Troy and I wonder each year how we will ever be able to top the year before. Santa helps out a great deal of course but this year was just as magical as years past. Troy and I got the boys some new furniture and a few things to decorate their rooms this year. They were excited and Payton has Batman, Spencer has Indiana Jones and Jackson has Star Wars. Then they got a new TV for their playroom and I think Dad was more excited than the boys but that's okay. The big stuff this year came in smaller packaging. The big boys got Nintendo DS Lites and Payton got a Leapster 2. Dad got a video game and that has gotten a lot of excitement from the kids. The boys got to pick out small gifts this year for each other and it was so fun to see them get excited to give and not just receive. Payton is still learning how to keep his presents a secret but that will come. The best part of Christmas is the time together and the excitement to celebrate the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. As the kids get older the magic of the changes to excitement for more things for others and giving and that is so much fun to watch. Another great year and it is so nice to have Troy home with us. The boys and I love to just be together with dad and talk, laugh (trying to keep the potty talk down to a minimum) and eat.
Hey, Beth! I thought I'd finally catch up on what you guys are up to. :) After reading through a few of your posts, it's crazy to find that we're doing the same kind of stuff at about the same time. Too funny
ReplyDeleteOur kids all got DS Lites for Christmas, too, as well as a better tv for our game room (mom's excitement, though). We went for a visit at the local farm, signed 3 of our kids up for soccer (only Camby did it the last 2 years), had friends & family over for decorating cookies & gingerbread houses, drove up to Utah (as well as Idaho & Wyoming), etc. My kids would be totally jealous of your kids' Mario & gang constumes for Halloween though. Geez... are you pulling your family agenda off the same internet site that I am? Ha, ha!
We need to get together sometime. Sounds like Jackson & Camby still have plenty in common. Too bad Nintendo Wi-Fi doesn't reach long distances. They could play each other! :) Camby plays with the neighbor boy over our back fence. It's pretty neat they can sit in their own houses but play each other. Fun times!
Well - good to catch up with you guys. Later!