Our little Christmas

On Sunday Dec. 19 in the afternoon, we decided to have our little family Christmas!

Aubrey put together an ornament making craft.

Avery put together a hot cocoa stand.

Aubrey and her stack of gifts.

Avery did a "performance" from the Nutcracker for us before we opened gifts.

Mom with her stack of gifts. 

Steve's pile

Avery's stack of gits.

We did something new this year and we played Christmas Bingo!

If you got a Bingo, then you got to pick a gift to open - it was fun and 

prolonged the gift giving to almost an hour and a half! 

The big item Aubrey got this year was an MP3 player. 

Avery's big item this year is an Amazon Echo Dot with alarm clock.

Setting up the Echo Dot together

Each girl picks out a gift that her sister would like, here is what they got each other. 

ornament - making time!

 

Christmas with Grandpa & Grandma Betty

On Sunday, December 12, we had family Christmas with

Grandpa and Grandma Betty.

Aubrey read the Christmas story 

Girls sitting back to back to open their gifts - tickets to Winter Jam concert in Des Moines in January 

Flair pens for Aubrey 

The kids sang "Away in a Manger"

Avery got scratch painting 

playing games 

Grandma Char opened a Shutterfly book from our summer vacation to

 THE ARK and CREATION MUSEUM

 

Kaisand Christmas - during Thanksgiving

We celebrated the Kaisand Christmas during Thanksgiving break since we were all around.

Once again, phots in backward order.

Steve reclining in his new ISU chair 

I was thrilled to get my own table for UBAM events and hosting people. 

the girls with cousin Kailey 

Clicks markers 

Avery was REALLY hoping for this watch with earbuds!

And of course a HyVee gift card to spend at the Claire's section!

Aubrey was thrilled with scrapbooking paper and stickers.

Aubrey was looking for a cow ornament for this year, and Andrea was able to make one for her!

Avery showing off her ear tag earrings.