Christmas Festivities

Christmas Eve Mason and Cooper helped me make cookies for Santa. Santa himself told me that his favorite cookies are my chocolate chip cookies.

Mason pouring the brown sugar in.

Cooper pouring the butter in.

Stirring in the flour.

One dozen ready for the oven.

We also made fudge for Santa, but I didn't get a photo of that.


After we made the cookies it was off to Great Grandpa and Grandma Long's house. Jeff had to work, so I took the kids by myself.

They each got a pillow pet from Great Grandpa and Grandma Long. Mason and Cooper couldn't have been happier. Shiloh was also so excited, can you tell? I was so happy Christmas Eve was finally here and they finally got their pillow pets. I knew that they were getting pillow pets and I am glad I did because every time we saw them in the stores Mason would ask for the bee and I would have to drag him away, telling him to wait to see if he got one for Christmas. If I hadn't known they were getting one for Christmas, I probably would have bought him one, just to make him happy. Once Mason had his pillow pet he went around the rest of the evening stinging anyone who was not smiling. I always made sure I was smiling when he saw me and so I never got stung. Most everyone else were not so lucky.


Once we got home from Grandpa and Grandma Long's house, we set out cookies and fudge for Santa and the boys were off to bed and asleep within minutes.
(Insert photo of cookies and fudge here....ok use your imagination...I forgot to take one...with all the craziness that normally comes with the Christmas season, add in a newborn, and sick kids, I am surprised I even got the cookies and fudge made.)


Christmas morning Mason and Cooper didn't wake up until 7:45. Shiloh was still asleep, so we let the boys open their presents without her. I was so impressed by our boys on Christmas morning. They were so polite and thankful. They thanked us for each present after they opened it. Cooper was epically cute. He would say, with tons of enthusiasm "WOW thanks! This just what I always wanted".

With their Santa presents.

Scooters!

Opening their stockings.

Cooper's Iron Man

Mason and Cooper both got nerf guns. I wasn't so sure about these...having darts all over the house, nerf wars all the time, being shot at for no reason. The boys love them and have had tons of fun with them already. I guess I'll have to get used to with having boys.

Our Secret Santa, or maybe a different Secret Santa, struck again. The day before Christmas Eve someone we go to church with called and said someone had dropped something off at her house for us and she wondered if she could come drop it off. When she got to our house she had tons of presents for us. Again I was shocked and speechless. Our Secret Santa REALLY must love us! They did way too much again. But they did great getting things our boys are 'in to". Mason and Cooper loved everything they got them!

Mason opening a present from our Secret Santa.

They both got another nerf gun. That was perfect because now Jeff and I can join them in their nerf gun wars!

Merry Christmas miss Shiloh!

When Shiloh woke up, both boys helped her open her presents.

She got an outfit from Santa.

And this play mate and an outfit from us.

She also got two outfits and a toy from our Secret Santa.


After we opened our presents, Jeff's parents and Grandpa and Grandma Long came over for breakfast and more presents from Jeff's parents.

Cooper with his Great Grandpa and Grandma Long.

Jeff and I got a new set of silverware from his parents. I am so happy they got us this! Our old set, I have had since I graduated high school and it was only an 8 place setting set, so we constantly ran out of silverware. Mason, Cooper and Shiloh with their Papa and Grandma Borders.


A little later in the day on Christmas we went to Jeff's Grandma Borders house. Here is Shiloh with her Great Grandma Borders. This was the first time Shiloh met her Great Grandma Borders.