Christmas Day with the Constables

We went over to Tracy and Angie's house later in the day on Christmas. It was so nice to be able to relax most of the day on Christmas before heading anywhere else!

We had a wonderful dinner and then sat around and chatted until it was time to open presents. The kids do a gift exchange with Taylor and Alyssa and the adults do an exchange as well. Mattie got her Hawkeye pillow pet she had wanted so badly and Ryan got a lego set which he loved from his Uncle Jeff and Aunt Tammy! It kept him very occupied!!

Christmas Morning!!

The kiddos were sleepy heads this year - they didn't wake up until about 8:30! We did have a very long day Christmas Eve though. The kids were very excited to see that Santa had made it to our house.

Some of the things Mattie got were some new clothes, a FurReal kitten, hand sanitizers, pajamas and some nail polish. Ryan got a basketball hoop, a race car track, legos, pajamas and some candy!!

Christmas Eve at The Constables

Another yearly tradition is going over to Matt's parents house for dinner and presents! We always have such a fun time!! Matt's brother and Lauren were there along with Virginia's mom Nadine. The kids just love seeing all the presents under Grandpa & Grandma's tree :) Dinner was great - Shawn made some lasagna and then he made chocolate pies for dessert.

Mattie couldn't wait to open presents, and kept trying to rush everyone through dinner! The kids got some great presents. Mattie got some new pajamas, jeans, phone minutes and some nice Okoboji gear! Ryan got some Okoboji gear as well, a giant activity pad and some new clothes.

 

Christmas Stop at Grandpa & Grandma Bryant's House

After my Grandma Char's house we stopped at my Grandpa & Grandma Bryant's house so they could see the kiddos and so we could drop off some goodies I had made for them. My grandma loves my roll-ups so I knew I had to take some to her along with some cookies!!

My grandma got Mattie a pretty pink purse and Ryan a remote control car. I found myself playing with the car the next day after the kids opened all of their gifts from Santa :) I guess we're never too old to play with toys!

The kiddos were a little tired at this point!

Christmas at Grandma Char's House

Christmas at Grandma Char's house was a lot of fun as usual! There was a lot of good food!! Most of the family made it there around the same time so it was great seeing some of my cousins and aunts/uncles I hadn't seen in awhile. The kids got some cute pajamas from Grandma. She also got Mattie a bead set which she loved and Ryan a new Nerf gun which he has been using on Mattie and her friends. :) Matt and I got new pillows which we can definitely use!!

Christmas Eve Brunch with the Family

We had my mom and Luke, Brooke and Kobe over for our annual Christmas Eve Brunch tradition. It is so much fun to have them over early in the morning for breakfast and presents :) The kids were excited to see Kobe, of course! He didn't care about what was inside the box as much as the wrapping paper.

We were excited to give my mom her new camera she had been wanting. Her pictures were always so blurry so we got her a sport camera which takes great pictures. We all got spoiled as usual :)

Mattie's Winter Classroom Party

Mattie's classroom party was a lot of fun :) The kids just love having us parents join the party and help out with activities. The kids went to the new gym for some 'Minute To Win It' games which were hilarious.