Christmas Eve

Merry Christmas Everyone! We have had a great Christmas! I took about a thousand pictures so it's a little overwhelming. I will start with Christmas eve then I will post pics from Christmas later! The night before Christmas eve, we went to Dallas's parent's house and spent the night. The kids had so much fun playing. Mackenzie was awake till about 12:30, Gavin till 1:30, and Avery was up till 2:00. She doesn't travel well. She can's sleep unless she's in her own bed so it was a long night! Then, Mackenzie woke us all up at 7:00 so none of us got much sleep. Christmas eve, the kids just played. I had to run to a few stores to pick up a few things and it was INSANE!! I will not go shopping on Christmas Eve EVER again! We had the kids exchange gifts while we were there- then we had a yummy dinner.

TageTreyThis is what Mackenzie got from Grandma and Grandpa. She has wanted an American Girl doll but she has Never played with dolls. Not even when she was tiny so I did not want to spend $100 on a doll that would just end up shoved in the closet. So, Shelley got her this doll that looks a lot like the American girl dolls and Mackenzie didn't even know the difference. She was so happy!! The kids all got books from Grammy. Mackenzie LOVES to read. She reads every night in bed. Gavin wanted a K'nex roller coaster SO BAD and Shelley was going to get it for him but when she went to wrap it, this was all she had. She had bought the ferris wheel to go with the roller coaster but somehow, the roller coaster went missing. We looked EVERYWHERE and everyone was sold-out. So, she bought him this dinosaur to make up for it. It's a really cool toy. It dances, it talks, it runs, it barks, it burps, and it bites. Gavin loves it! Avery wanted a monkey for Christmas and Grandma found her this colorful one. She was pretty happy! KysonAvery LOVES babies! She is such a cute little mommy too! Grandma and Grandpa also got her this baby. It laughs, it cries, it talks, and it crawls. She loves to make it cry! Avery- trying to hold all of her goods! Avery and Chelsey When we got home, the kids opened up their new jammies. The kids usually get a new blanket too on Christmas eve, but this year we did something a little different. Mackenzie and Gavin got little snuggies! They are the funniest things but Mackenzie has wanted one forever! Avery got a blanket that she of course won't use because nothing compares to her favorite blankie! We also had a little drama- When we were on our way home, Mackenzie said "you can fix my doll's arm, huh"! Well, then she tells us that when they took the doll out of the box, one of the arms broke off but the doll had a tight shirt on that held it in place. So, of course, I tell her "no problem!" Well, we get home and that arm is impossible to get back on. Then Dallas decides- if he can get the head off so he can get his finger into the body, he will be able to get the arm on... well, he gets the head off and now, he not only cannot get the arm on, but he can't get the head back on either! Mackenzie was so upset! She was almost in tears. So, he has me open up the seam on the back and he pulls out the cotton so that he can get his hand up in the back. He tries everything.. and still he cannot get the arm or the head back on.. At this point, it's a little beyond being able to exchange at the store, so it looks like Dallas owes her a new doll!! This is a picture from the other day. Mackenzie was making an igloo.
Also, I try to get at least one new christmas decoration every year and this is what I got this year. I think it's pretty cute!