Christmas Day!

Our Christmas morning was very peaceful. The kids let us sleep in and after waking up and waiting around for a little bit Brady decided it was time to get the show on the road. So we went in to wake Bryson up telling him first off to go see if Santa came!

Bryson came out of his room excited yet he was avoiding coming into the living room for a little bit. It was then that Brady understood why and reassured Bryson that Santa was already gone.

When Bryson played with his new toys for a bit Brady then asked him if there was anything else he asked for. Bryson thought about it then said "a jeep"! Brady said that it might be too big to bring inside but that something might be in the garage for him. There was no repeating it, Bryson ran to the garage door!
Time to wake up the little lady!
Discovering what Santa brought her!

Santa remembered Sabin as always! Opening gifts.

Drivers Ed 101
Our morning flew by quickly and it came time to head over to Grandpa & Grandma Knowles' home for dinner and gifts!

It is hard to believe that Christmas has come and gone and another year has gone by. It has been a good year, we have made new friends and have strengthened old friendships. Family bonds that I thought couldn't have been stronger some how are and I am very grateful for it all!

Christmas Eve

We spent the day of Christmas Eve bowling with family and going out to lunch! We gave the kids their own lane to play and the adults played on another. Half way through our game I realized that Brady's sole purpose was to beat me. Yikes, talk about putting on the pressure. Just for the record I ended up beating him by one point!

We went home for naps and rejoined at Grandma & Grandpa Knowles' house for dinner and games!

One of the funniest games was watching the guys try to move a cookie from their forehead to their mouth without hands. When we returned home, I allowed Bryson to open one gift! It was the book "The Night Before Christmas", that I had my parents record their voice reading it to the kids. I could tell that Bryson recognized their voices!Then it was time to leave Santa his goodies and the reindeer their carrots and go to bed!

Cookies for the big guy

I decided to make our own cookies to leave for Santa while he makes his visit.

Here is an attempt to take a picture of the three of us using the timer.
A little entertainment while the cookies bake!
Until Kendyl was ready to go to bed.
Getting a tad bit distracted.
Okay, maybe really distracted!
The funny thing is that I remember searching the cupboards at my Grandmother's house looking for sprinkles to eat when I was little.

Merry Christmas!

The perfect gift!

I was surprised when I heard a little voice say "Can you give this to Bryson", when Brady answered the front door last night. Bryson waisted no time opening his present and I thought it was such a great surprise when I read that it was from his Nursery leaders from church.

It would be an understatement to simply say that I am grateful for those leaders and for nursery. Bryson is always so happy getting ready for church because of nursery and no smile is comparable to the one he has after he comes from nursery. This January is when he will move up into another class, and I cannot express how Thankful I am for the leaders who have taught him and who have loved him so much. He is always telling me what he did in nursery and one of the things that I had noticed is the glow in the dark stars that are on the ceiling of the room. How the stars glow and look so cool when the lights are turned off, and I can imagine what a hoot it would be for a bunch of 2 and 3 year olds!

So it warmed my heart to see what present he had gotten from his leaders!

He knew what they were the second he saw them, and he kept holding them and holding them.
I know that for a young boy, he won't remember everything from this age. But I surely hope he remembers nursery. I for one will never forget his excitement and especially those smiles!

Choo, Choo fun!

The Magic of Christmas!

Bryson got his letter to Santa written (with a little help)!

Him signing his name turned into a big scribble fest, but oh well, it was his letter after all! Then I mailed it off to the North Pole!
Guess who responded by video?! Santa sent Bryson an email with a special message!
This is Bryson with his mouth open in shock, holding up his three fingers after Santa had mentioned that he was three years old!
Santa knew what Bryson was asking for too!
Here is Bryson waving bye to Santa!
Bryson was really excited and shocked at the same time!

Thanks Santa!

You can watch his video here:

http://www.portablenorthpole.tv/watch/pf30lGYb-NxQaOLc0Uml6A