We started off our holiday season by packing up and heading for Gulliver to spend a few days with my parents. We had great traveling weather on our way there and enjoyed watching the snow after we arrived. The boys helped decorate the tree and burned of some energy at Burger King Playland while my mom and I shopped.
We took a little time on our way back from town and stopped by the Eva Burrell Animal Shelter with a big bag of food for the kitties waiting for new homes. The kids love stopping and visiting the kitties and this trip was extra special since we ran into an old friend who volunteers there! Brendan was quick to ask her if she could show him the dogs and off we went to visit the pooches! And, no, we did not leave with one ;)
My sister, Katherine, and her family were able to come up also so we could all enjoy some time together. As you can guess, the kids were super excited to open presents. We had a wonderful visit, even though it was too short!
Aiden all happy after having some dinner:
The boys getting ready to start handing out presents:
Christmas morning we packed up and headed for the Pomeroy house! We had a nice lunch before opening up presents in the afternoon. Again, the boys were super excited and helped hand out all the presents. It was even more fun than usual this year as the boys got to play with their little cousins, Ellie and Maxwell - both mobile; and fast!
Brendan in the Santa hat from Grandma Martha...and shorts... I know...
Levi, Lindsey and Maxwell arriving for Christmas!
You'd never know this massaging chair actually belonged to Uncle Colin - Brendan was in it every time it was free!
A trip to the UP wouldn't be complete without going out to enjoy the snow. The boys had a blast being pulled by Grandpa Herb on the snowmobile.
After a couple days there, we headed back to MN. Since Wellyn is at a different company than past holidays, he no longer has a holiday shut-down between Christmas and New Year's so we needed to head back.
Santa came while we were sleeping our fist night back and were the kids ever excited! Brendan was the first one up (like usual ;) and got us up to see all that Santa had brought. This is Brendan's 'excited face' while he was waiting for us to start opening gifts:
Yeah, there are a lot of little legos in these sets!
Me getting a hug from Aiden - he got me some really cute stickers and a craft punch as a gift.
Santa didn't forget mom and dad either, we got a new Blu-ray player! After the kids were in bed we watched Transformers on it for the first time - very cool! Of course, now I want to get the Planet Earth series (thanks to Ashley!).
And, I can't leave my furry boys out of this post ;) Here they are enjoying some toys from Grandma Donna and Jag relaxing under the tree:
The time back home has been fairly uneventful; mostly catching up on laundry, rearranging toys to fit in places (trying to convince the kids to get rid of some they don't use!), and Wellyn building more shelving in the storage area of the basement on the days he didn't have to be at work. The shelves turned out great and have really helped get us organized and free up some floor space. I think we're all about ready to get back into the 'normal' routine of life that this coming week will bring.
2 comments:
I was laughing at the 'lovey brother picture' on Grandma Donna's couch - they were sure hamming it up! Looks like Santa was really good to you!!! Ellie really likes all her new toys, my tea is great, and the mirror is very handy too! =) Tell Brendan we've been keeping the massage chair warm =)
I might have to come to the Pomeroy house on Christmas so Grandpa Herb can pull me around on the snowmobile! The pictures are all really cute. I love how smiley they both are! Happy 09!
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