Christmas 2013 - Mosley

Since I am approaching the last day of January and I don't feel like going to the basement to put in a load of laundry, I will attempt a few more blog updates.  It's only been a month.  2014 has started out with January being flat out cruel in the weather category.  The children have had maybe 6 days (I lost count) of school off for either blowing snow conditions or Antarctica type of cold.  There has not been 1 full week of school this month.
I am going to go back to December when it wasn't so cold to our Mosley family Christmas celebration.  Jamie and Dana hosted our gathering.  Barely get out of your PJ's kind of party.  Those are the best. The kids played and fought, played and fought.   As they usually do when together.  This is a rare sit and chill opportunity.

The best chance to get them to cooperate to take a pic - just before gift opening.  "Sit and take a picture and then you can open your gifts".  But even with bribery it turns into pulling teeth.  Especially with our child number two.  (I won't mention any names).

This year I believe the order was youngest to oldest.

Morgan's first turn.

 from Aunt Ashley

for the baker - her own donut baking pan and some cupcake liners

Shelby got some Stylus pens for her DSi

The kids draw names.  Ian had Shelby and Noah had Morgan.  They both received this year's number one gift.  The Rainbow Loom.

Papa and Nonny's gifts were next.

Roller Skates and Snow Boards

Can you say - rubber suit please???

Uncle Luke gave them iTunes cards which are always a big hit.  And to wrap it all up stockings full of treats and little gifts from Papa and Nonny.

While the big meal of steak, turkey and shrimp was cooking, Jeremy, Sarah, Ashley and Papa took all the crazies to the park down the street with a ginormous hill for sledding/snow boarding/break your neck or leg kind of fun. (All remaining pictures via Ashley.    Thanks!)

check out this crew!

Morgan & Caleb

first wipe out

Shelby Snowboarding

 Morgan Snowboarding

Morgan & Caleb

2nd wipe out

a little help back up the hill

They had fun and some not so much fun.  And once that sun went down it got pretty chilly.  All of that didn't help my two go to sleep any earlier than usual.  Being away from home throws any type of routine we have out the window.  Before we hit the road for home on Sunday, there was some more Air Hockey to be played.

 she won

 and some family photos

It wasn't Christmas at home, but the older you get the more you realize it isn't always about where but with who.  This Christmas weekend wrapped up our celebrating for the 2013 season.