Bikes, Baths, and Broken Legs

When we got home from Christmas at my parents house, the kids got to have a second Christmas and get their new bikes and helmets.  Santa wasn't able to take those to Nana and Papa's house, so he left them at home.  They were very excited, and ask to ride every day.  Thank goodness for warm winters here in the desert.

Kimball and Jack checkin' out the goods.

Jack was very excited about his cars helmet.

Danny decided bikes are overrated now that he's mobile.  He just figured out how to roll and army crawl to get around, and even figured out how to get himself half way under the entertainment center.

Danny has figured out how to balance in the bathtub just enough to sit in there with his big brothers and sister.

And, alas, poor Tod. Our most mellow child managed to be the first to break a bone.  He was going down a slide at McDonalds with an older girl, there was a pile-up, and his tibia was history.  Okay, not history, but a little spiral fracture.  So he has to wear a cast for 4 weeks.

Woo Hoo it's Christmas!!!

 We finally made it up to my parents house, and let the party begin. On Christmas Eve, we had a delicious dinner, and then had the kids present the Nativity story.  My mom has costumes for most of the roles, and it's fun to see all the kids learning about Jesus' birth.

 This year Tod got to be an "angel in training."

Here's the whole scene. It was so fun to see the Ashton cousin all sit there and try to figure out what they're supposed to do.

Kimball takes her role as Mary very seriously. 

After the Nativity, we started to get settled down for the night.  We attempted to get a picture of our kids in their Christmas pajamas. Here is what that looked like.

My sister Cally and her husband Nate, had a good laugh watching us try and wrangle our little crew.  Needless to day,  the pictures of trying to get them to hold still are more fun and will help us remember how fun and crazy our lives are right now.

And now, for the mayhem of Christmas morning.

 

I'm so lucky to get to be a part of our family.  I love watching my kids get excited about everything.  And, I love how these little ones keep my life in perspective.  Sorry to get cheesy, but what better time to count blessing than Christmas?  I'm a blessed woman to be married to such an amazing man, and to get to raise these little spirits that Heavenly Father has blessed Jason and I with.  And, most importantly, to have the Gospel of Jesus Christ to guide me through.