christmas eve 2009

as our family grows, we have been faced with the fortunate "problem" of having too many places to go on christmas day. this is just the sort of problem I wish for everyone to have:) we are so blessed. this year we decided to spend christmas eve with my parents, have our own little christmas at home on christmas morning, and head out to kyle's dad's house christmas afternoon. what a relaxing way to do things. here is the first of our celebrations with my family!

miles spent the night at nana and papa's house on the 23rd. we arrived at 9:45am on christmas eve to find that miles had JUST woken up! check out the hair...
we ate a big brunch - french toast bake, sausage, bacon, egg bake, cinnamon rolls, need I go on? we were lucky to have just about everyone here this year - brian and blair were in south dakota. next year marc & jen and brian & blair will all be gone. looks like 2011 will be the next christmas when everyone is together! josiah handled his first christmas like every six month old..."give me the paper!" miles was overwhelmed by the opening of gifts and didn't understand that you have to keep opening one after the other. I'm sure he'll have that mastered by his 2nd birthday...right?

angel!

playing santa and carrying in the gifts from the christmas treenykki, papa, nana, and beamer
josiah got a new carseat...just like miles did last year!
check it out
miles gave josiah one of his favorites - the fridge phonics toy
marc & jen bought the boys matching pjs...this picture was taken right after miles opened it up and said "CUTE!"
miles got a new kitchen from nana and papa!
papa and the boys in miles' new tent...thanks seth & beth!