Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve was a laid back day.  We hung around the house and basically did nothing but play until that evening.  We got ready for Christmas Eve church service at 5pm.  It was fabulous and our wonderful Pastor arranged a kid friendly service.  He had the kids in the foyer and lead us in with bells and streamers! They LOVED it! Instead of a sermon he read a Chrismas book to the kids and gave them candy canes.  It was fabulous. 

After church, we headed to dinner at my mom's house.  It was wonderful as always and we got to spend time as a family. 

Kayla has been having a very hard time with sickness and her CF.  She was miserable and looked it, so when I took this picture I told her not to look sick.  She did a pretty good job.  Hoping that she starts to feel better soon.  

We came home and Owen had to dump his reindeer food for Santa's reindeer.  It must have worked because.....

Santa came!!! :)  

Christmas Celebration with the Crossley and Higdon Family

We had a great Christmas with Dan's side of the family.  Ethan and Owen LOVE their cousins and every opportunity to play with them.  It's nice having other kids around as they are the only kids on my side of the family.  (that is until April has baby Avery in April!) 

Ethan singing Christmas songs.  Okay.. most likely he's just making a lot of noise.

Dean rolling around on the ground for some reason.

The boys. :)  Clark, Dean, and Ethan are inseperable once they are together.

Owen can't get enough of his Eve.  If only she lived closer... we'd have her babysit!

Opening presents! :)  The best part!

We got Dean and Clark this lego set for Christmas.  We got a great deal on it, it is normally $89 dollars, but I saw in a Walmart ad that it was going to be on sale for $39.  Of course, we went to Walmart and they were sold out.  So we headed to Target with the ad, and managed to ge the last one! They price matched for us and everything! :)  The Higdon boys LOVE legos, and were able to finish this big set in a weekend. 

The traditional Christmas story with Oma.