Christmas 2013

The weekend before Christmas we spent celebrating with Matt's extended family.  We always have a lot of fun with them...they are a crazy bunch!

We started with Christmas breakfast at the Farmer's Market Restaurant with Oma, Opa, Aunt Lynn and the cousins and then came back to our house to hang out.

Then Papa and Grandma Nita came for a late lunch.   The weather was beautiful...70s in the middle of December, so we spent a lot of time outside.  The boys played football and ran around.  It was so nice!!

Christmas Eve, we went to the Children's Service at our church.  Brayden VERY reluctantly went on stage during the children's singing (don't worry...he didn't sing at all).

Very fuzzy but he was willingly up on stage

Afterwards, our friends came over for dinner.  Then we sprinkled reindeer food, put out our milk and cookies and the kids went to bed.

Putting out reindeer food

and milk and cookies!

Christmas morning, the kids got up and found that Santa had come!

Santa Came!!!

Lilly got a kitchen with all the food, dishes, etc and Brayden got a sleeping bag and new legos!

Inspecting her new kitchen

We had a quick breakfast and then the kids jumped into unwrapping gifts!

After everything was straightened up, we got dressed and headed to Grammy and Paw's house for a few days.

Santa's helpers at Grammy and Paw's house

Family photo

My wonderful parents

Kids anxiously awaiting present time!

Silly Lilly!

The Saturday after Christmas we spent at Nana and BB's house.   Brayden and BB played a lot of foose ball (sp?)

Lilly got a new princess castle!