We had a great Christmas this year. The kids woke up super early, as usual, and were SO excited to open presents. I put some cinnamon rolls in the oven, and we got busy opening. We usually (okay, me, not Jaren haha) go WAY overboard at Christmas, but tried not to this year, but it was still hard! They were so happy with everything, and had a blast opening. Jaren and I were boring this year, and picked out our own gifts haha! There were a few things we each needed/wanted, so we just made it easy on each other and shopped on Amazon together. I did surprise him with a remote control airplane though, which was fun. I said it was from the dog though, so he couldn't get mad haha!
After opening gifts, the kids played and went and rode Hailey's new Go Kart! That thing is so stinking fun. At one o'clock we had the Petersen get together. We had a chili potluck lunch, the kids exchanged gifts, and then we had the adult gift exchange, which was hilarious, as usual. That gift exchange is seriously the highlight of the Christmas season lol. The gifts are always so funny!
Other than that, we had a pretty relaxing day! I am usually ready to take the decorations down the next day, but we ended up keeping them up until New Years!
Right before bed, Christmas Eve.
Putting cookies out for Santa. My friend Katelyn made
these delicious sugar cookies for us to leave out. So, glad, since
I sorta forgot about this haha. Little Addy was already asleep!
Sprinkling her reindeer food in the grass.
Christmas morning, seeing what Santa
left of the cookies and milk.
Addy got her own karaoke machine! Too
bad it stopped working, and we had to return it.
She got to go pick out a new one though, so all is good!
New kitchen toys! She desperately wanted a toaster haha!
Ahhh...to be a kid again! Such
excitement with opening gifts.
Roller blades! Which she begged for, and has worn twice!!
She says they are hard, I keep telling her that's why she
needs to practice! Skateland here we come!
This was my favorite gift for Hailey.
A mini donut maker, a mini donut cookbook,
and lots and lots of sprinkles!!
Lots and lots of art stuff. Can
never have too much of that!
This girl LOVES to practice writing!
Hair chalk...fun!
Make up holder.
Her very own make up!
Also got her own make up!
Hailey's gift to Addy, a microwave.
Addy's gift to Hailey, an outfit
for her Build A Bear.
We got a steal on these Amazon Fire Tablets,
only $35 bucks each and they are awesome!
Jaren's plane! So fun to fly!
I got workout stuff, to motivate to move my booty haha!
Playing with the new kitchen toys.
This is probably the funnest, most
used gift we've gotten our kids!
Vroom Vroom. This thing goes 12 miles an hour!
Addy helping me make peppermint
sugar cookie bars.
This was funny. I had to whip heavy cream,
and she wanted to try it. Well there wasn't any
sugar in it, so I told her it wasn't going to be good.
She didn't believe me, and tried it anyway. And...
she thought it was disgusting haha!
Hailey opening grandmas gift. It was
a cute little fashion sewing kit.
Addy opening grandma's gift.
Addy got a cute little doll and a book set!
For the kids gift exchange, Hailey got a cool light
up tracing board! She loves it!
For the kids gift exchange, Addy got a cool
light up toy that she can trace drawings on, it's neat!
She LOVES it!
