt Emmy’s gift was tickets to Disney on Ice. Kaitlyn opened the gift this afternoon and then Wade and I took her tonight. She has been asking to go since this summer and was so excited. She had a blast and Wade thought the popcorn…

Teague decided to teach both Pop and Kaitlyn the Basic 10 moves in Taekwondo. He did a pretty good job!

Kaitlyn had some friends over for a little cookie decorating. I love watching kids with icing and sprinkles – what a mess!

I mentioned a month or so ago that we gave my mom professional pictures for Christmas. They turned out fantastic! We got the pictures recently and we all love them. Who knew we would get five adults and six kids to all coordinate and cooperate at the same time. This feat may never be repeated…

We only live a few houses down from the boys’ school. Whenever there is an event at their school, we always walk. Parking is a nightmare and we can easily avoid the trouble. Today was Teague’s Christmas concert so we bundled up Ben and took a short walk to the school.