Our Merry Christmas

Since Christmas is picture overload it gets its very own post.

This was Christmas Eve morning

 Then the girls decided that Dane should be Mary and the bear is Jesus.

 That afternoon, after Jake got done working, we went ice skating. I was going to go out on the ice too if Dane did fine in the carrier on Jake, but Iended up not, even though he was great! JAke plays Hockey 2 times a week so he is an awesome skater!.Hallie liked to go FAST!

 Dane liked ice skating

 Lyssa was brave enough to go on her own and did great!

 Even Hallie got brave enough to go by herself, but she mostly just wanted Jake to push her around FAST!

 After dinner we did the Christmas story and watched Joy to the World. Then we opened our Christmas Eve box that had their pajamas from Grandma and Grandpa, a new movie, a book, and snacks for movie watching.

 Dane opening his pajamas

 Oh man! I just love these girlies and they sure do love each other! After I got Dane in bed we watched our movie and had our snacks, then it was off to bed for the girls so Santa could come.

 And come he did! He almost didn't have enough time with the lack of sleep that was going on in our house. Dane, after he went to bed, woke up and was up till midnight. THen Alyssa and HAllie came into our room at 3:30! Holy crap! So we told them they had to go bacck to bed until 6. So in their room they chatted and chatted until I went in to tell them that really they had to sleep. When I walked in they were both sittin up in bed watching the clock! By now it was 4:15. Alyssa informed me that time was going too slow. I told her it would go alot faster if she would just go back to sleep. They did. Then Dane woke up to eat again at 5:30. After I got him back in bed at 5:45, Alyssa was awake again. I am so serious about all of this. But anyway.....back to Christmas morning!

The girls asked Santa for wings.

 Dane opening another present in his cute Christmas jammies that are basically too small now. (they are 12 MOnths!)

 The girls got 3D sidewalk chalk so those are the glasses for it.

 MERRY CHRISTMAS!

 Alyssa also got a new bike and since we don't so much get snow here she was able to go out and ride.....plus she rode it around the house!

 Since Santa gave Lyss a new bike Hallie gets her old one, but Santa wanted to spice it up for her and put a basket it on it.

 OUr Angel, Mary and this time, Joseph....with a cat!

We had such a nice, low key Christmas. We missed family, but it was fun to start our traditions! We went and played at the church with some friends then had pie with them that evening.

Some other things:
- Alyssa got her last cavity filled yesterday. YAY! THis one was so small they didn't even numb her. She just had the happy gas.
- Dane went in this morning to have a follow up on his ear infection, which isn't infected but there is still fluid. BUt they weighed him and measured him again and he has gained 13 oz and grew a 1/4 inch in 2 weeks! He is now over 22 lbs.
- We went to the Childrens Museum today. The girls had fun but man is it LAME!
- I have eaten more chocolate than anyone ever should. ugh!
So here we go into the new year!