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Christmas 2011

We spent Christmas Eve at Josh & Kirsten's for dinner. It was so yummy. We then came home and we over to Sallie's for a little bit. Christmas morning we woke up and opened gifts. Maisie got a new baby named Jordan, pretend school stuff, pretend checkbook, baby clothes, Little House on the Prairie books and Soul Surfer. Parker got two remote control trucks, a curve bow and arrow, Trio blocks, legos, Transformers 3, and hot wheels. Eric got Vortex binoculars and I got a flash and accessories for my camera. After we cleaned up and got ready we went to Grandma & Grandpa Julander's for breakfast lunch. The kids always like getting together with their cousins to see what each other got. Later that day we opened Grandma and Grandpa's gifts. We open them youngest to oldest.

Christmas Dance

It is an annual tradition to take the kids to the Bear River City Christmas dance. It is funny that most of the people that go are the ones that grew up in Bear River and are taking their kids to the dance. Santa comes to visit and brings the kids a sack full of treats. Then we went to G & G Julander's and decorated cookies for Santa.

Maisie's Birthday party with her friends

December 21, 2011

Trying to come up with something to do for a birthday party 4 days before Christmas in the winter, is very challenging. Maisie finally decided to take a couple of friends to the movie. The original plan was to go to the cheap theatre and see Happy Feet 2, well 30 minutes before the movie was to start a mom called me and said that the movie was not playing at that time. Let's just say we frantically looked to see what other movie was playing around that time that the kids would like. Had to call the parents and make sure they could rush there kids to the movie because it started in 15 minutes. We ended up seeing Chipmunks Shipwrecked and spent $40 more than I planned on spending on a birthday party. Oh well, live and learn. At least Maisie and her friends had fun.

Maisie's 9th Birthday

Hard to believe that Maisie is 9. Seems like just yesterday she was a baby. She got slippers, a reindeer webkinz, pj's, water bottle, boots, & a shirt.

Building our Gingerbread House

This year's gingerbread house did not go as planned. The grooves on the base were not cut in the right place so the dang thing would not stay together. We did the best we could. Next year I am hot gluing it together before we decorate it.