Christmas 2009

We had a great Christmas, really low key and fun. I had all the Christmas shopping done by the end of November and it was so nice to just relax!

Here's our Christmas trees. I always let the kids decorate them. They're only half decorated because they were behind the couch. Notice the decorations start halfway up! I love to let the kids decorate because it's so interesting to see what they do. I'm not really concerned about how they look and I think the kids do an awesome job!

Here's Kendal with the bike Santa brought her. On the handlebars is a cute little Barbie bike so her Barbie can hang out and ride too. So cute!

Brandon was so excited to see his skateboard. I tried to show him how it was done later that day and fell flat on my bootie in front of people driving by! So embarrassing!

He's a pro already!

Ready to ride!

Now, there's a really funny story to go with the next few pictures.

On Brandon's Christmas list, he asked Santa for a Nintendo DSi. Well, when he opened up his stocking, there was a Nintendo DSi game. He was so excited, but then he said, "But I don't have a DS." (It wasn't in the gifts Santa had brought.) Derek told him that it was probably for him and Papa (my dad has a DS) to play together. He was good with that answer...at first. Then, as he started opening more presents, and got more DS stuff, he started to get disappointed. He opened a case to hold a DS, two games and a case for games. With each one, Derek told him that it was probably to share with Papa. By the end, he was so disappointed. We got done and he seemed a little sad. We asked him what was wrong and he told us he was sad he didn't get a DS. We started to clean up and Derek "found" one more present behind the entertainment center. Look at his face! It was worth the teasing to get that happiness!

What a great Christmas!