Final Christmas Celebration

On Sunday, December 27, we headed over to Dennis and Tess' house in Dallas Center for our final Christmas with the Diddy side. We had a great time with family and seeing cousins that we don't see that often (picture shown is all of Doris Diddy's great-grandchildren) For this side of the family, the adults exchange homemade gifts. Adam made our gifts this year - a picture frame and shelf made out of old barn wood. Adam got some aprons that his mom sewed and I got a shelf made from an antique chair. It was SO nice to see everyone, but by the time the night was over, we were pretty ready to end our celebrations and soak in all that this season blessed us with.

As we wrap up Christmas 2010, I just wanted to say THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS! We couldn't ask for a better family to spend it with - we are so fortunate!

Jasper the Tool Man Wilson

Jasper helped Daddy put together his new tool bench. I have a feeling those boys will be fixing alot of things around the house with his new tools! (Although I do have to say that Jasper does still use his tools to "cut" mommy's hair - for some reason, a hammer makes a great pair or scissors in his mind).

Head-Bandz

This is another post from Christmas at the Wilsons. Syd got a new game called Head-Bandz, where you wear a card attached to a head-band and other people give you clues to help you figure out what your card is. It was pretty fun - I think the adults got a kick out of it maybe more than the kids, though!

Mallory & Jacob's Christmas - Family/Random Photos

Here are some pictures we took of the cousins and great-grandkids with Grandpa Trissel as well as some other random shots - Mal and Jacob, and a surprise photo of my mom!

Second Stop on Christmas - Mallory & Jacob's

After we enjoyed some fun time with Grams, Gramps, and the Wilders we headed over to the Trissel side. This year we celebrated at Mallory and Jacobs. And to add a surprise this year, Mallory and Jacob got engaged Christmas Eve! So happy for those two! They are looking to get married in the Spring of 2012. We opened gifts, ate lots of yummy food, and the men and kids mostly hung out downstairs playing Rock Band all night - literally all night. I heard Adam's voice singing more than I actually saw him, I think :) And us gals played Loaded Questions and just talked, like we usually do when we get together. We missed Matt Parrino - who is currently serving our country in Afghanistan and, of course, our Grandma Bev - who we continue to miss so much as the days go on!

We were able to snap some great family photos with the cousins and Grandpa Trissel and then the great-grandkids. Also, we got a good family shot of us, and have added an addition to our family - Perri Smith :) She snuck in on our photo, but we did not mind one bit! Her and Jasper had quite the time following each other around and getting into mischief that night (including a picture of them below enjoying putting chapstick on almost everything other than what it was intended for). And the picture of Pryce on the floor - well, that is Jasper and Dom tackling her!

(SEE SEPERATE POST FOR FAMILY PHOTOS)

Christmas Celebration #2

After we had a fun family Christmas morning, we got ready for the rest of the day. First stop - Grams and Gramps Wilson! Kyren rode out with us to meet up with Grams, Gramps and the Wilders! Santa also made a visit to their house - bringing Syd and Jman matching big wheels, a big-boy tool bench, movies, a baby doll, race track and much more! We enjoyed a wonderful lunch of prime rib (soo good!) potatoes, corn, and snacks throughout the day. Syd and Jman played with their toys while us adults played with the Wii! Another special gift that we gave to Grams and Gramps was a grandparent's book. Melissa found them online and they have questions for Paul and Debbie to fill out so Jman and Syd can look back on them one day and know a little more about their grandparents.

Hooray for Christmas Morning

Well, Jasper could hardly contain his excitement for Christmas! He ended up waking up about 4 a.m. to go potty and then luckily, we convinced him to go back to sleep until we all woke up about 7:30 or so to open gifts. Jasper was a ball full of energy while me and daddy got the camera and video camera ready to record his excitement of seeing his gifts! I literally had to hold him back until we were ready - it was pretty fun to watch! I think his favorite gifts were his red vacuum and combine - which he had asked Santa for and Santa delivered! (Actually, he had asked for a tractor but Santa thought he'd like a combine instead), but he did say "It's not a tractor.." so Santa will have to remember to be more exact next year :)

He got big-boy underwear in his stocking along with some new race car (CARS - the movie) cups and a book full of Lifesavers, which he has been using as his potty-time rewards so the M&M's can have a break. Mommy and Daddy gave him a basketball hoop, MEMORY game, and a Leapfrog alphabet game. Some of his favorites were play-doh and a book of 12 CARS "mini-books" that I am not kidding you, he has already memorized, and knows them by title now.

Santa also brought mommy and daddy stockings and we had a great family Christmas morning! AND Cozmo got a new chew bone and rubber ring.