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Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Christmas Morning

I absolutely love Christmas Morning. There is something about being all warm & cozy in our jammies, opening gifts, laughing, just being a family together...pure joy. Nothing compares to that.

The boys got a Batcave to share which has been a very interesting example of how different they are. Max loves to arrange everything "just right" and then admire it, while Gus loves to move everything around and generally destroy things. They may look alike but boy are they different!

The boys enjoying some present-opening:

Jack got these adorable knit booties & hat from Annie. So cute!

Max got his much-desired Boba Fett costume, thanks to my dear sister who drove all the way to the Lake Stevens Target to find it! Amy, you are a saint!

Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve, we headed over to my parents' house for the first of our Christmas celebrations. It is always such a wonderful time. As you can imagine, it involves a lot of chaos and excitement with all the kids, but it is so fun to watch them celebrate and make memories together.

Here's the 5 oldest cousins:

Gus - 2-1/2, Melia - 4, Sofie - almost 7, Max - 5-1/2, Blake 5-1/2

I love this photo...they did this completely on their own. They were so excited about opening their stockings this year:

Max and Blake both got Star Wars: The Clone Wars laptop games. A definite highlight for both boys!

All the boys together. Funny thing...I bought Max and Gus their pjs and Mark's mom got Jack's for him. They are almost exactly alike, and then when we saw Blake's jammies, we had to laugh that they were just like Jack's.