christmas festivities!

i was in charge of games at malloy's christmas party at school. the kids had a blast with the trim the tree and pin the nose on rudolph game! 

malloy had a pj party day the last day of school before break! 

 rex opened gifts in his classroom for the first part of the morning! he had a fun last day, too!

 love all the christmas crafts!

mmmmm cookies! 

love when they cuddle!

helping daddy wrap presents

 christmas eve at aunt cathy and uncle joe's! we had a great time! malloy was all over addy of course! but when she wasn't, she was doing crafts that aunt cathy set up in the office!! so fun!!!

 the best pictures i got of the 2 of them!

 saying goodbye to joey and jingles!

 putting out reindeer food, the santa key, and cookies and carrots for santa and the reindeer!

this was our first morning ever waking up in our own house on christmas morning!!!! it felt wonderful!!

santa came!! 

daddy and grandpa made the kids control panels to pretend play space ship or anything else!

 and just like that, it's over!

 the kids were hidden in these boxes! the video of them popping out it priceless and so representative of our daily lives!!!

grandpa helped malloy put together her calico critter tree house!

 christmas morning at grandma val and grandpa don's!

handprint gifts each kid made in kindergarten! 

 christmas at roro and papa's!

christmas night back at our house

 visiting with family at aunt mary and uncle gary's!

making marshmallow snowmen!

malloy loves her cousins!! 

apples to apples!