Christmas Celebrations!

Christmas is over and it was so wonderful!!  We were surrounded with family and had such a memorable year.  On the 23rd, we celebrated Christmas with the Simmons' family.  Carson's mom, dad, step-mom, siblings, lots of cousins... we were only missing one family due to illness.  Grandma Monica always has the best appetizers and Owen was found munching on these chicken drumsticks all night long.   

Some of the cousins with Uncle Rusty on the back porch.  (Owen still eating his chicken).

The girls wanted me to take a picture of them doing the "Sherlock?"  Owen had to photobomb the pic. 

Santa showed up just before dinner and I'm pretty sure Owen was the only true believer in the crowd.  Here he is with Santa just having a long chat.  Kam was the Elf this year, but Bubs stole her hat.  It was so great to see Bubs and Shugie.. we miss them.

Kam got her turn on Santa's lap but couldn't think of anything to ask for... other than a laptop.  I'm pretty sure Santa was checking out her awesome leggings.

After dinner and presents, we sang happy Birthday to the birthday girls (11 and 14.. why do they grow so fast?).  It was a great night and we have a tradition where each couple brings a white elephant gift and a real gift.  We play a little game and we ended up with OUR good gift and a gag gift... so fun! 

On Christmas day, we woke up and Santa came!!  I know it looks like a few gifts, but three is the perfect amount!  Owen got the Wii U Zelda bundle, Lego Superhero game and a Spy Watch.  He was thrilled!

Kam got the touchscreen laptop she wanted (and needed) and a couple Sims 3 games.  She was just as thrilled, but probably not that I'm posting her sleepy face picture.

Owen's modeling his cool new watch...

Daddy picked up Skylanders Swap Force with some characters and Owen was so excited he gave Daddy a huge hug.  Love it!  Kam got lots of dance clothes from us and a Zelda 3ds game.  We had a yummy breakfast and relaxed most of the day just playing with the kids' new gadgets.

In the late afternoon, we headed to my parent's house for some more Christmas celebrations!  We were a little early so Kam took Owen out to bounce on the tramp.

Then the girls showed up and Owen played "tackle the girls".  If you have read my posts for a while, you will remember last year that Owen wouldn't even really get on the trampoline.  He would stand off to the side with his oxygen tank and watch the kids play and bounce.  Now I can't get him off and he has so much fun!!

So they played and bounced for a while..

... then this happened... Lucy's front tooth was knocked out!  Not sure how it happened as there were many stories and Owen's takes the cake.  Now Lucy's smile matches Owen's.. sans the cheek full of ham. 

After dinner and bouncing, we all came inside to pass around gifts.  I love this picture so much.. it's Christmas chaos and joy!  I didn't get a picture of the pie that Gigi left on the floor and Lucy stepped in, or the Flutterbye fairies that wouldn't behave.... but it was a great end to our day. 

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!  This morning I woke up and my house was in total disarray so we spent the entire morning cleaning up and putting Christmas away until next year.  I'm sad it's over, it's my favorite time of year.