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Grandpa Eric gave the boys this sled . . . they have had so much fun already in doors with it!!



Christmas night Lydia got a fever. Sunday we wanted to take her to the Kid's Care, which opened later than I thought!! Trent was coughing and warm and Blake was sick! So we loaded the kids in the car with pillows and movies and headed to Brigham City! Why? To check out the mom and dad of our new dog! Tater and Ed! Josh has been researching dogs for months and we decided lab it is! Put our deposit down on a Foxtail Red that will be born Feb. 21st we will get it in April!! AHHHHHHHHHHH . . . is all I can say! I think we should do it, but that does not mean it doesn't scare clean little me to death!!
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Little Lyds had an earache! Poor baby! I hate fevers! She hates her pink medicine! She is lovin' on her new doll!

Grant got sick Sunday night! He probably had it the worst of all 3!

Tuesday the fevers were not breaking so we headed to see Dr. Duffy! Grant was 104 upon arrival! They do not have strep, it is viral. Croupy coughing, sore throats, headache, major fevers, Grant was throwing up some! Oh what fun!! So we are in the room at Dr. Duffy's chatting with him . . . we just love him! Blake is up on the table in between the boys sitting there! He looks at Dr. Duffy and clear as a bell says, "Go out!" We almost died laughing!

Fa Ra Ra Ra Ra, Ra Ra Ra Ra

I have not seen The Christmas Story, but I laughed so hard at Beckee's post title I had to copy!
We had Christmas dinner with Josh's side of the family at Fong's. (us, Eve, B & B, McKinney's, McAtee's, Rasmussen's) It was the only restaurant we knew of that was open and could take a large crowd. Next year, we are going to watch The Christmas Story!

Paul and Chera gave us these sweatshirts!!! I love them!!!

Christmas Morning

Trent was up at 2 and 3, then came to our room and feel back to sleep surprisingly quick. (He told me sleeping was the only way to make it to morning to get the scooter!) The boys were up at 5:30am and finally we told them we could go out at 6:10am. They woke Blake up who was crying! Once he realized we were doing presents . . . he snapped out of it!!
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Santa brought scooters . . . and they got toothbrushes, band aides, clothes, starburst, beanies!!

Grandma and Grandpa came to see our stuff!!

A little later we headed to Grandma Evelyn's house! She gave Blake a truck/trailer/four-wheeler and warm Cars blanket!!

Great-Grandma Stanton

Trent got this awesome castle Trio set!!

Grant was ready to paint immediately!!

Lyds Christmas nap in Grandma's bed!!

Santa Came

Trent's Gift

Trent wrote Santa a letter to see what he likes . . . Trent really wanted to get him a present! Santa said he likes stories and pictures drawn and written by children. Trent drew many pictures and wrapped them in a stack. Then he made this for Santa . . . a picture of him and his reindeer. I asked Trent if I could keep it and he said no, so I took a picture. The boys also left a HUGE pile of mint and regular oreos!

Christmas Eve

After Kneaders we walked through a home with the Johnsons, made a couple deliveries and headed home to get the rolls ready! The boys were chomping at the bit to go to Grandma and Grandpa's house!!
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At the Reese's we ate a turkey dinner (with a little ham!) We then did the Nativity with Jill's costumes, I narrated! It was so fun to have Luke as our Baby Jesus!

We did a cousin gift exchange . . . the kids earned the money and spent between $1 and $5 on each other! Blake stoked with a Cars puzzle, stickers, Bingo game and candy.

Trent and Grant thrilled with big CANDY and dart guns (that go perfectly in their spy kits!)

I knew my boys would all chose the same thing (whatever Trent decided on) . . . we gave gumball machines.
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Blake got an awesome truck from G & G Reese!

Grant got a DS (to replace the one we lost on our flight to Bismarck this summer!)

Trent the spy kit he has been DYING for!

Blake just chillin' sitting on Max and Claudia's presents, which they let him help open!

Lydia had to wear her Christmas dress! So are they suppose to wear them just the Sunday before Christmas, or all or December, Christmas Eve too? How does this work?

We had a special visitor (who Trent thought was skinny!) Lydia LOVED his beard and wanted to eat it!!!

He brought Buddy the ELF!!! Blake was the only one who sat on his lap!! I am trying to remember why Blake has no shirt on!

We had dessert and broke out the SEE'S!!! YEAH, my favorite part!!! The kids were anxious to get home and get to sleep!! They actually spotted Santa 3 times while we were on the I-15!!!