New Years and our Christmas with Grandma and Grandpa!

On New Years Eve day we had Christmas with our family and Grandma & Grandpa. It was fun to have them over and to open more presents and homemade gifts. We started about 3 and finished just in time to start our new tradition of having Japanese food on New Years. We wanted to go out, but then remembered that we have 3 little kids, who on top of being little are all sick (thanks Canada) and thought NO WAY! So we ordered in some things and it definitely wasn't what I was wanting but we made it work. Then we attempted to watch our new Lego movie (which again with so many little kids was impossible). Once Everett and Lincoln were asleep we finished it with Vienna and I was asleep in 4 minutes. It was an amazing nap and I really wanted to just stay asleep for the rest of the night, but that would have meant I went to bed at 7:45pm on New Years, so instead I stayed up and watched the Fiesta Bowl where BSU won again! It was a good game. I was awake for the COunt down and afterward with kids several times. They sleep so good until about midnight and then Everett and Vienna get the best of me, especially since they are sick, but Vienna with nightmares or wanting to crawl in our bed. It's cute, but when I go to bed a midnight its not cute. I should just go to bed when they all do and then I would be well rested when they start waking up, Maybe it's b/c thats when their medicine starts wearing off. Who knows. I can't wait until they are all healthy again though.

Lincoln with a talking/moving loader

Everett got a really cool block puzzle train (aren't Peg's slippers so cute!)

Grandma did great this year and got Vienna some Frozen clothes. She got a sweat suit and an Elsa nighty, which she has worn everyday since.

Everett got an awesome book with animal noises that we all love. Bat girl wanted to read it to her. By the way, she wanted to wear her bat girl costume to open presents...so here I am digging in the halloween tote trying to find it so we can celebrate..Christmasween. Who knows, she's four and sweet!

Mike opening his Russian doll present that had a gift card to Lowe's and today he got himself Miter saw. Yay projects!!! 

Last of all and I don't have a picure of it yet, but we kept our tradition alive and made each other something. He takes the cake by far...he made me a bench for outside my front window, but it is a tailgate bench. I just need to post a picture to explain it, but it ROCKS! I love it!

My present for him was a bicycle bag for him to put his phone and keys and other things in while he goes on his bike rides. I hope he actually uses it. making things for men is tough. He also made me a knife block that looks like old books. Its cool but again I need to post a picture to make sense of it.

We are always so blessed each year and its so fun to watch others get excited about the thoughtful gifts that are given. Vienna was adorable; after each gift she opened she would run over to Grandma and then Grandpa and say Thank you so much for the ...... I love it. Every time and I didn't have to remind her once. What a sweety pie she is. Now having everyone get healthy, that would be the best Birthday present ever!