Christmas Morning 2011

Christmas came on a Sunday this year. The boys didn't wake up until 7:30 which is normal. So we didn't have enough time to open all our presents before we had to be at church. Mommy was playing in the sacrament program so we even had to be there early. Papa Egbert joined us before church to watch the boys open their presents.

Santa sure found us this year. I hope that every one else had just as nice of a Christmas. It was wonderful to add a sacrament meeting dedicated to the reason we celebrate Christmas. We should have Christmas on a Sunday every year. Merry Christmas everyone.

Sledding...on snow?

Thanks to some fervent prayers done by a couple of little kids, there was a little skiff of snow on a shady side of a hill in the middle of Hyde Park. Yes, we took advantage of it and went sledding.

I'm pretty sure every one had fun.

Yes, even the dogs.

Silly Pictures

Collin under Great Grandpa and Grandma Egbert's Christmas Tree.

"Excuse me, I mustache you a question."

Yes, its a Storm Trooper. And no, I don't know who to blame for this kind of treatment. Maybe it was the Alliance.

Dear Santa, I can explain...

Our ward Christmas party finally had a Santa Clause this year. The boys are at that cute age where they truly believe. They were also at the front of the line. Adon asked Santa for a Cars 2 Race Track. He was on his lap for a while so I'm pretty sure Santa got a full detail.

"Santa, all I want is an orange" Technically that would have made Collin's Christmas. It definitely was the highlight of the party for him. As soon as he got on Santa's lap, Collin showed Santa his scar on his belly button. I guess it was proof that he had been a good boy this year. I'm pretty sure that Santa didn't understand the rest of Collin's requests... but we are working on it.

Have Yourself a Merry Purple Christmas

Aaron said,"I want a purple tree." So we did. Here it is all finished.

Adon, Collin, and Mommy made purple and silver decorations. We had purple "Halloween" lights on it.

Adon wanted to take a picture of Mommy and Daddy in front of the tree. This is the picture he took. Not to shabby for a five year old.

The Joys of a Box

There are endless games and adventures that can be played in a box. My boys couldn't be happier.

They even shared a hole to watch tv in a box.

Ice Skating

Ever since our last hockey game, Adon has wanted to go skating. We missed it for Holly Days so we went the next day. It took a little while to start having fun but we got there. Here we all are with smiles on our faces.

Collin started off with double bladed ice skates but they wouldn't stay on his cowboy boots. So we finally just let him run on the ice with cowboy boots. Not recommended for any other situation. He had a blast though.

Here is Adon taking a break. Ice skating is hard work. He started off with single blade skates. Then we put on Collin's double bladed skates and he finally took off and we couldn't keep up with him.

The Ice Rink had these plastic "walkers" to help beginners skate. I propped Collin on one and took off as fast as I could go. He loved it and didn't want to get off.