The Bryce Family: January 2010

Monday, January 4, 2010

Happy New Year's!!!

We want to wish everyone a

WONDERFUL 2010!!!!

2009 was great to us and we hope for all of you as well!

We look forward to 2010 and new adventures for our family

as we get ready to move to Utah this year.

Happy New Year to all our Friends and Family!!!

Christmas Eve this year seemed extra special and fun. We went to the Mesa Temple and walked around enjoying the beautiful lights and nativity displays along with the special spirit felt there. It was so nice! We came home, the kids opened one Christmas Eve present - pjs and then got cookies and hot cocoa ready for Santa.

Kids in their new Christmas Pajamas

Christmas morning was totally crazy. Nash and Jacob woke up super early, like 4:30am and we told them to go play in Nash's room until the others woke up. Yeah, that didn't work. Logan woke up and the three boys snuck downstairs and started checking out everything they got before Ragan, Lainie, and I were even awake. I heard music so went to check it out and Logan has dumped out his entire stocking and is not only checking out his gifts but playing with Lainie's as well. So, I sent them to their rooms and told them to wait 5 minutes while we wake up and get Lainie. I know, what a mean mom, but seriously couldn't they at least wake us up so I could get pictures. Ragan is chuckling the whole time saying how he and his brothers did the exact same thing. Sheesh! Boys!

So with the craziness and the whole thing starting off this way, pictures were not so great and it was almost impossible to get them to hold still for the 2 seconds it takes to snap a shot. So here is our crazy Christmas morning. . .

Nash asked Santa for only one thing this year - an Airhog Switchblade. He also got some fun things from his brothers and sister and a few more small things from Santa as well as the clothes from mom and dad.

Nash with his "Switchblade"

Nash with his video game

Nash with his stash of gifts

Jacob also asked for only one thing - a "Dark Maul Lightsaber" - which he got. He got some bakugons, clothes, cars and candy as well.

Jacob with his lightsaber

Jacob excited about the game he got.

Jacob with his corner full of gifts

Logan asked for just one thing as well, a Batman Computer. He also got clothes, candy, bakugons, and fun things from his siblings.

Logan playing with his Batman laptop

Opening some gift but didn't have time to look for the pic.

Logan with his gifts all spread out around him

Teamwork - all the boys opening up a game for the whole family

Lainie got a cute baby Belle doll and a stroller from Santa. She got some other cute girly things from her brothers and some fun clothes.

Lainie pushing her baby around

Lainie with her My Little Pony

Lainie in her cute Tutu

Lainie with all her girly gifts - so FUN!!!

Mom and Dad asked Santa for something as well - a Wii for the whole family. We thought this would be a fun family thing and will give us something to do once we move to Utah and it will be too cold to be outside.

We finished our morning off with homemade waffles and bacon for breakfast. The kids played while Ragan and I packed and got ready to drive to Thatcher to visit the Bryces.