Christmas 2011

Christmas 2011-

We are truly blessed!

Our kids Christmas morning before church

Ethan loves his Spider Man shirt and getting his picture taken as well!

Brandon looking like he is a little confused about all this Christmas stuff. He was really tired and did not make it through all the present opening.

Adriauna and her giant jar of giant pickles. They are bigger than they look in this picture actually.

Brooke and Kami with Daddy!

Our family on Christmas Eve at my brother Kell's house

All the Bean grandkids (Miranda, Brandon, Adriauna, Ethan, Kami, Alexa, Brooke and Hannah)

The finished Ginger Bread House

The kids called me in the living room and I found them in this line. They set up the chairs so that they look like they are in Santa's sleigh with the reign deer in front. I just added Brandon to the back and took a picure!

Christmas Tree

Yesterday our home was filled with Christmas spirit as we listened to Christmas music and put up our tree and decorations! The kids' excitement really made this unforgettable. This year Brooke got to really join in with the decorating and has been talking about Santa all the time. She cracks me up at night while tucking her in bed she will say " I not scared a Santa anymore!" She has a bit of Santa anxiety as well as the other little ones. Of course when we went to the Holiday party at Mike's work where Santa and Mrs. Clause were there, she said "I scared a Santa" with her eyes so wide. Ethan was especially proud saying "Mom, take a picture of me decorating the tree!" and Kami had all of her ornaments on first, carefully selecting the perfect spot for each one. After she was done with her ornaments, she helped put up the other random ornaments. Adriauna hugged on Brandon and put up her ornaments. She is really growing up fast and although we had to pry her from her room to join us in the decorating, you could tell she really enjoyed our family tradition of decorating the tree together:-) What a wonderful evening!