Someone Stole My Snuggy!

Mitchell is sound asleep in my Snuggy blanket that Christy gave me for Christmas. Doesn't he look warm and cozy?

This was the fist year that the boys did not get up before the sun to open presents. Actually, I was able to getup, shower, cook breakfast, and feed the dog before Mitchell and Grant got out of bed. I bet it was close to 9AM before they decided to join our fun! The anticipation of Christmas morning!!!

Max loved wearing his fluffy bell studded collar and Santa Hat...not really, but he did love all of the treats and his new toy he found in his stocking!

As tradition has it, we always open our stockings first. They are usually stuffed with all of the things you love the most. So Grant's stocking was filled with Sour Punch Straws, Coke, and Nerds. Mitchell had gum and several bike tubes.

Grant requested another Nerf gun for Christmas. This one is different though because it works like a machine gun and can repeatedly pound you with bullets.

Brent was super excited to get this butt cover. Technically, this cover goes on his motorcycle so his butt doesn't sit on springs.

It was great to have Julie spend Christmas morning with us. Max really enjoyed sitting by her on the couch and watching her open her presents. She is so beautiful in the morning!

This is Mitchell's BIG gift. Yes, it is almost up to his waist. He had a hard time opening it though because every time he unwrapped the box and opened it, he found another wrapped box inside. He ended up opening 10 wrapped boxes until he found....

...this little gold box. When he unwrapped the final box, he found the IPOD he wanted inside. Lucky!

Grant is a little scary with this hatchet, watch out!

Brent got Grant this awesome LEGO set. It is not only LEGO's but it is also a programmable robot. As of this afternoon, Grant has programmed it to recognize different colors and read it out on a display screen. It seems to be pretty high tech!

As for me, I received a lovely new lightweight fashionable coat as well as the Perfect Brownie kit. As soon as all of the other holiday desserts are finally eaten, I will be making brownies. I will let you know how they turn out!

What a beautiful morning!

I hope your Christmas was wonderful too!

The Forgotten Carols

On Wednesday, December 23rd, we went to the play "The Forgotten Carols" at Tempe Gammage Auditorium. I've seen the play two other times and loved it. This was Brent's first time to see it and he enjoyed it.

Mitchell and Grant did not want to see the play for the 3rd time so we gave their tickets to Julie and Jordan. At the last minute, Sarah had an extra ticket and so my friend, Janine, was able to go too. This play comes to town every Christmas. If you haven't seen it yet, I highly recommend putting it on your to do list for next year! Merry Christmas!

Wrestling Season

Grant has chosen to be on the Pueblo Middle School wrestling team this year. He is on the JV Squad. The Varsity Squad gets to wrestle at every meet. Only certain players on the JV team get to wrestle at the meets. Grant was able to wrestle at a meet for the first time on December 3rd. Grant was confident and ready to start his match.

The refs are fun to watch too.

Grant did a good job trying to take his opponent down. It is an intense sport to watch. The wrestler has to use all of his physical power to try to control his opponent and pin him.

Grant had some great moves during his first match but ended up losing to his opponent. There will be another exciting meet coming soon!