Christmas Pictures...Finally!

Hi Everyone! Here are pictures from Christmas here in VA. Due to the way the blog uploads pictures and me not wanting to rearrange them all, the pictures are in backwards order. We all had a really great time. We met up at mom's around 3:00 and opened gifts. Then everyone played with their new toys while we were setting up for dinner. After dinner we had a little program in the music room. We listened to Christmas carols and sang songs and Erika, Ashley, and even David performed a song on the piano! It was a lot of fun. Dad also had us go around and tell what gift we could give to Heavenly Father this year. There were a lot of good ideas like praying more, going to the temple, thinking of others more, and taking time to enjoy your family and blessings.

After all the gifts, everyone went on a bikeride. Lynnea and Brooks laughed the whole time!

Dowdy's - this was a lucky shot...5 seconds later Brooks was trying to escape, Cosette was struggling to hold him still, and Ashley had melted into the couch.

Sarah, Will and Garrett

Christmas day - Lynnea and Brooks always have a blast playing together and copying each other. They were putting on quite a show through the kitchen window. Perfect photo-op!

This is a baby doll and bottle from Lynnea's Grandma Sweet. She absolutely loves this gift and asks for her baby everywhere she goes!

Lynnea LOVED our holiday decorations. Her best friends for the season were Santa, "Nu-cacker," and "no-man." After decorating the Christmas tree she brought in all her friends one by one to look at the lights.

Christmas morning 2 - this one is just so cute too!!!

Starting from the left you have Crystal's, then Ashley's, Erika's, Brooks', and Lynnea's

About a week before Christmas we got together to make gingerbread houses.

Crystal danced and danced in these pj's. This was just the tail end of it!

Lynnea opening her baby doll - you can hear the excitement in her voice once she realizes it's a baby. It's soft so listen closely, but it's so cute!

Lynnea had a blast playing with the peanuts - it was pretty funny!