Christmas 2013

We had a great Christmas. Santa brought all the big boys new bikes. Ethan was happy to finally have the right size.

Lincoln got a cool bike that spins out, but Bryson quickly took it over and decided it was his.

 I had a hard time getting Lincoln to tell me what his wanted for Christmas. All he said he wanted was a Star Wars toy. 

 Grandma and Grandpa Krepps got the big boys remote control cars. They always get them the best toys.

Bryson has been obsessed with trains and our geo trax set, so I found him a new set to add on to it. He was so happy!

I love how thoughtful the boys are, they always get gifts for each other.

This year Ethan made a pirate eye patch for Lincoln out of an old sunglasses lens. 

 A couple of weeks before Christmas Ethan had mad some bad choices and lost one of his presents because of it. Before our elf Sam went back to the north pole, Ethan wrote a note to him, hoping he could get his approval to earn his present back. Classic Ethan.

After we opened our presents we went up to my mom and dad's house to join the rest of the family. We got to talk to Trevor via Skype. It was so good to see his face!

Lincoln's Christmas Program

Lincoln had his preschool program today. He was adorable performing the songs.

Until he noticed I was taking pictures, and decided to ham it up

 I guess even his funny faces are pretty adorable.

Family Pictures

We finally got new family pictures done. It had been too long and we didn't have any with Bryson in them. Our good friend Erin did them, and I absolutely love them. She has such a gift for capturing the boys personalities. I just smile every time I look at them.

A new Christmas Tradition

We met up with my parents at Riley's farm last night for a special event they do at Christmas time. They serve dinner and have a play of the Christmas Carol.We left Bryson with some friends. I knew he'd be too much of a handful. The food was so good. When we got there they had some soup, cider and hot chocolate out. It was pretty cold, so we got some soup first. The cast members were out wandering around in costume and in full character. Several times the boys were scolded by Scrooge to turn down their lamps because they were wasting the oil. They thought this was hilarious. After our soup, we got hot chocolate before we went our for our hayride around the farm. A couple of the cast members were there too and led us in singing carols during our ride.

After our ride it was time for dinner. Everything was delicious.

The play was great too. They did it in vignettes, so at each break they had some different kind of activity. One of the things we did was dance. They taught us some dances from the time period. I wasn't sure how the boys would react to this. At first they were embarrassed, but after a while they were totally into it. 

It was the best night. We definitely plan on making this a tradition and having more family join us.

Mrs. Claus

We had another great day at Disneyland. While we were back in the ranch area Mrs. Claus happen to walk by. She went right over to Bryson and started talking to him. She was the sweetest lady, and Bryson was eating it up. I think he's figured out that to get what you want for Christmas is to sweet talk Mrs. Claus.

Tree time

We decorated the tree today to kick of the Christmas season. The boys are just a little excited!