Christmas wrap-up

Let's go over some of the activites of the past couple of weeks! First, Sydney's Kindergarten did a program for the parents on Friday the 21st. The songs they sang were so cute and Sydney knew all the words! Thanks to Mike's Mom for the photos. This one is for Mike as payback! I was playing the piano for the kids to sing (there's another story) and Mike was on his way home from the Utah bowl game in San Diego (yea for the win and a happy hubby!). I got Amanda out of class to come to the program. Both Grandma's made the trip to Kville and after we went to Taco Time (Syd's choice) for lunch. After a short visit to Mrs. Backers (for my birthday), the kids and I picked up Dad from the airport and headed to Grandma G's to play for a minute while Mom and Dad shopped. Then, the kids got to sleep over at Grandma Arvy's while Mom and Dad went to Dad's work party.

Mike and I enjoyed a sleep in on Saturday morning, got up and shopped some more (I was really behind this year) and went to lunch at Market Street for my birthday celebration. We must have celebrated a little too long because Renae was getting worried thinking we were going to pick the kids up in the morning. Oops!

Christmas Eve was spent with the Gibby's. We had our traditional Chinese food dinner with food from Dragon Diner. Roger and Cozette helped renew an old tradition of the family poem on the back of a Chinese restuarant placemat with their stolen placemat from Chin Wah! The poem was beautiful as always and included the additions from first-timers Kat, Jamie, Amanda and Kate.

We open the kids gifts to each other and the sibling gifts to each other since it's harder for everyone to meet at one time on Christmas.

With 10 kids age 3 and under there was a bit of chaos, but in a good way! The west-side brothers!Our beautiful and happy kids!
Ready for Santa in our Christmas jammies!