Christmas 2015 (finally!)

About time I posted about Christmas!  We have been super busy lately, and I am still struggling with the schedule that Ike and I keep while Dave is at school!  Excuses, excuses right?  Anyway, here's our Christmas.  :)




Christmas Eve jammies thanks to Grandma Mary and Grandpa Dave.






On Christmas Eve we got together with Josh's parents and sister to play games and hang out.  The kids got a couple of new games we all played then the adults played some Elbows Up after the boys went to bed.  The boys actually slept in some Christmas morning and didn't get us up until almost 7:30-this is shocking to anyone who knows the hours they usually keep!  After we opened presents, we went over to Barry and Divana's for brunch and more presents of course!






From before our company Christmas party.  Had to get a picture with them in their fancy clothes.


















Look at those smiling faces for a selfie with mom!  So cooperative.









The Saturday after Christmas we went to visit with Grandma Bertie and the Bowyer clan.  Lots of fun and good food like always!

The peeking in Grandma Bertie's kitchen window.













Dave's favorite toy(s) included all the lego sets he hauled in!  Ike's favorite toy was his costume stuff he received-cowboy boots, tools, tool belt, etc.

Christmas in Evansville

We had an awesome time with my family in Evansville a couple weekends ago.  We went down before Christmas to celebrate with everyone, so the kids got to have lots of present opening  :)

Tony and Dave playing war.  Dave is super into card games right now.

Dave wearing grandpa Dave's Santa hat.

Tony and Ben before we began Beanboozled.










If you haven't played beanboozled yet, you definitely should!  Dave and Ike watch countless videos of people playing it on youtube, so we bought it to try with my mom and brother.  It is basically a game wear you pick a color of jelly bean and don't know if the one you picked is the good or bad flavor.  For instance, brown is either dog food or chocolate pudding.  It's really a pretty terrible game but the kids love it.

I think Dave got a bad flavor  :)

The boys not cooperating with a picture...surprise surprise.

We went out to a yummy Japanese restaurant called Kanpai while we were in town.  Ike was digging the miso soup.

The kids and Liam with Santa.  Not a great job with the smiling.











Dad and Kyra kept the boys for a sleepover with Liam one night, so Josh and I went out with my mom and Tony and Ben!  Super fun and so nice to have an actual conversation!

Group pic at the Dapper Pig.  Yum!

Gamma and Ike making mini pizzas.

Ike opening presents with Papa Charlie and Grandma Kyra.  Notice the paparazzi in the background!













So thankful for all of our family and especially their love for our kiddos!  We are so blessed to have such wonderful people for our kids to grow up with!!  Christmas part 2 coming up in a bit!