Blue & Gold

We made it to our second Blue and Gold dinner for Boy Scouts.

The boys and our little girls enjoyed the program this year. 

The Schlitz Audubon Center brought along a few little friends for the kids to check out.

But I think everyone's favorite was by far the Eagle!

All the pictures in the world just don't do this bird justice.

But seeing this beauty in person sure put it into perspective as to why it was picked as our National Bird

Christmas Day

The kids did pretty good again this year, I don't believe they woke us up til 7:30. Its always fun to lay in bed and listen to them talking in the living room about who's present is who's.

When we say its time the kids waste no time lining up to get their gifts.

Ipods were on the boys list for 2 years in a row, so they were super excited to find that this year they each got one.

And finally we spent the rest of the day in pjs going through all the new things that Santa had brought!

Christmas Eve, better late than never...

We had our annual Christmas eve festivities at my parents house. We attempted to get a family picture, it turned out pretty good, minus 1 child :/

My lovely sister Tricia & Andy

And my beautiful sister Shelley, Bill and her little munchkins

And then I realized I forgot to get one of Jenny & Kingston and Mom & Dad, oops, i'll be sure to get them first next year!

Not even 5 minutes after we had gotten back to my parents house from  the church service,  Mackenzie was telling me she had the shakes and could not stop.  Low and behold 10 minutes later she spiked a temp and spent the rest of the night sleeping away on Grandpas recliner. And this would explain why we were 1 child short in our family picture :(

She did wake up long enough to open 1 present, and then insisted I open her presents for her since she was too sick to do it herself.

And away the rest went, ripping and tearing faster than I could keep up.

And the excitement on their faces after getting new jersey was priceless. Yes, I know they not packer jerseys, but trust me, they got those too.

 Dad put his woodworking abilities to use again this year to finish up the girls kitchen. They now have a sink and stove to go with the washer and fridge.

Its fun to watch as the kids go through different stages. Michael is my BIG sports fan, and he has to be in EVERY conversation that involves sports. So while Kingston and Steve were talking about some game, Michael was right there with them putting his 2 cents in :)

Another wonderful Holiday was had by all. Spent with an amazing group of people that I'd be lost without! 

As always, looking forward to our next family gathering.