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Christmas 2014

Christmas with the extended Russo's was the first of our Christmas gatherings.


There are plenty of cousins to play with when we get together
We decorated gingerbread houses at Jamie's house. Josh and Luke had to construct them because they were falling apart! 


The kids split up into two teams and worked on the houses 

The little kids just wanted to eat the candy 
The final product!

We made and decorated cookies at home 



Sunday Christmas service 


Christmas Eve at Nana & Papa's:
Gianna was the most excited when opening gifts. She was also happy when the others would get something. 
patiently waiting their turn...

Hudson was more chill and didn't get very excited. He was trying to play it cool in front of everyone.

Then he was very surprised to get a tablet! 


The kids went outside to try out their new remote control cars

Christmas morning:

 The kids were asking everyday if it was Christmas yet, so they were pretty excited! Gianna is still learning about the true meaning of Christmas. At first she thought it was all about presents, but she learned a lot during the 12 days of Christmas that Grace and Kaden gave them. 
 Josh read the Christmas story before we opened presents
 Gianna was so fun to watch this year! She loved everything she got. 
Here is Gianna getting excited about her Cinderella doll
 Even though Huddy wasn't overly excited when opening presents, I was proud of him because he was happy about everything he got and didn't complain about anything. 
 We gave them two goldfish because they have been asking for a pet. They were pretty happy about it, but they died two days later ;(  Mom and Dad didn't treat the water, lesson learned! 
Their big gift was a go cart 
It even has a horn!

Christmas Day:

We had lunch at the Russo's 

That night we were at my mom's house and Dillon was in town for the week.




We played the newly wed game for the second year. Dillon was the host and Leilynn kept the score.

Jen and Todd were the first place winners. The newbies to the game and they won!
Josh and I got second place and got a prize too. It was a very fun night. 
A few of the kids stayed and had a sleepover with Dillon. 

Hudson was off the week after Christmas, so we played the new games and toys they got.
Go Fish!

Minnie Mouse bingo 

Doc McStuffins dress up 

New Years:

Josh and I had a little stomach bug earlier in the day, so we were planning on staying home. Josh got fireworks for Hudson to do. 


 Gianna tried wearing ear muffs to watch, but she was still scared and went inside. 
The kids really wanted to go to Nana & Papa's because we had already told them about it. We were feeling okay, so we went. 
Gianna stayed inside pretty much the whole time because she is scared of fireworks. Kaden ended up coming out. 
 It was very cold that night and we stayed by the fire. I wish Gianna could get over her fear so she could have fun with us. Maybe next year ;) 

Mom wanted to try out her new selfie remote 

 Happy New Year! I'm thankful for all that God has done for us and blessed to have another year and be with my family. 

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