Christmas Day at Uncle Rich and Auntie's House

We celebrate every Christmas Day at my Aunt and Uncle's house.  We always have wayyyyy too much to eat and a lot of fun together - this year was no exception!  We played a dice game with tons of prizes and also the 'name game' which is Ryan's new favorite.  What a fun day spent with family!

Carter opening his Bunker Beach Water Park pass for 2012 (a favorite for 2011!!!):

and his game, Trouble:

Ryan opening his water park pass and game, Bounce:

Family at Christmas Dinner:

Kyle getting ready for bed that night...everyone texts while brushing their teeth, don't they??

Fishing Trip

Evan and Kyle go on a fishing trip after Christmas every year with my Dad, Uncle, Cousin, and a few other guys.  This year they went to Lake of the Woods.  Here are a few pictures from this year's fishing trip.  I'm sure Kyle would want me to point out that he won the biggest fish bet with Grandpa and came home $5 richer than he went up there! :)

Christmas Eve

We celebrate Christmas starting with stockings on Christmas Eve morning, so we put out our cookies and Sprite (?) for Santa the night before.  The kids were soooo excited to get started this morning, they could hardly wait from Grandpa and Grandma to arrive!

Putting out the cookies, candy canes and Sprite for Santa:

The stockings were hung...

Santa brings each of the boys an ornament with their name on it every year:

Ready for morning!!!!

In their robes from Santa:

Ready to open their stockings:

Ryan checking out his Survivor Wii game:

Boys putting their ornaments from Santa on the tree: 

Evan and Kyle:

Carter in his new 'cuddly' robe!

Me and Carter:

Kyle and Grandpa opening their Santa gift:

It wasn't easy to open them...

But they were excited when they got them open - tickets to the Red Green Show! :)

Ryan opening a Lego sticker book:

Carter:

So excited for a Lego Target gift card:

And bugs!

More bugs!

Ryan opening Grandpa's new Kindle Fire:

Boys opening their new ipod touches:

I can finally reclain my phone!!!!

Grandma, Grandpa, and the boys:

Evan and his white elephant shop gift from Ryan:

Me with my white elephant shop gift from Ryan:

Kyle's white elephant shop gift from Carter:

Carter picked out this pink pokey ball for me at the Christmas shop!

Evan started his Christmas shopping for me at Cabela's - apparently he was tired of me using this Thermos all the time - he got me my own!

Pandora gift card - woohoo!

And Ann Taylor - he knows me too well! :)

Carter missed the point of the white elephant gift shop when he picked out something for himself!!!!

Mom opening her necklace I made her:

Ryan playing his DS game while we were still opening gifts!

Kyle's battery operated socks!

Kyle 'sharing' his gift with Carter!

Our family at Christmas:

Merry Christmas from the Mackeys!