Christmas Fun

What a fun Christmas we had. The kids, especially the boys, were so fun to watch. This is the first year that they really enjoyed the whole experience.

On Christmas Eve we had my Mom, Dad and sister, Jenna, over for Pizza. Then we did the annual Christmas Eve gift, jammies. That was fun. Then we watched "The Christmas Carol" with the girls. They were willing and ready to go to bed on time, because they knew the sooner they went to bed, the sooner Santa would come.

Christmas morning arrived and all the kids loved what they got. The big surprise was for the girls. Matt and I are taking them to Disneyland in February and they were so excited for that. So am I. Here are their favorite gifts that they received.

Paige: lego castle and trip to Disneyland

Kayla: Tangled castle and trip to Disneyland

Aiden: Remote control train and Cars book

Brock: Leapster of his own, which he calls "gamey" and remote control train

Collin: Little People Wheelies ramp and Cars book

We spent most of the day at home, and then we went to my parents for dinner and a party. My sister was able to come in the afternoon and so we were able to spend some time with them.

The kids got some new church clothes for Christmas and I think they are so stinking cute. Starting Sunday, we go to church at 8:30 a.m. Yes, you read that correctly. 8:30 a.m. That means get up early and get everybody ready and out the door by 8:10 a.m. I have to be to church early to get the Primary room set up. This could be interesting to see how it goes. Wish me luck.

My birthday was on Tuesday, and my Mom made lunch and birthday cake for all of us. It was really nice. It was a nice day and although I am a year older, I sure don't feel it.

Wednesday, I took Paige to Idaho Falls and she got braces on. She just had to get braces on her top teeth to fix her underbite and to straighten her teeth out. She has done really well with them and hasn't complained about to much.

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I can't believe that it is the New Year already. 2010 has been a fun and crazy year and I am sure 2011 will be as crazy and fun. I am definately ready for the girls to head back to school on Monday and get our lives back on schedule. It has been fun having them home for 2 weeks, but I am one for routine and schedule.

Whirlwind December

I can't believe how busy this month has been. I feel like we have been going nonstop. Between getting things done for Christmas, Primary, orthodontist appointments, school programs, and Christmas parties, there hasn't been much down time.

The girls, Matt and I had fun doing our annual gingerbread houses. This year was nice because the girls could mostly decorate their houses all by themselves. Kayla used more icing than anything else on hers and Paige was very meticulous and neat on decorating hers. It was a lot of fun.

Last week we took the kids to the Carousel to see Santa Clause. This is the first time the boys have sat on Santa's lap. They all did well, except for Collin. He wasn't too sure about Santa, but he did sit long enough for a picture. The favorite thing about seeing Santa, was that they got to ride the Carousel. So that was a big highlight.

Paige had a Christmas program at school last week. They sang alot of fun Christmas songs and it was fun to go and see her perform.

This last weekend we went down to Utah. On Friday night Matt and I were able to go with my mom and dad to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir with David Archuletta concert. It was so good. I loved the whole evening. Afterwards, we were able to walk through Temple Square and see the lights.

On Saturday we had the Nielson Family Christmas Party. It was a fun filled day full of food, pinata, Santa, gift exchanges and the Nativity. We had a really fun time and it was fun being Matt's entire family.

Now the girls are done with school, Matt is finished with school until January, the wrapping of presents is all done, the parties are over and we can enjoy the holidays and our time together as a family. We wish all of you a Merry Christmas.

Cute Bags

If any of you are interested in purchasing some darling bags of any sort, diaper bags, purses, dolly diaper bags, etc., check out this link.

I am a little biased on these bags, because they are made by my sister Liz. I also am the tester for her diaper bag and I must say it works really well.

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