On the Third Day of Christmas...

We finished up our 2016 Christmas celebrations will Christmas morning at our house.  I only took one photo of the entire morning because I set my camera to video and just let it run.  So, not many photos, but I can promise you that the boys loved their presents.  Santa brought them lots of things for outside (a baseball tee, soccer nets, soccer balls, baseball gloves, etc, and a new Wii U). 

After the boys had finished opening their gifts, we loaded up and headed down the road to Grannie and Papaw's house.  Grannie had to work Christmas day, so we needed to open gifts a little earlier than normal, but the boys didn't mind one bit!

 Kyran is hugging his present...he was pretty excited for Paw Patrol!

To round out our Christmas day celebrations, we headed back to Grannie and Papaw's house that evening for our annual celebration with the Olin family.  This is always a highlight and for the second year in a row, my parents have come down and joined us, which only makes it better!  It was a great way to end our 3 days of Christmas!

 Grandma Debbie was having a blast (pun intended) shooting the kiddos with the Nerf guns!

Meeting of the minds

On the Second Day of Christmas...

We had a great time at my parent's on Christmas Eve.  The kids played games, put on plays, decorated the garage, ate lots of food and candy, and most importantly, opened lots of presents!  The adults had fun, too...there is just nothing like seeing Christmas through the eye of a child.

 All the grandkids in their Christmas jammies

 Dad made these trees for Mom and I thought they turned out pretty nicely.

 Grandpa with his boys...

 and Grandma with her girls!

 Getting ready to open Uncle Eric and Aunt Tai's present

 Uncle Eric and Aunt Tai always get unique gifts.  This year was a pinata filled with candy and a certificate for a day trip to Fair Oaks Dairy!  The kids had a blast trying to open the pinata!

 Present time!!!!

 Baby Rose with her first set of mouse ears!

 The kids ended the night with "Twas the Night Before Christmas" - absolutely adorable!

On the first day of Christmas...

The first day of our Christmas festivities found us at my parent's!  We headed up today to celebrate Tiffany's birthday and then Christmas Eve tomorrow night.  It's always a good time at Mom and Dad's, and this year did not disappoint!

Mom wrapped up a gift over and over and then had the kids play a dice game to see who won it.  They had to roll dice until they got doubles and then had to put on a hat and gloves and start tearing away at the package.  It was a hoot!  Just when one kiddo would get all suited up, another would roll doubles and rip the hat and gloves right off of them!  In the end, Taylor won the game.  She was a sweet winner though, and decided to keep the gift at Grandma's (it was a game), so that everyone could play with it!

Of course, no December 23rd is complete without a birthday celebration for Tiffany!!!  Happy 8th birthday!!!

While the boys are away...

While the boys are away...the parents will play!  While the kiddos were at Mom and Dad's, we got invited to go the Indianapolis Zoo with our friends, Brian and Ashley!  Even though it was a bit chilly, the zoo was a lot of fun!  We were able to see the animals that were out, watch the dolphin show, see the lights, ride the air lift, and have dinner at PF Chang's.  It was such a fun night and a great way to round out the end of our first week of break!  We're headed to my parent's tomorrow to start the Christmas festivities!