Monday, January 23, 2012

ChRiStMaS!

we had a wonderful Christmas this year.  it was so nice to have jake's parents, brother and grandma helen come to celebrate with us and it is always nice to have a set of cousins just down the road to share it with as well.
jake's presents brought with them (from viriginia) their famous wind-up toy collection.  they have been collecting them since they were first married and have a tradition of winding them all up on christmas eve.  since they took their "show" to each of the grandkids' homes (we all live in texas) we called it "the wind-up tour 2012".

since their are so many photos to share from our christmas, i just put together a little slide show of them all...



some more of our christmas fun...







we (or should i say i) had a lot of fun with our elf on the shelf this year...


















we always try to make an effort to really focus on christ.  its nice to see the boys eagerness to do the same as they get older.  we had a wonderful holiday learning and sharing the joy of our savior and look forward to a great 2012.

2 comments:

quailene said...

LOVE your elf on the shelf ideas!

And, I MUST know (if you are sharing secrets) where you found the nativity blocks...the ones that look like shadows in glass???? I collect nativities and haven't seen anything like them.

Perry Family said...

love all your christmas decorations! elf on the shelf is so funny! you have the cutest boys ever!

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