Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Christmas 2012

Santa came!!


Jackson's haul!


Lauren's haul!


The view of the Living Room.  Santa even pushed back the furniture to fit everything!



Jackson anxiously awaits for all of the grown ups to get their robes on!


Checking out the goodies!


Lauren loved her kitchen!


Jackson tore into his stocking first!


It's the air soft gun!


Someone was excited!




Opening a joint gift!



It's a movie night set for their dolls/stuffed animals!


Lauren with NEW Pink Baby!


Camo on!  He's ready!


After all of the Santa gifts were opened, it was time for some breakfast!  We had egg casserole and the sausage rolls that are a Larriviere family tradition.  Then it was time to move into the family room for more presents!



Thomas and I gave the kids big castles to color on.  They were excited!



Thomas with some new tools!


Now for some Brazilian BBQ!


Lauren opened her stocking gifts.


Jackson tried on his new Star Wars costume.

Mama J ended up having the best Christmas though!!  I will spare posting pictures because that is not right to post pictures of an adult on Christmas morning.  :-)  BUT, she got an iPad Mini from Papa J AND she got a beautiful diamond necklace!!  She must have been really good this year!

This year we had a special Christmas -- it snowed!!  We truly had a White Christmas (our favorite Christmas movie too)!!  



Don't you love this picture?!!



Of course, I got outside and played with the kiddos too!!  I couldn't believe that we had a White Christmas!!


Lauren kept laying down to make snow angels. I'm not sure where she learned that, but she kept doing it over and over again!



We got to break out the sleds that Aunt Alicia and Uncle Andy gave the kids!







Someone was worn out!!  It was a big day!

The snow lasted the next day, so the kids had fun playing in it some more.




Later that day, I found this!  Someone (named Lauren) sneaked into her cane of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups!




















Movie night!!  What a great Christmas!!

Monday, December 24, 2012

Christmas Eve 2012

The kids were excited about Christmas Eve!  Mama J let them open some presents throughout the day.  




Lauren got a BIG present!


Jackson was SO much fun this year to watch open presents!  Every present that he opened resulted in a HUGE reaction!






Don't you love his excitement!!  This gift was an "American Boy" doll that he asked for.  With him playing so much with Avery next door, he wanted to be able to play with her on the things that she likes too!


Lauren got a doll house!


The kids LOVED their presents from Mama J and Papa J!



Now, it was time to decorate Christmas cookies!




Later that evening, we enjoyed our Christmas Eve traditions.  We went to church, out to eat, and back home to get ready for Santa.




















Lauren playing with her new doll house before going to bed.