Christmas and New Year's Celebrations with the Fergusons

 The little kid line up:)

 Bigger kids?

 We did the same thing on this side of the family, with each child getting a gift.  So much excitement.

 Look at the sweet kids as they anticipate a present!

 A flashlight/nightlight/truck for Micah.

 Bracelets for Elli.

 More fun gifts.  We got Liam some paints.

 Rayna got a grocery cart full of food:)

 Elli's adorable face.  She loves clothes!

We got Linda and Larry some towels too.  So soft.

 Kiddos all watching a movie together.

 These two, Lilly and Micah were hilarious and so cute together.

 They played and played with the kitchen and new food. It was sweet to listen to their cute conversations.

Yes, I was there too!

Party Moves

 We decided to move the party to our home for the remainder of the day.  Elli was so excited to set up her classroom with real students;)

 She was even able to coral them!

 They played so well together and showed how much they love each other.

 That night we gave mom and dad a gift.  We got them some new towels.

And why not end with a little fort fun and hiding?

Christmas at Mom's, December 26th

 Mom and dads tree.

 All the kiddos in front of the tree.  We did something new this year.  Each adult bought one gift for a child.  With 8 adults and 8 children, it worked out great!

 With only one gift, or maybe two, the kids were able to really play with them well and truly enjoy the gifts.

 Still some chaos, but way more controlled.

 Leah got Elli school stuff, including this amazing white board!  She was super excited.

 Wesley wanted a singing bird so I got him one as well as a personal safe in which to keep his own stuff:)

 How long before they will not all fit on the living room floor?  I am afraid too soon.

 Gloria wanted this walking horse which proved to be one of the most difficult gifts to find!  So glad we were able to get one for her because it is really cool!

 Francine got her own barbie on a horse.

 Leah got Micah a BayMax figure from the movie Big Hero 6 as well as play dough stuff.

 More school stuff.

 Sweet Ruby with her picnic basket.

 Heather's crew.  Love the girls' outfits.

 Mom and I cooking up the bacon.  I got splattered, in the face, and a burn spot n my cheek!  No more bacon for me;)

 Just playing with toys and each other.  They played so well and enjoyed showing off their new toys.

Yep, love making these memories together.

Christmas Dinner at Home

 Christmas tree appetizers.  We decided this year to invite dad's side of the family over on Christmas night.  Aunt Sharron no longer has everyone over, so it was a good opportunity to celebrate with dad's family too.

 Micah and Oliver enjoyed a cup of ht chocolate.

Ben and Amy with Curtis, Callie, and Kyle, Amy's sister and husband, and Jennifer came as well as Aunt Cheryl and Rodger, Leah and Matt and family, mom and dad,  and Aunt Sheila.  It was a good time of being together and celebrating.

Christmas Morning at Grandma's

 The table gets very full, very quickly now.  We ate, then the next wave with Brandi and Stephanie came through;)

 Luka wanted in there:)

 Grandma with my sweet kiddos.  I love the time to make these wonderful memories.

 I got to hold sweet Ruby for a bit.  First Christmas is always special:)

 Leah's crew.

 Trying to get all the grandkids with Grandma is not an easy task!

 Christmas kisses.

 Elli got some decorative boot socks:)

 Heather and sweet Francine

 We made Grandma a card with both Elli and Micah's hand prints. "Merry Christmas Deer Grandma"

Sister selfie with Ruby:)

Christmas Morning at Home Continued

 Here are those transformers up close:)

 Elli got Micah a flash light.  She actually went shopping for all of use and got us all very thoughtful gifts with her own money.

 Here is Elli with her Zuppie:)  It will have to hold the place of a real dog for a while longer.

 Elli really wanted to get Brent new cologne.  It even came with a cool watch:)

 Micah got right to work on trying to transform Bumblebee.

Here, Elli picked out a shirt for Micah as well as the flashlight.
She got me new socks and Brent an exercise mat.  She got Papa some chili flavored chocolates and Gonga some marshmallow cream!