The Wood Fam Fun Blog

LJ was, as usual, the first one up on Christmas morning! He immediately checked to see if the cookies had been eaten and how the reindeer food looked. The cookies has several bites out of them, milk was almost gone, and amazingly, a lot of the reindeer food had been eaten AND there was a big reindeer paw-print amongst the reindeer food!!! LJ was so excited!!!  We finally got Evan up (he likes to sleep later!), and he got to find his gifts from Santa.   He was excited to get what he asked for, but then told me that he actually wanted the green Luke Skywalker costume. I told him I don't think we wrote that in his letter to Santa... next year, we will need to be more specific!!   Then LJ took Capi and Evan out to inspect the Reindeer foot print!! Pretty cute!!!   Time to check out the stockings... Queenie finished Evan's AMAZINGLY beautiful stocking... she does these needle point pieces of art that take her...

Christmas Eve was a family filled and fun day for us! Every day in December, as soon as the boys have eaten their breakfast and are dressed with shoes on and ready to go, they get to open their advent calendar. (Love their picks today- both picked their favorite Christmas shirts! LJ's is actually a hand me down from my cousin Joanna's boys- thanks!!! LJ Loves it!!).  The motivation provided by one little chocolate is pretty amazing! Today was our last day for the calendar- they both got a bigger than normal Santa chocolate and were very excited!   LJ showing his Santa...   24 chocolates gone!  They were really in the Christmas spirit today!! http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=ykcNfmLWP9k  LJ posing for me at Hat Creek :)    Evan...   Sliding...   Ellie loves sliding and was begging to sit here! She is ready to be a part of, well, everything!!    During rest time, LJ...