Christmas 2010

We spent Christmas Eve with Josh's family during the day and then went to Texas Roadhouse with my family in the evening. It's become a tradition to go this house at the top of Alpine that is so beautifully decorated in lights. Santa's up there with his sleigh and he hands out candy canes to the kids. They think it's pretty cool. After Ellie hopped down from the sleigh she told me that she knew that wasn't the real Santa because she saw an elastic band holding up his beard...love it!!!



Cookies for Santa and carrots for the reindeer....then it's off to bed!



Christmas morning...yeah looks like Santa made it!!! The kids we're SO excited about their pillow pets. Gracie especially...she has been talking about the unicorn since September. Matthew got a monkey, Zach a dog and Ellie a dolphin.



Gracie and her new memory game...heaven help us all. This girl LOVES memory and is really good at it! She beats us all!!! This is very sad to say, but I've found my self cheating to try and beat her and I still can't. She loves to play it everyday and multiple times a day at that, and she begs all of us to play with her until someone finally gives in (that's what I meant by heaven help us all ;o)


My boys sporting their new BYU sunglasses and ties Mom and Dad gave them.


Gracie with her new DSI. Zach and Ellie loved her's so much that they sold their DS's the next day and took that money and bought another blue DSI. They've had a blast taking pictures with the camera these DSI's have.


Ellie with her new scooter. Santa knew she was in desperate need of a new one of these ;o)


The boys with their air soft guns Santa brought them. They were really excited about these and have had lots of fun playing with them.


Grandma in the robe we gave her for Christmas. She had been eyeing it at the BYU bookstore for quite a while so we were really excited to get it for her.


Gracie with her Rapunzel doll and our makeshift Rapunzel dress. She was so excited that Santa brought her the doll but was good to point out that he forgot to bring her the dress. We found this one in her closet and she loved it!! It also went well with the princess shoes that Matthew gave her. (This gal is my fashion diva!!!)


Zach and his new whiplash ripstick scooter.