So it was our FHE activity last night. Anne and Alicia had so much fun and asked to do it again this morning. Jared even costumized a figure for each person. He is so funny with his "toys".
Wii FHE
Jared and I hit the after-Christmas-sales yesterday and picked out a Wii. Jared has wanted one for a long time for the family. We had some money left over that others had given us for gifts and said it was our valentine's and Anniversary gift too.
So it was our FHE activity last night. Anne and Alicia had so much fun and asked to do it again this morning. Jared even costumized a figure for each person. He is so funny with his "toys".
So it was our FHE activity last night. Anne and Alicia had so much fun and asked to do it again this morning. Jared even costumized a figure for each person. He is so funny with his "toys".
Christmas 2009
The girls went to bed on Christmas Eve after their first gift. The adults decided to start with the rest of their Christmas at a reasonable hour the next day.
Of course we had to get the Jensen traditional stair picture.
Santa bought these umbrelllas for the girls, so we can still walk to the preschool when it is raining to drop off Anne.
As you can see the Little Miss products we very popular in our house this year. They also got a DVD from the series.
Book we the absolute most popular gift given.
Anne picked out all the gifts she gave people by herself. The one she picked out for her daddy made me giggle. He is already moving into the stage of getting socks and ties from his kids.
This was the most hilarious gift of all.
Anne got these two dresses from different people. The cutest thing was that she so willingly let Alicia wear one so she wouldn't feel left out. I have the best girls!!!
Katie's gifts ended up being opened the next day, but she did get this doll from Anne. It is about as tall as she is. More pictures of that to come.
Of course we had to get the Jensen traditional stair picture.
Santa bought these umbrelllas for the girls, so we can still walk to the preschool when it is raining to drop off Anne.
As you can see the Little Miss products we very popular in our house this year. They also got a DVD from the series.
Book we the absolute most popular gift given.
Anne picked out all the gifts she gave people by herself. The one she picked out for her daddy made me giggle. He is already moving into the stage of getting socks and ties from his kids.
This was the most hilarious gift of all.
Anne got these two dresses from different people. The cutest thing was that she so willingly let Alicia wear one so she wouldn't feel left out. I have the best girls!!!
Katie's gifts ended up being opened the next day, but she did get this doll from Anne. It is about as tall as she is. More pictures of that to come.Christmas Eve 2009
Beate was able to spend Christmas Eve with her brother, Oliver. I think that was the best gift she got the whole night. 
The girls were so excited about them and felt like princesses.
Katie even got one on Christmas Eve night from her Gma nd Gpa. She got to wear it at church the next Sunday.
We found these dresses on a wonderful sale and Jared HAD to have them for his girls. He is such a softie when it comes to them.
The girls were so excited about them and felt like princesses.
Katie even got one on Christmas Eve night from her Gma nd Gpa. She got to wear it at church the next Sunday. Each girl got open one gift that night and the adults finished theirs. We had a friend of the family with us and Beate's brother, Oliver with us too. It was the first time in about 30 years that they celebrated Christmas together. I think that was one her favorite "gifts".
The highlight for me was something that Jared did with the help of Richy. They got me the whole Little Miss and Mr. Men book sets that my Grandparents read to me as a little girl. I couldn't believe it!
I even got Jared his motorcycle he has been wanting...just not in the size he wanted it. But it will have place of honor in he desk at work anyway.
Before we went to bed Jared and I called my family on skype to open our gifts from them. My mom had made a quilt for Jared. He had wanted a patriotic one, and since that what my mom made for all her kids she got his done first and brought it with her. He loves it.
The highlight for me was something that Jared did with the help of Richy. They got me the whole Little Miss and Mr. Men book sets that my Grandparents read to me as a little girl. I couldn't believe it!
I even got Jared his motorcycle he has been wanting...just not in the size he wanted it. But it will have place of honor in he desk at work anyway.
Before we went to bed Jared and I called my family on skype to open our gifts from them. My mom had made a quilt for Jared. He had wanted a patriotic one, and since that what my mom made for all her kids she got his done first and brought it with her. He loves it.Cookies and Caroling
There are so many fun cookies that we love to make at Christmas. This year we decided that we would take some and deliver them to people we know. We also added a little caroling into the mix.
It was so fun seeing these three putting it all together and teasing each other. It has been so fun to have everyone here again.
Uncle Richy was so nice to keep Katie warm while we were caroling. Those who were home to get the song and cookies loved it. It was fun for us to be together doing something for others.
It was so fun seeing these three putting it all together and teasing each other. It has been so fun to have everyone here again.
Uncle Richy was so nice to keep Katie warm while we were caroling. Those who were home to get the song and cookies loved it. It was fun for us to be together doing something for others.Early Christmas Gifts
This year, we decided to give mom and dad a couple of early christmas gifts! They arrived in different shapes and sizes and the reactions were incredible! See for yourself:
On Friday, this enormous box was delivered to our home:
On Friday, this enormous box was delivered to our home:
But this was not all! There was even more to come. On the following monday night mom and dad were called in the frontroom ...
Well, we are excited to have these wonderful gifts with us this christmas!
And we don't think that mom will forget this christmas for a while!
Pets
Jared and I decided when we were engaged that would never have any pets. I know that for those who have pets, they are a vital part of their lives. I love animals, but from a distance. The expence, mess and maintanance is just not worth it for us.
We went to a fabulous pet store near us the other day. They have absolutely everything (we may never pay for the zoo again). Anne and Alicia were running around and loving it. I skipped the spider part and looked away at the snake part.
I did love all the furry and cute animals though. Especially the mice. The girls' enthusiam was contageous and they are still talking about it. Thanks Bahnka!!!
We went to a fabulous pet store near us the other day. They have absolutely everything (we may never pay for the zoo again). Anne and Alicia were running around and loving it. I skipped the spider part and looked away at the snake part.
I did love all the furry and cute animals though. Especially the mice. The girls' enthusiam was contageous and they are still talking about it. Thanks Bahnka!!!Christmas Fever
This has been quite a fun December for us. I thought a little entry to sum it up so far would be nice.
We are getting into the Christmas spirit in lots of different ways. This was such a pretty display in the mall.
My wonderful hubby came home from work the other day with an early Christmas present for me...a new Dishwasher!!!!!! Oh, life is GOOD!
Anne and Alicia even made paper chains to count down the days. I forget to have them take one off each day, so they have just become a festive doorframe decoration. I ran out of red paper so half of the link are orange. But luckily they don't know the difference yet. Maybe I'll be better prepared next year. The point is that they loved making them.
Jared got the Muppet Christmas Carol for the girls. So we saved it for 3rd Advent to watch with them. We had the "brilliant" idea to do it all in our room. Here we all are, with our bowls of popcorn, candies, water and tangerines. Well, the girls spent the whole time asking for more food. So after about a half our we kicked them out of our room, put Katie to bed, closed the dooor and finished it ourselves. Oh well. Never doing that again.
We are getting into the Christmas spirit in lots of different ways. This was such a pretty display in the mall.
My wonderful hubby came home from work the other day with an early Christmas present for me...a new Dishwasher!!!!!! Oh, life is GOOD!
Anne and Alicia even made paper chains to count down the days. I forget to have them take one off each day, so they have just become a festive doorframe decoration. I ran out of red paper so half of the link are orange. But luckily they don't know the difference yet. Maybe I'll be better prepared next year. The point is that they loved making them.
Jared got the Muppet Christmas Carol for the girls. So we saved it for 3rd Advent to watch with them. We had the "brilliant" idea to do it all in our room. Here we all are, with our bowls of popcorn, candies, water and tangerines. Well, the girls spent the whole time asking for more food. So after about a half our we kicked them out of our room, put Katie to bed, closed the dooor and finished it ourselves. Oh well. Never doing that again.
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