Christmas . . .

I am finally getting around to posting about our Christmas.  It is always so hard to go through the pictures and sort out the ones to use!

This was our first year staying in Missouri and having our own little Christmas.  On Christmas Eve we were able to go to a Kansas City Chiefs game.  It was surprisingly warm once we got inside the stadium and it was the kids first professional football game.  Up until half time things were going great.  Layla was sleeping, Allee and Pierce were paying pretty good attention, and we were having a grand old time.  Then when the third quarter started a Raiders fan who had been using awful language the entire game was confronted by a Chiefs fan.  Needless to say there was pushing in the row right behind us.  I quickly ushered the kids over away from all the craziness and we changed seats.  A few minutes later Pierce had fallen asleep and Layla had had enough.  We decided it was a good time to head out!

Later that night we did our traditional pajamas and as hard as I tried I couldn't find my girls matching PJ's.  They did look pretty cute though!  As the evening wore on, I started feeling pretty icky.  The stomach flu has NOT been our friend this year.  We went to bed early and by morning I was feeling much better.  We opened presents from Santa and then headed off to church.  Once we got home and started opening the rest of our presents Derek started with that icky feeling. . . have I mentioned how much I LOVE the stomach flu?!  Derek fought it the rest of the night.

 Allee got an iPOD touch from Santa and an American Girl Doll carrier.  She also got some cute boots, a Missouri shirt from Mom & Dad and a cute puffy vest from Pierce and Layla.  My favorite quote from her this year was, "Mom I thought Santa was going to fail on the iPOD touch, but he didn't. . . He failed on the Justin Beiber Christmas CD." 

I explained that Santa also gave her an iTUNES gift card that would allow her to get the CD, but it didn't hit home.  According to her Santa failed at the CD. 

 Pierce got a new bike, a Comet, and a bouncy ball from Santa.  He also got a Missouri shirt and a marble run from Mom & Dad.  The girls gave him a cool tire that opens up and holds some of his cars.  This gift sparked my favorite quote from Pierce this year, "A tire. . . Seriously?!"  Once he figured out what it did, then he thought it was a pretty cool gift.

 Layla was just easygoing about the whole ordeal.  Santa brought her a Comet as well and a Bumbo.  She got an outfit and toy from Mom & Dad, and Allee and Pierce got her some cute boots.  About half way through the presents after church she just gave up and slept as Allee and Pierce finished unwrapping her gifts!

Even though Derek and I were sick this year, it was a great experience to have Christmas just the five of us.  Luckily Christmas day our kids were happy to watch Cars 2 and have Spaghettio's for dinner!