Merry Christmas!

It is hard to believe Christmas is over already. The decorations will be taken down tomorrow and boxed up until next year. Ethan really seemed to "get" Christmas this year. He could tell the Christmas Story with his Nativity set. He loved to sing Christmas songs, "Away in the Manger" and "Go Tell it on the Mountain" being his favorite. We also got to sing Happy Birthday to Jesus a few times. It was so fun to see Christmas through his eyes.

We had a great week last week with some of our own family traditions and some extended family fun. Here are some pictures.

Our traditional picnic in the family room on Christmas Eve.

We got the kids this cash register. Morgan had to check it out pretty carefully.

Ethan showing off his wallet from Opa and Oma.

Morgan got some new cute shoes from Opa and Oma. We need them now that she's actually walking.

We got Ethan a truck, trailer, and quad from Bass Pro Shop. He LOVED it!

The kids got a pretend kitchen from my parents. Ethan's reaction was a loud "NO!" and this sad face. I think he'll like it once it's set up...I hope!

Ethan was very excited about our present for Annika. He had to help open it...of course.

Morgan loved her "pretties" from Auntie Kara, Uncle Eric and Annika.

The girls had a great time playing with all the paper and their presents.

Christmas pjs on Christmas morning.

Ethan took this picture of Morgan and me. I think it turned out pretty good!

All ready for church Christmas morning. Thanks for making us laugh daddy!