2016 was an excellent year! We have been so blessed. And we had such a fabulous end to the year. Christmas break was so much fun!! It all started with my volleyball team winning 1st place in the league we had been playing in!! Woot Woot!!
We were able to go to a breakfast Christmas party for the kiddos on Whiteman Airforcee base! It was so sweet! The kids got to eat pancakes and hot chocolate, do Christmas crafts and see Santa!!
Beckham enjoyed the pancakes immensely!!
It was extra special when Santa brought gifts for all the kiddos!!
It was super fun, we all had a blast!!
Elsie wasn't nervous about seeing Santa at all, either!
I had a super fabulous 33rd birthday during the break, as well!! We built our traditional gingerbread village!! Elsie was an active participant this year!! She is getting so big...
Beckham's gingerbread house turned out amazing this year. He put a lot of thought into it :)
Happy Birthday to me :)
Jane was pleased with how hers turned out...after a long lecture on how it's ok if things aren't perfect-haha.
Here's the end result...after a bit of the "snow" had been munched on.
On Christmas Eve our "Elf Eric" returns back to the North Pole and leaves the kiddos with a special present!! Here they are wearing their new jammies from Elf Eric.
My sweet little Beckham bought a gift for each of his sisters and couldn't wait to give them out. SO he wrapped them up and gave them away. The girls were so excited!!
These girls are so lucky to have such a sweeeeeeeet brother!! I just love moments like these!! This is what being a mommy is all about.
We ended our Christmas Eve night by having our traditional Shepherd's dinner and this time we had the sister missionaries with us! It was such a great night.
Christmas day was wonderful!! Elsie was so thrilled to see Santa had brought her an Elsa castle!
Beckham got a cool Bean bag chair for his room!
and Jane got a desk!!
Here is Elsie in her tutu and frozen slippers! I was so happy to see Elsie finally acting more like herself. She began throwing up in the wee hours of Christmas day and had a rough night and Christmas morning...poor girl.
Here are the kiddos playing with the neat MIPasour!
Here is Elsie enjoying her Elsa barbie from Grandma and Grandpa...
Jane loving her new desk in her room!
Beckham's favorite toy was this cool little drone. He has become quite a whiz at it.
Our fabulous Christmas day ended with dinner with the missionaries and a message from them. This was the perfect ending to the day because we had to miss church due to Elsie being sick and Beckham having pink eye. So a bit of spiritual enlightenment was so welcome!!
Elsie and I enjoyed a Christmas themed reading time at the library. Her good friend was there, too!
As a special treat right before school began again, Jane and Beckham had a late night with some friends :) We played some fun party games!
Had pizza for dinner, made a light up snow man necklace and watched a movie!! It was a great night!
On another fun outing, we went to a hibachi restaurant which has become a family favorite!!
It was a fabulous and fun end to 2016! I love my little family so much and love every second I have with them! I can't wait to see what 2017 has in store for our family :)
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