Christmas 2010

Christmas was a lot of fun this year. I always look forward to it because of the kids. I want it to be the best day for them, and something they look forward to. We had a wonderful dinner on Christmas Eve with our friend from the ward and his kids. We read the Christmas Story and then watched the Christmas DVD by the church. It was very nice to remember our Savior, and why we celebrate Christmas. The kids were very excited, put out the cookies for Santa, and went straight to bed.

Claire woke up first, but we made her stay in our room for awhile. She was very good about walking straight upstairs into our room since this was the first Christmas in her new room. She held off until just after 7:00 and then the madness began.

Santa had a hard time trying to figure out what to get Claire for Christmas. You can only have so many Barbies. Santa decided that since Claire loves to draw, and is always using her mom and dads good paper that she would love an Art Easel. She loved her art easel and her new art box. She also got a couple of new outfits, and some easel paper.

Santa had an easy time picking out what to get for Owen. He loves so many things! He got a walking Iron Man, "which is exactly what he wanted," some superhero cars, some superhero squad cars and a box of superhero costumes so he could save the world all by himself.

Santa also loved getting everything ready for Grant. Grant loves Toy Story, especially "Guzz" (Buzz). He got a talking Buzz Lightyear, a Buzz blanket for his bed, some Toy story figures and a Mr. Potato Head for the bathtub. It was so much fun to watch him figure out what Christmas was, and how much he enjoyed unwrapping the presents.

Santa got Ava some very practical Christmas presents. She got some new bottles, a new mattress pad, a new blanket and a couple of chew toys. She mostly wanted to play with all the paper that was all around her.

Mom and Dad got exactly what they needed a new TV. Their TV was very old and not working very well. They also got a new Blue Ray Player so that they can watch Netflix movies upstairs. It is very nice, and has made us very happy with our purchase. We were also lucky to get a new BBQ from Mom and Dad Farmer and a new handmade picnic table from Mom and Dad Clayson. We are now all set for the summer BBQ season.