Christmas 2013

See what happens when your laptop dies 2 days before Christmas and you don't get a new one until February...you have a LOT of picture editing and backup to do! So for your viewing pleasure Now.... Christmas 2013. It includes lots of comical Brooke faces, the reality of our life with three girls under 5, and sledding, cause heaven's knows we don't have good Snow, warm enough Temps or HILLS in this ridiculous state we live in!!

To start, we had Christmas on our OWN this year for the first time ever. And quite honestly, it lasted about 1 hour and was kinda lacking. On Christmas Eve, we had our friends stop by to carol for us, then we invited them in for cookies and the Polar Express. Here were the kids dancing at the Hot Chocolate scene.

The little monkeys dancing.

Brooke is such a cheese.

And the let-down that it was bedtime (Morgan looks just like her cousin Natalie here!)

After a long night sleep, and a goofy morning before we unleashed the Beasts to escape downstairs and see what Santa left us. Brooke had no interest in her stocking, and instead went right for the cookies that Santa didn't finish.

Sugar at 8am.

After we cleaned up the cookie monster, we hit up the stockings!

Fun Times with our stockings.

Brooke what is with the skirt!

After breakfast, we opened presents....quickly.

Morgan and her presents.

One of her favorite gifts. Her Tiana Dress.

Shelby excited about her Frozen book.

Shortly after opening presents, Greg said to me "Why don't you go to Wisconsin tomorrow?" So....we quickly went into action. We got packing, laundering and cleaning. And off we were at 8am the next morning! We stopped by to see Great Gramma and Grampa on our way. The girls terrorized their house like always, but we got some cookies out of it.

Next up was Gramma and Grampa's. And again, more cookies. 

Greg came up on the train the next day, and that is when the Christmas festivities began. First with my side...

The next day was Gorgeous out so Greg took the kiddos sledding! For real sledding. And snowman building. It was fantastic.

Thereafter began the festivities with Greg's family. First his Dad and Becky's house.

And from there, we went to Greg's Mom and Steve's house. 

I love this picture. The cousins were all jumping on the bed and acting crazy. Shelby (3), Morgan (5), Brooke (1), Seth (2), and Matthew (5).

That's it! Christmas is Over! Thank goodness. And finally a picture with my adorable babe....who sometimes can be insane.