Our family has been so blessed over the years, and the boys have so many things that this year we decided to exchange acts of kindness and quality time in exchange for presents this year. We have so enjoyed the many blessings both God and our loved ones have bestowed upon us over the past few years, and over time we have learned that time is so precious and is to be cherished. Thank you to our families who have helped us find the true Christmas spirit, and for being so wonderful to us. We love you and missed you on Christmas Day, but were so happy to have spent so much time with you over this past month. Merry Christmas!
Aiden was very excited about his new tool bench...he had to "work" all day long :)
He also got this cool globe, and was having fun flying the plane
Ever since Aiden played this game at Laura's house I have wanted him to have one. Unfortunately we got a defective one, and have to exchange it...but he was super excited about it.
I think he'll have a lot of fun with this game and it will help him learn a lot with counting and taking turns
He got this fishing Santa in his stocking that he made at preschool, and really enjoyed putting the candy canes on the hook and saying he "caught one!"
Devin got some cool clothes and a koala bear from Great Grandma and Grandpa Smith. Aiden got a full album of bible stories on CDs which we are looking forward to playing them!
It's so cute because this elephant is just as big as Devin is sitting down, and he loves playing with it :)
We have been napping Devin in his crib for the past month now and are ready to transition him fully into the crib at night (from the pack n play in our room). This toy will be fun for him I think (along with another crib toy he got from our cousins) and will hopefully occupy him in the morning for a bit when he wakes up...we'll see how it goes!
I think the boys had a great Christmas. It wasn't overwhelming, they enjoyed the toys they got, and Aiden remembered what Christmas really was about...the wonderful gift God gave us through the birth of his son Jesus. That family is everything and doing kind things for others is one of the best gifts you can give someone.
We videoed the boys unwrapping their presents, but unfortunately didn't get any photos until after. Micah got a new smart phone for an early Anniversary gift (I wanted him to be able to set it up and start using it, rather than waiting another week). Micah is very excited to give me my anniversary gift....on our anniversary :) but he can't stop talking about it! So I'll be sure to keep you all informed when I finally get it :)
In the evening, we went over to my cousin Tina's house for Christmas dinner. We were hoping Micah would have been able to get away from the hospital for a bit to join us, but unfortunately he was so busy that we didn't see him until early the next afternoon. We had a lot of fun with Tina and her family, and are so happy to have some extended family so close to us!
Aiden was very excited to watch the Polar Express after dinner, and Devin just talked and talked all through the movie :)
Isn't this the cutest? Devin posing with Marina in Grandpa Ron's hat :)
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