Day after Christmas at Aunt Denise's House

So day number 3 of Christmas events was at Aunt Denise and Uncle Franks house as usual.  I was a little concerned about how it was all going to go, because Thanksgiving had been a little chaotic.  I was also a little concerned about how the kids were going to handle day number 3 of complete madness.  We all had a really good time, and for the most part my kids were pretty well behaved!!!   We found out that Aunt Denise's house is like a big play house if you go into the basement and all of the kids really had a great time playing down there!!!!

 Ella loves to swing and had a great time 

 Ella and Wyatt playing together

 Oh Boy the fun

 Parker could not be a happier boy then when he is with this best buddy

 I am going to frame this picture!!!

 Ella and Brady even got in on the ball pit action

So my Aunt Kathy is normally the photographer for these big family events but she was on her way to Peru this year, so below is my futile attempt to get an OK picture of the next generation....Aunt Kathy we did try...there are just so many of them hahaha

Hey on a positive note here is a great family picture of us.....Thanks Aunt Denise we had a great time 

Christmas at Nana and Papa's

Christmas afternoon and evening were spent at mom and dad's.  It was a lot of fun and we even got all 4 kids to take a nap at the same time so we got some piece and quiet.  As you can see below the kids had a great time

these two boys are 2 peas in a pod!!

Christmas Morning

Well after a very busy Christmas Eve we tried to relax with the kids on Christmas morning and have some family time.  Probably the funniest thing about this Christmas morning was the Parker totally forgot that Santa had come over night!  He actually was more worried about where his Elf (Woody Gingerbread) had gone.  After I prompted him and said "why did your elf go back to the north pole, he then remembered that Santa was supposed to come...Kids they are so unpredictable and Hilarious.
After he remembered that Santa had come he raced out into the kitchen, yes the kitchen to make sure that Santa and Rudolph had eaten the food he left out...that's right folks...he did not race to the presents but to the stuff he had laid  out to make sure that Santa and Rudolph had gotten there snack.... clearly he had no understanding of how late Santa had been up putting his stuff together!!!

Christmas Eve

So we started something new this year....we had Darrin's family to our house for Christmas Eve!  It was a lot of work up front, but I think it turned out really nice and it was really nice to have the kids at home and we were able to put Ella to bed at 8pm which I think really helped with her mood for the next few days festivities!  I have always enjoyed entertaining our house is just a little small, but we all squeezed in and the kids were all able to play with toys and the adults even got in a game of cards.  As usual the kids were completely spoiled by Darrin's family!!!

These first pics were done right after nap time, and Parker new that everyone was coming over to say they were excited is putting it mildly!!  Of course Ella had no idea why she was excited but you call tell in her expressions that she is feeding off of Parker!

 This is my new favorite picture of them together....you can just feel how much they love each other 

 To our surprise she loved opening the presents!!!  

  If you look closely at in Parker's hand is his beloved Ginger Bread man, no idea where the thing came from but he goes everywhere with us.  This face is after I mearly asked Parker to put Ginger up so we did not loose him in all the commotion....guess who won that battle

 How cute are these girls

 Ella trying to get into Tyler's presents as well as her own

 So this Pillow that Ella is holding is the best gift she got for Christmas.  Her Aunt Dereth made it for her out of her Grandma Burnett's shirts...Parker got one as well, and even though they don't understand the meaning or thought that went into the gifts they will one day, and I hope they will always treasure them.  We say all the time how much our little girl reminds us of Leona....

 Spencer was not having a great night but I was able to sneak a couple pictures of him without him knowing I was doing it!

 Daddy and the little princess

 Aunt Dereth got Parker the "mommy gingerbread man" those are Parker's words...Thanks Aunt Dereth now I have two different things to keep track of everywhere

 Parker's pillow....

 This is where we always find Uncle Thomas....on the floor with the kids