Christmas 2011

proof that  Santa Came!

 The kids line up every year from youngest to oldest....

 Looking over their Christmas Lieut!

 Lauryn has been wanting a notebook with her name on it

for such a long time. 

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Christmas Chaos!

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a while ago gma cristy asked Linkie what he wanted for Christmas.

He replied...

I want "toys r us!"

we laughed. 

When he opened up his present (Toy Story) on Christmas morning he screams...

"Toys R Us!"

So funny! 

 After all the presents were open we found one special present left over for Logan....

It was his BB Gun from Santa.

with a little note attached that said

"Don't shoot your eye out!"

 Spent the rest of the morning playing with their toys.

The greatest Christmas present this year was for everyone to talk to Uncle Luke in Argentina via skype!

He looks so good! So happy!

It brought back feelings of when I was on a mission and how great it feels to be a missionary. 

(will post a picture)

After the Christmas call...

Grandpa Russell, Michael, and Logan went to shoot Logan's BB gun that evening. (will post pictures later)

We spent the rest of the night talking...

Kids playing with their toys...

Gpa Russell, Michael, Lacy, and the kids dancing...

It was so cute to watch all of this especially when it was all the guys dancing and Lincoln was front and center dancing to MJ.

Too cute.

  

Christmas came and went to quickly.

It was so great to have been able to see my family and Michael's family during this Christmas season.

We made such great memories and had such a good time.

After everyone left Michael was sure sad and somber for the whole day. He was so grateful for such a great week with his family.

A couple of days after everyone left I went to 

Lock the front door and chain it...

Lincoln screams at me and says 

"Mamma don't lock it! Grandma and Grandpa might come back!"

How sweet was that!

I then later asked him who he liked the most 

gma cristy or gpa russell..

He said...

gma cristy just has big 
na-nas like you.

i like gpa russell, logan, daddy.

not you... lauryn... or londyn."

isn't he just a charmer?

Im so grateful for such a great and loving family.

I really do feel so lucky to have a family that loves me.

So grateful that I have the best in laws that are so easy on me.

Gma Cristy was the best!

She really is so selfless and just wants every one to have a good time even if it requires her to double time on working.

She cleaned all week and was so nice about it.

I felt so spoiled.

It was such a magical Christmas...