Christmas and winter events...

The following pictures are of some events that took place over the holidays and the winter season we have been experiencing. Lots of snow, cold weather and spending time with family that we've been blessed to enjoy.

Of course we must start out with Brielle and Taeya and their visit to see Santa Clause :) Tayea's daddy had a work party where they played games, frosted cookies, made little crafts and of course got to see SANTA!!

Mrs. Clause was there too :) The girls got to tell Santa what they want for Christmas and they got toothbrushes for a little treat. What a great gift!!

OFF TO GET A CHRISTMAS TREE...

Probably the first week into December, we went and got a Christmas tree. Our very first tree ever (besides the dwarf, fake one in our window each year)!!! This was our first year to spend Christmas at our house so we most definitely had to get a real tree :)

It was a very cold night so we bundled up Bryce really good

This tree was the winner!!

I believe it was the next day that we went to grandma and grandpa's to make X-mas sugar cookies. A tradition that we absolutely love cause grandmas recipe is the absolute BEST!!

Daddy and Brielle and their adorable snow man they made together. Gotta love the snow!!

Probably a week later we got some more snow and Brielle and I played in it together without dad this time.

Oh ya know, just Brielle wanted to be buried in the snow like a little munchkin. She actually stayed like this for a while :)

And after all that snow activity, we came into a warm home to drink some yummy hot chocolate... Of course Bryce (below) came with us outside. Love to bundle that guy up and take him into the this cold weather. He liked it!! :)

CHRISTMAS EVE, EVE DINNER...

So my Aunt Jody does a Christmas Eve, EVE dinner that's on the evening before Christmas Eve. I think that's the 23rd :) So yeah, we all get together and EAT, sing Xmas songs, visit and the kids do a little reenactment of the nativity. It's pretty cute and its always good to see family that we don't see often

Um, we absolutely did leave Bryce out of all our pictures on this night. Mean huh!!! :)

CHRISTMAS EVE!!
So we spent Christmas Eve at grandma Sue's where we ate a big feast, opened presents from grandma and grandpa, stayed up late and played games. We had a wonderful time.

Brielle by our tree before heading to grandma's house. Oh how I love her home cooked meals!!!!!! Especially during the holidays!!

All, well most, of the grandkids by the tree. Oh and Sparky the dog too :)

About to open presents. Always an exciting moment :)

Emily and Steven trying to get serious with this game we were playing. I believe it's called "Word on the Street" and it's pretty fun.

The game got pretty intense and we laughed a lot that night while trying to get through it.

Bryce and Brielle in their Christmas jammies... SUPER ready for bed..

Of course the kids fell asleep on the drive home :) We quickly put them in their beds and off Scotty went to work on getting Brielle's BIG SANTA gift ready for Christmas morning...

Christmas Day!! Finally!!

Brielle on Christmas morning so happy to be sitting in her new BARBIE POWER-WHEEL!!!! She has been talking about this thing forever!!!!

Cute little Bryce Man!! His very first Christmas!! So, on Christmas morning we all slept in till about 9:30 and FINALLY Brielle woke up coming into our room not so sure how to start the morning off.... So we excitedly told her "Merry Christmas" and headed downstairs closing her eyes. We rushed into the family room where she found her beautiful PINK power-wheel!!

Yeah, driving it the house didn't really work out...

...So we dressed in warm clothes and hurried outside to drive the power-wheel in the street. Or should I say, Brielle's new Pink Barbie Jeep!!

Worked pretty good in the snow too...

After a morning of driving her new jeep and opening presents with the family, Brielle happily sits down with her new FUR REAL kitty that grandma and grandpa Hoyal got her.

And of course there's little Bryce Mobile who really has no idea what's going on :) He just acts like a baby the whole time being cute and fun!! He did get some fun little toys that he really likes to play with. Over all, we had a great Christmas season and enjoyed spending time with family!!! Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season as well!!