Merry Christmas 2010

Christmas time for us brings a lot of excitement around our house. We try to do some fun things, like make gingerbread house, sugar cookies, see Christmas lights, sing Christmas songs, and most importantly we try to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ,

We spent Christmas Eve night at my parents, something we haven't done except for one year our entire marriage.

Highlights of Christmas Morning
Brad - Lego and a baseball hat. Read the Christmas story from Matthew for us. He enjoyed listening to his new MP4 player.

Kyle - Magnetic Roller Coaster, getting to eat extra sausage. He started a Nerf gun war with his new Nerf gun. He also put out reindeer food for the reindeer's in the snow.

William - Got his tunnel with a waterfall for his train to go under. He was almost in tears when he saw that Santa brought it. William sang Santa Clause is Coming to Town for weeks, warming my heart.

Matt- Saying Ho Ho Ho every time he saw Santa. Matt riding on the train for 3 hours straight, giving William a few turns once a in a while. He rode a big with smile on his face the whole time.

The Monkey Trap

Matt tried getting one too many vitamins, but couldn't figure out how to get his hand out along with the vitamins.

Setting Up Christmas

Unfortunately a lot of these pictures turned out blurry. I tried to pick out the best ones.

Happy Birthday Brad

Brad turned nine on the 14th of November. We had a couple of his friends at the YMCA and swam. Brad is my peace maker. He wants everyone to be happy. He has take his little brothers in their rooms to play trains with them sometimes for hours. We had a family home evening on inviting the spirit into our home. We talked about the importance of having the holy ghost in our home and when we fight it makes the holy ghost to leave and the spirit of contention to take over. Brad is especially sensitive to the spirit and can feel it when it is in our home, but he can also feel when the Holy Ghost leaves our home. He works hard to do things to keep the Holy Ghost with him all the time. He often tells me in the morning about what he read in the scriptures in his room. He has a sweet strong testimony but because he takes a lot after his Mom his heart strings are connected to his tear ducts and he has difficulty expressing it without become emotional. Brad enjoyed playing baseball, soccer, football, and is looking forward to basket ball in couple months. He has a great laugh. He is learning to play the piano, he played in his first recital in November and did a great job! He loves to read. Happy Birthday Brad!

Brad's Favorites
Favorite Food: Chinese
Favorite Color: Red
Favorite Sport: Baseball
Favorite Book: Harry Potter
Favorite School Subject: Math
When he grows up he wants to be: An Author
He wants to serve a mission to: Chile