Christmas in Stillwater

The weather was bitter cold but we managed to corral 5 young boys! The time went by super fast...lots of playing games, crafts with Mimes, projects with Gramps, and hanging out!

 Cribbage with Gramps

 How many boys can fit in the kitchen??

Cousin bonding! Ez had a smile on his face the entire time:) 

Mimes loves getting her picture taken:)

 I think I get pics of Cros and Whipper every time we are together:) LOVE! 

 Presents! Always a fave time for these crazies.  

 Boys made drums at church for the Christmas service and marched in to Little Drummer Boy!  

These two. Always wrestling, verbally sparring, and showing affection!

Our best attempt:)

Christmas at the Carrolls

We had a great time in Eden Prairie! Chatting, eating great food, listening to TBTs new album, lots of VR laughs, and general good times:)

 It's so fun watching these guys play and enjoy each other!

Dad taking pics of his kids wearing his hats. 

 Fun gifts!

 We spent a lot of time on Dave's VR. A highlight was watching Christian and Shannon do a scary one!! 

 Love these two!

 Nana and Papa took us to see Beauty and the Beast in Hopkins! Fun outing the day after Christmas! 

 xoxo

Christmas week in Stillwater

We spent quite a few days in Stillwater this year as the Carrolls have a full house. We enjoyed some nice weather and lots of time with family!

Perfect snowman weather!

 

 We all spent the night in Stillwater on Christmas Eve. It was fun to wake up and have the cousins there and spend 2 days together! They even brought Whipper and Crosby spent most of the day cover her up with his blanket:) 

 Board games with Uncle Mike.

 Carter and Ezra played with this fire truck a lot putting out the fire in the fireplace! Love watching them bond! 

 My triplets:)

A deep chat with Gramps!

Christmas with the Carrolls

We had such a fun time celebrating both with the smaller Carroll group and then the large extended family the next day! The kids are at such a fun age where they are still so excited about gifts but then can also entertain themselves a bit too!

 Love these two!!

 Hanging out with my mama and nieces:)

 The boys got new TBT shirts from Uncle Dave. They all got to pick their colors and Carter asked for pink:) 

 Shan being Shan! 

 We all hung out on the 23rd and on the 24th Shan, Tim and I took the kids sledding to get out of the house so the other adults could all get ready for the big party. We all went to church at Wooddale and then back for the extended party. The kids did a little gift exchange and then the adults did after dinner while the kids watched a movie. Almost all the adults brought beer or wine for the gift exchange which has never happened:) So much laughter and love in this group!!