Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve was spent with my mom's family. We had a great time getting together and watching the kids open presents. As you can probably guess, Micah & Ella were bombarded with presents. The only problem was....it was 7:30 pm when we started opening them. I think each of them got through opening about two presents before they made it VERY clear to Mommy & Daddy that they were DONE!!! It's not that they didn't want the toys...they had just had enough people taking pictures & looking at them. Here are a couple shots of our evening.


Ryan & Aliya have a pillow fight before we start opening presents


Uncle Isaiah shows Micah what the world looks like upside down


Daddy bought Micah some big Tonka trucks to use on the job-site


Ella relaxes in the new chair from Uncle Jon & Christina (the elephant slippers she's sporting are from Micah - he got a matching pair, too)


It has become apparent to Mommy that Micah LOVES to splash in mud puddles. Since we don't have too many in CA I didn't have to worry. But then we went home to Grandma & Grandpa's. This year Micah & Ella each got their own pair of rubber boots to help keep Mommy sane (and avoid changing pants a couple times a day).


Grandma Johnson helps Micah open his gift from Ella. It was a REALLY cool picture book that spelled out his name.


Christina shows off the coat Jonathan got her & the hat I picked up for her from the Skate Shop.




In an effort to convert Ryan to the Dark Side...I went together with my family to purchase Ryan his own set of ridding gear. Now he can join the family on our motorcycle runs!!