December 27, 2009

Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday

This year we stayed with Brian's sister Janeen and her family on Christmas Eve so that Kylie could experience the chaos of Christmas morning with her cousins (they have 5 kids)...something that you just don't get as an only-child. The kids didn't get up until 8 am, bless their hearts!
Someone is a little excited about getting a Nintendo DS, can you tell?

Later that day we went over to my parent's house. Kylie is playing "Flying Monkeys" with her Nana.
Alex and his musical shirt that makes drum sounds when you tap it.
Kylie got another DS game and had to give it a try right there!
A typical onerey-Kylie face.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!! Good mornings, sunshines!
We even got a visit from James before he went to work!
That night we all went out to Mandarin Garden. We all agree that they have the BEST Tiny Spicy Chicken in the world--and many of us have tried Chinese food all over and have yet to find any better. I felt like garbage and was coming down with something. I didn't ask Santa for that.
The day after Christmas is Brian's birthday. Brian's oldest sister Jill and her husband Douglas drove out from Indiana for the week. They took us out to Firehouse Pizza for Brian's birthday. He turned the big 32. Later the guys got together for a movie marathon.
All week Brian and Kylie have camped out in front of the Christmas tree. We threw down a futon mattress, turned on some Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas music and turned out the lights. I don't know how much sleep Brian actually got, but he definitely made some precious memories with Kylie.

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