Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas from Station Five! Sadly, Shaun had to work Christmas so we spent half the day at the station with him!

 

 

This is probably my last post of 2013 so I figured I'd finish strong with a really, really, really long picture post from this month's activity! Let's start at the beginning...

 

Miss Elfie came to visit this month and Parker was by far the most excited! She would greet us each morning from different places all over the house. A few of our favorite where...

 

Drawing on our pictures that are hung in the hall.

Hunting for deer above the cupboards.

Showing us selfies she took with the boys at night while they were sleeping.

Head first in the cereal box.

The Star Wars guys even held her hostage one night!

And of course holding baby Jesus so that we would remember the true meaning of Christmas!

 

Parker asked a lot of questions this Christmas about what is real and what he should believe in. On one occasions, this was our conversation:

 

Parker: Mommy, is Santa real because I've never seen him?

Me: Well, there are a lot of things that are real that you haven't seen before.

Parker: *pondering my words*

Me: What is something you believe in but, you haven't ever seen it.

*me waiting for him to say Jesus or God*

 

Parker: Hmmmmm.... Have I ever seen a moose? 

 

Blake got his first REAL big boys hair cut! My mom has cut it up until now and she's never cut it so short that it gets rid of all the curls! Well, daddy is to blame for this one. I said no clippers but, apparently Shaun had other plans when he took him in! My baby, where have you gone!?

 

 

Isaac was cradled in this Santa's arms when he was only one month old!

Shaun helps out with Make a Child Smile every year so we joined in too.

Parker and Blake with Sparky the fire dog!

 

Uncle Manny graduated from college so all the Higgins and Donleys got together to celebrate!

 

Daddy turned 33 and the boys showered him with gifts the color camo!

Mummu and Iso were also in town so they watched the boys while we went on a date!

 

And then we had Christmas with them! However, I didn't actually get any pictures of/with them! Oops!

 

We went to the Festival of Lights in downtown Riverside at the Mission Inn!

I was freezing but all my boys were just right!

 

Bass Pro Shop is always a must...

And we really wanted a picture with Santa but, his line was waaaaaaay too long so we settled for a photo with his reindeer!

We ever found Mrs. Claus!

Kylie and Jeremiah join us for some shooting practice too!

 

Trees that light by night and hold swords by day! I'm also a fan of the idea that angels aren't pretty little things that float in the sky. Instead, they fight for us! Good job boys!

 

Uncle Aaron sent Shark jerseys (the hockey team) and shark jaws! 

 

Then there was our Christmas morning on the 24th! They tried so hard to keep their eyes closed until we were ready!

These boys were beyond spoiled but they loved their big gifts. Isaac got a Star Wars clone space ship thing and the little boys got a side-by-side!

 

The green team!

 

We headed to church that evening for our candle light service!

 

Showing off their true personalities.

Parker refused a picture so all was right in universe!