Christmas is over.. the tree is down!

This is so sad to me, but with the new toys and having to have the dinning/play room sectioned off to keep the roaming toddlers away from our Christmas tree... we decided the day after Christmas to take it down.

I have never ever taken down my Christmas tree so early! I would have been in tears if it hadn't been for the twins constant pulling off the ornaments, fussing to get at the tree or the help from Annie and Sammy ready to de-decorate and have more space!

It was a great Christmas. We didn't get up early, everyone slept in (that was the best gift of all to mommy and daddy who had a nice talk with Santa over how loudly he landed his sleigh on the roof at 4am). Seriously, our house shook! Santa loved our cookies... even though they were the pre-made kind and I forgot to set the timer, so they were a little more done than usual... but Santa isn't picky! He kindly left 1 cookie and 1/2 glass of milk.... to which Courtney finished when she woke up.

The twins were so much fun. Santa left them shopping carts,

(which was a huge hit)

a kitchen,

(another huge hit)

reuseable "shopping bags,"

(which the girls love to load up and carry around)

a farm house and a magna-doodle to share, and 2 new blues clues movies.

Mommy and Daddy gave them new Christmas dresses and new carter's outfits.

Jonah (though he didn't get here until Saturday) got a bow and arrow, a mega-blocks Cars race track, a camo blanket, some hot wheels, a nerf gun, a leapster "cars" game and jeans from us.

Sammy got a game for his DS, a skateboard, a nerf gun (so him and Jonah can battle it out), some hot wheels, a bakugon, and sleep pants from us.

Annie got a horse game for her DS, Mr. Ed movies, a bead kit, horse pjs, a horse calendar (that her dad alreay gave her) and some sleep pants from us.

Jeffrey got an iTunes card, a guitar book and Guitar Hero World Tour for his wii.

Santa also brought some games for much needed family time... Uno and Clue! I can't hardly wait to sit down and play!

I got a pink iPod from JC. Which I have already loaded my favorite songs on!

Santa was also thinking of us b/c he left us a White Mountain 6ct electric ice cream maker! That will sure get lots of use!

After all of our gifts were open, the twins went down for a nap, the rest of us got ready to go to my Grandma's and we arrived there about 5p. We ate supper and visited and the kids got more gifts!

Aunt Cindy helping the girls with their strollers...


Courtney loves my Grandma's piano and was so careful when looking through this book of hymns from the 1920s!


Courtney Sue...


Cadie hanging with the boys...

JM, Anthony and Daddy

Cadie Kay...


My Grandma and her 5 girls....

Carol, Sue, Cindy, Nancy, and Mary

Our crew...

Cadie, JC, Me, Courtney, JM, Annie and Sammy

My cousin Jenny and her family...

Chad, Lexi, twins AJ and Jaylynn and Jayce

My cousin Becca and our youngest addition, Cade (isn't he the cutest)?

Becca's hubby is serving our country and wasn't able to be home this Christmas.

We had a wonderful Christmas spending time with the kids and visiting our families! Now, if I can just figure out how to do Christmas once a month!