Crozier Family Christmas

We got to my parents’ around lunchtime on Christmas Day.  Santa had already found Hayley and Rylee in Missouri over the weekend so they had to wait patiently until we got there Christmas Day to open more presents.  We were excited to celebrate with my parents and sister’s family.

We all got neat stuff for Xmas.  We got a new video camera – so we can record those Disney memories.  The kids got updated leap pads, some clothes, books, games.  Drew got books and a pair of pants.  My sister got Lindy her first easy bake oven!  We have cooked with it once and she loved it!

We finished up opening presents and had our annual prime rib Christmas dinner. yum yum yum!

Hayley made the kids bracelets and Lindy loved hers!
We made everyone handprint calendars.  The kids and I worked hard on them and they were very excited to give them out!
Hearing aid batteries!  YES!
Drew and Rylee were quite the pair over on the couch! 
My dad got this for Will because he knows how much I hate ants.  Real funny, Dad.  Of course Will wants to order the ants.   
I got Hayley a BeDazzler!  ha!
Sweet Cousins!

Christmas Eve and Christmas Morning

We got home and we got our Christmas Eve activities going.  We put out food for the reindeer in the front yard and we put milk and cookies out for Santa.  We put the kids in bed!

Christmas morning I actually woke the kids up around 7:30am!  I was ready to get Christmas on! 

We made them sit on the steps and take pictures and then we let them come see what Santa brought them.  Santa brought Lindy a microphone and stand, a fire truck, and bananas.  The week leading up to Xmas she told everyone she wanted Santa to bring her bananas.  How can you not get the girl bananas?  When she came down she picked the bananas and hugged them and said, “I just knew Santa would bring me bananas!”  It was so funny!

Santa brought Will a mini air hockey table and a new hot wheels track.  He had asked for a track with loopy loops and he got it!

The kids got some new shoes, clothes, books, a bath toy for each other and then one big gift from Drew and me.  We gave the kids a trip to Disney World!  We tried coming up with a creative way to tell them and we came up with having some Disney balloons come out of a big box.  So the kids opened the box and the balloons came out.  I had a note for each of the kids that said “We’re going to Disney World”  The balloons came out and they thought that was great.  They were so excited about the balloons.  We had to get them to read the notes.  They read the notes and then were like, “Balloons.  These are the greatest balloons in the world!”  Ha ha!  All they cared about were the stinking balloons!  I don’t think they really grasp the enormity of Disney World and how cool it is and how much they will love it.  They have heard of it but don’t know too much about it. 

We let the kids play with the toys a bit, got dressed, finished packing, and headed out to my parents’ house for Christmas with my family.

Putting out the reindeer food!

Pouring milk for Santa!

Putting the milk and cookies in front of the fire place!

Saying goodbye to Pluto the elf!  See you next year!

Lindy’s Santa gifts!

Will’s Santa gifts!

Wake up!  Wake up!

“I knew Santa would bring me bananas!!”

At first she was a bit shy on the microphone.

And then she got warmed up!  She was shy no more.  She kept telling me “No pictures till after the song!”

Santa ate the cookies!!

Even Jack got some Xmas presents!

Will’s present he made in school.

Lindy’s snowman she made in school!

Opening the big present!

Oh Balloons!  We love balloons!  Greatest present ever!

Reading their signs.