The Cromwell Clan: Christmas........

Thursday, December 25, 2014

Christmas........

The Sunday before Christmas I had to go early to church to practice for the choir program so I left it to Layne to take a few pictures of the kids in their "Christmas" outfits for church. Julia is always willing and a great model, Christian on the other hand, you get what you get and you don't throw a fit. So here you have it.

"He came, he came!" was what we woke up to Christmas morning. After Layne had tried to barricade the hallway with cones and by keeping the coat closet door open so the kids couldn't get by. But leave it to Christian to find a way around it. It was so cute though. So we go up to see what Santa had brought. Christian was in awe as he found the 2 things he had specifically had asked for sitting out waiting for him, a wooden train set and a bike with training wheels. Julia also got a new bike and a beautiful new Elsa dress! It was a wonderful Christmas morning.

The aftermath at our house Christmas morning!

A miracle actually happened Christmas morning too. It snowed the night before. We have had no snow all of December, it's been in the 40's and 50's all month and it finally has snowed! It was so nice to wake up to a white Christmas!

After our family Christmas we headed over to my parents for the day with the rest of the family. Its always fun but as we get bigger and bigger the room seems to be dwindling quickly. The kids usually open up first and then head off to play that way the adults and somewhat take their time and enjoy opening up what we have before the kids ascend and demand we open up 100 things or want something to eat. The rest of the day is filled with food and fashion shows, naps, games, sledding and watching TV. Just being around family is the best part for me. Being all together! I'm glad we all live close by to be able to make that happen!