Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!!!!!!!

I was dreaming of a white Christmas and guess what?? We got one!! I can not believe we got snow on Christmas Day!!! That hasn't happened since the 40's (I think). We were all so excited to watch the snow fall! (Christmas is the only time I really like snow :))

our backyard

heading to the snow hill to sled

off we go!

Madison squealed in excitement. She wanted to go again and again. It was her first snowfall and she had so much fun!

 Connor

Walking up the hill after sledding down

Zander

seeing what snow taste like

Connor

Zander and Ellie. Zander really had fun sledding. Connor screamed the whole time.

Ellie wearing my gloves

Ellie

Zander



This is how rednecks go sledding :)



Jeremy pulled them around the neighborhood and they loved it! Connor was the only one who didn't want to do it.

Zander, Lucas, and Rachael  wiped out going around a corner



Then daddy, grandpa and Ellie made a snowman while the other kids napped. When Connor woke up he was so sad that he didn't get to make one.



Ellie and her snowman

So Grandpa and Grandma took the boys out to make their own snowman.

Christmas

I LOVE Christmas!! I LOVE everything about it!! Celebrating Jesus, giving, music, eating baked yummies, warm fires, lights, snuggling with family, celebrating with friends, watching my favorite Christmas movies...the list goes on and on!

Always Christ first!!

Our ugly mis-shaped tree. :) We usually get ours in the moutains, but this year, since we went to Disney, we just went to the store. However, like my mom said, Christmas will still be Christmas, even with an ugly tree. So true!

Can you believe I got them all to sit still and smile!?! Even Zander!

Zander had to open this one first. It had a little stuffed bear on the outside and he wanted it so badly. Grandma made him a blanket and when the other kids saw it they wanted to open theirs right away.

Zander and his blanket

Connor was so excited to get his blanket. He loved it!



He went and gave Grandma a kiss to thank her for the blanket.



Madison didn't want to let go of her blanket, not even to open more presents.

Ellie got her baby alive. She had been talking about that for a month. That is what she really really wanted.

Connor was so excited with his gift's. With each one he would yell oooh and aaahhh and all right!

Look at the excitement on Connor's face! He was ripping the paper off and saying "oh my goodness!"

And lets remember that Jesus is the WHOLE reason that we celebrate!! And He is the reason we give. But lets not let Christmas be the only time we give and celebrate! Let our giving and celebrating last all year round.

Day 4-Back to Magic Kingdom

On the last day we went back to Magic Kingdom in the morning and then, after nap, we went back for the light parade and fireworks. So.Much.Fun!

Loved the Christmas decorations. They were not there the first day we went.



I thought this was cute, a Mickey Mouse shaped wreath.



Tim and I decided to try to take the kids on the tea cup ride after all. We did not spin it very much but they still had fun.

The boys went for a drive

Ellie and Gracie were tall enough to go on their first big roller coaster ride. They had so much fun they wanted to to it again.

Back to the barn slinger ride for the rest of the kids.



The front of Minnie Mouse's house



Ellie, Gracie AND Piper were all tall enough for this ride. When Piper got off the ride she was so excited to tell me all about it. :)

Went on a few more rides when we returned at night.

Waiting for the parade to start

So excited to see the light parade!

Can you tell he was having fun?



The first float was Tinker Bell



The castle looked so cool at night, all lit up and turning different colors

Can you see Mickey Mouse in the fireworks?

Our last night

Such cuteness!!

Although we planned on staying longer, 4 days was the perfect lenght of time for our little ones. We are so thankful that we were able to experience Disney with the Gibson's. Thank you for putting up with us and helping with our kids. (The little ones were more of a handful than we expected :)) And I apologize for any additional stress that me or my kids may have caused. :) Except for the cold, it was the perfect time to go to Disney. Not a lot of crowds and of course, I LOVED all the Christmas decorations!