Celebrating Christmas - Mosley Family

On Monday, Christmas Eve, we headed north to celebrate Christmas with my side of the family in snowy Wisconsin.  They got over 12 inches the week before so I knew that we were guaranteed a white Christmas.  The girls dressed for some sleigh riding soon after we arrived.  One of my mom's brothers from Florida and his family along with my Grandma Johnson and Grandpa Mosley joined us for a steak and shrimp supper.  The kiddos went to bed with visions of opening gifts in the morning.  After eating Nonny's yummy fluffy pancakes we did just that. When we met for the boys' birthday party in November, the kids drew names to see who they would buy gifts for.  This year it worked out that each one bought for the one who picked their name.  So Shelby picked Ian and Ian picked Shelby.  Morgan picked Caleb and Caleb picked Morgan.  The same for Noah and Micah.  That was kind of fun.  And then on Christmas morning, my mom put their names in a bowl and drew out the order they opened their gifts.

what does a dino diva need?

a tyrannosaurus rex dream lite

a zebra for Morgan

from Caleb Morgan got a calendar to use when she plays school

from Ian Shelby got a remote control helicopter she has been dying to have

you can't really see the big smile in this picture....

 but you can in this one!

here they are all opening their gifts from Uncle Luke at the same time

Caleb was sitting with U. Luke next to me so he didn't make the photo

Packer shirts for everyone!

 one more gift from Papa and Nonny

remote control bumper cars for each set of siblings
uncle Jeremy gets to play with Micah

After gift opening we headed outside for some fun in the snow.  Nate did go out the next day but there was no camera for proof. :)

Shelby tried out the snowboard

going

 going

 down

 down!

 still smiling though

 trying out the sledding

these little saucers went flying down the big hill

it was bumpy too

 that is why I stuck to the inner tube

more cushion for the old body

 Morgan flying down the hill

hang on!

Morgan tried out the snowboard too

 she didn't get far

I think Papa had more fun than anyone

this was the hill

lots of fun going down fast

not so much climbing back up s-l-o-w

snow was deep & hard for little legs

After sledding we all got cleaned up.  We usually go into my aunt and uncles house but it didn't work out this year.  Since we all looked perty, we took some photos.

me and my siblings

with our spouses

me, mom, and Ashley

Papa & Nonny

Some headed out on Wednesday morning for more sledding (Nate) and in the afternoon we headed home to regroup for our next trip.  Second fun Christmas in the books.  Only 3 more to go!