And to All a Good Knight!

Christmas with my family started with a royal celebration on Wed. night the 30th:
Haven enjoyed the banquet feast VERY much!
Story time....
A group picture in matching Christmas pj's.....then bed for the little ones.
The 'older' ones peeked at all the fun awaiting us the next morning ~ upstairs! (We outgrew the den!) (It took us 2 hours to open these one by one. Since the kiddos were well rested, it went well!)
Then some of us played a crazy game of Hyper Dash. It involved lots of running and panting. Eric might have been at a slight disadvantage (although he still won), due to his crazy toe~ it NEVER touches the ground :0)
Jasie and Angel began our Christmas morning by opening their stockings. (Thursday the 31st)
Matt's stocking had an extra special gift~ a beat up car with the message Be Alert, Don't Get Hurt! (See previous post as to why.)

Elijah was very entertaining with his new guitar and guns! (What a big boy!)

Luke and Haven got some fancy new furniture!

This pretty much describes what Luke was doing all morning :0)

Mom's reaction to her calendar with all the grandchildren.

We surprised dad with a certificate to drive a bulldozer. Now that the weather is nice, it won't be long until he gets to fulfill a lifelong dream!

His lunch pail was packed with lots of goodies needed after a hard morning's work!

And we provided an instruction manual so he wouldn't look uneducated :0)

Elijah was my helper while I was getting ready. That was a big job!

Luke was a party animal on New Year's Eve!

The party continued on New Year's Day~ lots of love in Grampa's chair!