Our Christmas in Idaho

OK, these two pictures weren't in Idaho, but I think they are really cute. My little elves.


We took the whole week of Christmas to be with family in Idaho. It was a cold and snowy week full of Nintendo, hair cuts and Santa.




For Christmas eve, we had a campfire in the snow, roasted marshmallows and did some sledding. It was so much fun. I loved listening to all the laughter as I held Marlee by the fire. Very festive. Gretchen made some fabulous food for dinner: Pork barbacoa. yum!


All the kids knew that they would get to open one gift before bed. It cracked me up to hear Hayden and Grayson saying that they shouldn't care too much because "its probably pajamas." "yeah, its always pajamas on Christmas Eve." Yeah right, those two were so excited to open their gift, which was indeed PJs. Marlee oh'ed and ah'ed like it was diamonds

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Christmas morning, we got up at 4:00am. Hayden told me that he knew Santa had come because the stockings we had set out the night before were gone. Ol' Santa had taken them down stairs by the tree and jammed as many toys as he could possible fit in them.
Sage and Marlee got a Jammin Jeep Wrangler. Sage asked for it last year, but Santa didn't come through. Its all she has talked about for a solid year now. She can recite the commercial word for word! She was so excited to see that jeep. She kept saying over and over, "its just what I asked for, and Santa brought it!" She still tells anyone who will listen.

Hayden got Guitar Hero. Santa also brought GH world tour for Hayden, Heath and me. We are gonna be rock stars!
Dalton got a PSP.

Grayson got a camera, Gabe got tons of super spy gear.
Lots of other fun stuff too for everyone. We had to leave the day after Christmas so we had to sorta limit what the kids got out so that we could make sure it all got home.
Of course it didn't.