papa alan's 60th

 december 27th we spent the day taking family photos(will post those later) and celebrating papa alan's 60th birthday!  it was a day full of fun and lots of laughter.  so grateful for this family!

last look at the christmas lights

 the day after christmas we decided to do one last run on the christmas lights.  the reviers were up for the quick drive as well.  we did let the kids get out at two places...  first, the house not too far from our home...

and then we stopped by funny house one last time.  ryder had to drop off all his cans from his birthday and the kids love running around the house, looking at everything.

christmas day part 2

 christmas day we all took a little rest and then headed to the montgomery side of the family.  it was fun to be with all of stew's siblings and their families(we get this treat every other year).  thank you chris and alan!

crazy uncle james (i told the boys that was his name a long while back and it has stuck!) and ryder rekindled their friendship.  ryder is slow to warm up, but when he does...

christmas morning

 christmas morning was at our house... stockings, breakfast and some fun presents.  the boys loved having everyone over and so did we!

 someone got their own water bottle!

 bandaids were the highlight of this guy's stocking.

 and yes, he liked my new hat as well.

i think it's safe to say that this was the christmas of legos.  i can't complain since legos bring hours of entertainment!  every mom appreciates that:)

christmas eve

the morning of christmas eve we took a family walk.  lots of energy and excitement stored up called for some energy burning.

christmas is one of my favorite times of the year.  lots of family, lots of food and lots of celebrating jesus' birthday.  after we made our way to church and participated in the candle lighting(pretty sure parents of one child will be stopping at one after seeing us up front!), we spent christmas eve at my mom and dad's place, eating and singing(yes, i said singing and no we don't sing on tune:)).  thank you mom and dad!

 i think it's safe to say that we will NEVER have a picture with all the boys looking at the camera and smiling.

legoland... snow included

a few days before christmas, we spent the morning playing with the regiers at sea life and legoland.  it's aways more fun to run around an amusement park with your friends:)

 the boys had been talking about seeing the snow for weeks.  it did not disappoint!  well, asher actually wasn't a huge fan.

at least we're all in the photo;)

dinner at allison's

my sister had us over for dinner the friday before christmas.  she made us all dinner and gave everyone their present.  it was a great evening and the boys had a blast!