Merry Christmas!

So like everything else in life with children, things don't always go as planned.  Our whole little family was very sick this Christmas---so sick in fact that Christmas Eve with my mom's side at our house was cancelled! Tyler was the best of all of us, and yet his cough was terrible! Hailey was all boogers, coughs, and way over tired. Scott had a runny nose, and I had a combo. What a way to celebrate right? Well, even with all of us sick, we managed to pull it together for a great Christmas day! After some night quill, day quill, kleenex, hot tea and good food we snapped  pics and opened  gifts! Everyone( as usual!) was soo generous.  Ty and Hailey are so lucky to be loved so much!  Scott and I got some amazing presents as well! Thank you! Santa brought everything on Tyler and Hailey's list---and our elf Andy left a great note to the kids.  We will  miss him until next year! My  favorite memories of this Christmas are--- when I was upstairs getting breakfast ready, Scott was down with the kids. He came up for a cup of coffee and we were just chatting etc.  Suddenly we both realized it was really really quiet, so we headed back to the family room.  Oh man, we both started busting out laughing. Miss Hailey found the cookies Santa didn't finish by the fireplace and was DEVOURING them--her face and hands covered in frosting and sprinkles.  As soon as we called her name, she turned and gave us this big grin and then kept at it, like we were interrupting her! hahaha. That girlie!  All Tyler wanted this Christmas was the Bucky Pirate Ship.  Needless to say, Santa had that one tucked far under the tree---so when Tyler opened Captain Hook's Skull Rock, he said, "All I wanted was Bucky for Christmas, Santa forgot.(with disappointment all over his cute sick face)"  Then he looked and saw that last present under the tree and said, "That must be Bucky. Santa got it for me I'm sure!" He was so excited and opened it super fast.  Bucky has been attached to his hand ever since---thanks Santa! I say it all the time, but I really am lucky to have such a wonderful family, extended family and friends.  I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas!



Daddy's little princess! She looked so beautiful for someone who was sick!




My sick kids sharing their germs with Uncle Mark! =)




Tyler loved his big boy bike--Hailey got a bike too!




Me and my lovies!



Hailey and her godfathers at Papa's Christmas



Ty getting a smooch from  his godmother Auntie Sami!



The kids made a house of presents from the Reichel side---
check out the snowman wrapped presents from Angela! So cute!