Santa made it!

It's about time I get on with the blog! Christmas was nearly 2 weeks ago and I'm finally posting pictures. What in the world will I use as my excuse when the girls are all grown? Well, I suppose then there might not be much to talk about. I digress...

Santa made it Billings this year and we had 2 very excited little girls in our home. "Mom, when I woke up Christmas morning, I thought Santa was sitting in our chair reading a book, then I looked again, and it was just grandma," Madison explained to me.

We started our Christmas with Derrick's family coming in to stay with us. We attended our Christmas Eve service at Harvest and then took some warm drinks to go look at a few different Christmas light displays in town. We got home to have cinnamon rolls and even stuck a candle in one and sang "Happy Birthday Jesus!" Our girls got to open their presents from Derrick & I early on Christmas Eve.

Aliya totally got into opening the gifts, but when the wrapping paper was off the box (if there was no toy in sight) she was finished and ready to rip open something else, whether it was hers to open or not.

Here the girls are excited about their new presents and the excitement is about all I can handle!

We enjoyed a new game with Derrick's family: 6-handed triple-deck pinochle. I don't think we'll ever be able to play single deck again..it won't feel like we're holding any cards! We also played some RockBand. As you can see, grandma even helped Breanne with the guitar...all while holding a coffee cup. She's got skills!

The icing on the cake for Derrick and I was the opportunity to go skiing at Red Lodge with grandma and grandpa stayed with the girls. We had a beautiful day to be out and we didn't have any injuries.

Now, it back to the real world of school, work, Fusion, and all that good stuff. The break was fun while it lasted! Speaking of which, I better get to my Kindergartner!