Christmas Eve at Grandpa House

I know it's going to take me days and days to get up all the pictures that I've taken since Christmas eve ~ So you'll have to check back often! I tried to do it as we went along, but you know how that goes. Time escapes us as adults! So we'll start with Christmas eve at my dad's house & opening our usual Christmas Eve Pajamas!

Colin handing out the Christmas Eve gifts.

Colin with his new jammies!

And Courtney with hers.

Caden was sleeping and wanted nothing to do with it!

Mommy & Col

Ok, these were some attempts to get me and the kids in a picture together! I think Courtney was the hardest to get to cooperate, Caden was the next runner up since we could't ditch the monkeys and bunny!

Still trying......

Ha! Yelling at Courtney to at least TRY to smile! Nice side view of my hair though huh?

Courtney gave up, just me and the boys now.....

Daddy & Colin

Mommy & Sleepy Caden

Tired little boy

He woke up once we got to Grandpa's house!

Caden was excited about the hanger??!!

Courtney opening her gifts ~ Don't mind Colin with his finger up his nose over there....

Dad's super tall, pretty tree.

Dad opening his flexable screwdriver from Mike

Courtney and Angel keeping warm by the fire

Aunt leah & Caden Playing

Mike with his awesome tool whatever!

Emily & Katie eating dinner

Ew.. Close up mom and Col!

Pretty Tree

Love these two pictures of Caden with the tree!

Caden got his Christmas Jammies on!

Katie & Caden

Colin in his melatonin Stupor

Courtney hanging out on the couch ~ ready to go home!

Partial Family Shot

Not so good family shot! Caden was determined to not cooperate, what else is new.

Happy 1 year in our house with us Momma!

Momma has lived with us one year today ~ She is a super cool cat and we're glad we were able to give her a happy home!

Random Christmas Eve Shots

was having fun with black and White pictures this morning while waiting for Mike to get home from work. Caden looked SO adorable in his little Christmas outfit, I asked him if we could take his picture and he agreed! :-) I was so excited, I managed to get a ton of great pictures of the boys together and separate, unfortunately Col still had his PJ top on, it's not worth fighting him to get changed until we are ready to leave the house. Caden has come SO very far! Less then a year ago, I NEVER ever would have been able to get a button down shirt with a vest over it on him, not in a million years. He sure looks adorable in it! Now to make wonders happen with Colin, who I think might end be being the bigger challenge when it comes to sensory issues! Fun Fun! We are really looking forward to his OT starting in the next few weeks!

Christmas with the klees

Yesterday we did early Christmas with Dave, Stacy & the kids. We had them over here, I made Lasagna, Stacy made desert and the kids got to exchange their gifts. We are so lucky to have such great friends. Since we each busy with our own families on the actual holidays, this made more sense.....and they are like more like family then friends ~ Someday's I think the kids should just start calling them Aunt Stacy & Uncle Dave! :-) We had a really fun time, opened gifts, ate, played etc. As far as I KNOW all the kids liked all of their gifts and we were able to get a glimpse of what Christmas morning will be like with the boys opening gifts! they were so excited about everything! Stacy did an AWESOME job too on the trains for the boys!

David waiting patiently to open open open!

I decided to go by age.... Poor Courtney waited forever!

Caden went before Colin... oh well!

yay mommy!!

Caden's expressions were priceless, especially after never having them over the past years!

... Colin too! This Christmas, pending meltdowns should be fun!

Christoper and a couple gifts

Kayla I think really liked Meema's outfit

............and I know she loved the blanket!

David opening his gift from Meema

...and from us

Courtney loving new moon!

Colin's Train from Stacy

..... and Caden's

I think Kayla likes her blanket huh??

I think David was in some serious Deep thought here!

Stacy prepping the fishy game!

Sparky came to celebrate too!

Fishing with Mike & Kayla

Playing with Caden's monkey game

Colin hiding under the pillow!

Caden trying to Hide under Col! these to are nuts!