Christmas at Mom and Dave's

 Christmas afternoon we drove up to mom and Dave's and got there just in time for dinner. We had a wonderful prime rib dinner, that I forgot to get a picture of. But it was so good!

Bonnie was excited to wear the matching Christmas dresses her grandfather got her and Kirsten. 

She got to play with Grammy's dollhouse which is the dollhouse of all dollhouses. Truly incredible and so many little furniture/pet/decoration pieces to play with.

She got to play with Grammy's dollhouse which is the dollhouse of all dollhouses. Truly incredible and so many little furniture/pet/decoration pieces to play with.

The next morning we had our little Christmas celebration and exchanged gifts. It was a wonderful morning!

Afterward we took a little walk around the property, which we have loved so much.

This house has served our growing family so well over the last 7 years!

We helped get a few more things loaded into the moving truck.

The kids got some good one-on-one Grandma time.

We played Christmas bingo, one of our favorite newest traditions.

Bonnie couldn't get enough snuggles with Maggie.

We did a puzzle that we never would have been able to finish without Eric!

It was a really wonderful last visit up to the Round Hill house. We will miss it, but we are so so very excited to have Mom and Dave closer to us. It's the people that matter, not the place - and we are looking forward to making new memories with these people that we love so much!

Christmas

Christmas Eve Bonnie was excited to help make and decorate sugar cookies. Riser was also excited to decorate this year, and eat lots of sprinkles.

Don't those look appetizing?

For lunch we went over to Katie's house where she made some delicious soup and was hosting anyone who wanted to swing by before the Christmas Eve service at church. It was so fun!

The service was beautiful, as always.

By the time we got home it was time to make pizza for dinner! A neighbor of ours came over to eat with us, and the kids had fun having someone else to play with. We watched the Grinch, set out cookies and carrots for Santa, and read the Night Before Christmas.

The next morning the kids were very excited to get downstairs! 

They were very happy to see Santa did in fact come, and went right into their stockings.

Benny started making breakfast burritos, as per tradition.

After we ate, it was time to finally start opening presents.

Bonnie got the Kirsten American Girl doll I had as a kid, complete with a full wardrobe of outfits my grandma had made.

Bonnie and Riser exchanged gifts which was very sweet. Riser had picked out a pink beaded sparkly trinket container (literally perfect for her) and Bonnie picked out a little stuffed wolf because Riser loves to howl like a wolf and they have been learning a lot about wolves lately. They loved their gifts and I love seeing what they pick out for each other.

Aunt Katie handmade an angel to add to their nativity, which is so sweet and impressive. 

After we finished opening gifts we started getting ready to pack up the car to head to Grandma and Grandpa Dave's house for a few days. That will be for the next post. We had a wonderful Christmas and feel incredibly blessed by the amazing people in our lives, especially these little munchkins. Merry Christmas!