Christmas Celebrations!
What an amazing Christmas time! I truly love my family & my additional family members! We were able to view the Christmas light decorations off of Sapphire! They get more beautiful with each year that passes. Ryelon is now 2 and understands so much. He loved looking at everything...which made pictures hard because we kept getting the back of his head! =) On Christmas Eve, we relaxed most of the day. Then, Dayton and I decide to go out for the final touches for Christmas morning. He was a blast to be with because he told everyone "Merry Christmas" with this BIG cheery smile! They all told him Merry Christmas back...lucky for them! haha! =} 
On Christmas morning, the kids woke us up by 7:27am! This is the earliest that Christmas morning has ever started for us! Of course, Santa visited our house because we have 5 amazing kids here to leave gifts for! Santa even thanked them in frosting. They love it! We may need to tell Madyson by next year because some of her friends are ruining it for her at school. Parents should tell their kids to not do that. The stories she comes home with, break my heart for her! But, she is so trustworthy, she completely believed us and was able to get the Christmas "Santa" cheer again! The kiddies loved all their presents too. 
We did pretty good with the budget I was given. Even though, it is impossible to stay within $50 for each kid. My husband has lost his mind sometimes! He still lives in the year where gas was 99 cents a gallon! haha!! After our Christmas together, we headed out to Christopher's parents house! It was a little different this year because my mother-n-law was hurting so bad. She is the back bone to parties! I am VERY scared that Christmas will be celebrated at my house sooner than I am ready for. But, our family is so helpful...I know I can do it! After a delicious dinner, the kids opened their presents. Grandma and Grandpa bought them all Bengals jerseys and a toy! Which was great to have when the Bengals won the next day!!! =) Christopher has been so depressed with their record, it was nice to see him screaming at the TV again...but in happiness! 
On Tuesday, the family time continued. We went to Fridays to celebrate Great Gpa's birthday. It was such a nice evening. (even from the kiddie table!) Then, as I was telling grandpa happy birthday and good bye...he poured his heart out so lovingly! He told me how much he loves all of us and that we mean the world to him! It was so nice to hear! Sometimes, we think the thoughts but forget to express them to our loved ones. This Christmas season was filled with love...which is how all Christmas times should be. I hope everyone had a special Christmas worth bragging about! 
♥We will get Ryelon to smile!♥
♥The joys of Christmas morning!♥
♥FaLaLaLa with The Brandt Family!♥
What an amazing Christmas time! I truly love my family & my additional family members! We were able to view the Christmas light decorations off of Sapphire! They get more beautiful with each year that passes. Ryelon is now 2 and understands so much. He loved looking at everything...which made pictures hard because we kept getting the back of his head! =) On Christmas Eve, we relaxed most of the day. Then, Dayton and I decide to go out for the final touches for Christmas morning. He was a blast to be with because he told everyone "Merry Christmas" with this BIG cheery smile! They all told him Merry Christmas back...lucky for them! haha! =} 
On Christmas morning, the kids woke us up by 7:27am! This is the earliest that Christmas morning has ever started for us! Of course, Santa visited our house because we have 5 amazing kids here to leave gifts for! Santa even thanked them in frosting. They love it! We may need to tell Madyson by next year because some of her friends are ruining it for her at school. Parents should tell their kids to not do that. The stories she comes home with, break my heart for her! But, she is so trustworthy, she completely believed us and was able to get the Christmas "Santa" cheer again! The kiddies loved all their presents too. 
We did pretty good with the budget I was given. Even though, it is impossible to stay within $50 for each kid. My husband has lost his mind sometimes! He still lives in the year where gas was 99 cents a gallon! haha!! After our Christmas together, we headed out to Christopher's parents house! It was a little different this year because my mother-n-law was hurting so bad. She is the back bone to parties! I am VERY scared that Christmas will be celebrated at my house sooner than I am ready for. But, our family is so helpful...I know I can do it! After a delicious dinner, the kids opened their presents. Grandma and Grandpa bought them all Bengals jerseys and a toy! Which was great to have when the Bengals won the next day!!! =) Christopher has been so depressed with their record, it was nice to see him screaming at the TV again...but in happiness! 
On Tuesday, the family time continued. We went to Fridays to celebrate Great Gpa's birthday. It was such a nice evening. (even from the kiddie table!) Then, as I was telling grandpa happy birthday and good bye...he poured his heart out so lovingly! He told me how much he loves all of us and that we mean the world to him! It was so nice to hear! Sometimes, we think the thoughts but forget to express them to our loved ones. This Christmas season was filled with love...which is how all Christmas times should be. I hope everyone had a special Christmas worth bragging about! 
