Christmas

For Christmas we had lots of celebrations.  Grandpa Craig and Grandma Laura came over on Saturday.  We had dinner, opened presents, and watched the kids play. Jace got 100 piece magnet tiles that he has loved building with. Violet got a little Minnie workshop with figurines and furniture for it. On Christmas Eve, we went to church and then went to Grandma Karen's.  We had a nice dinner, read the story of Jesus's birth from the scriptures, sang a few Christmas songs, and opened presents.  It was slightly chaotic because all the kids wanted to open their presents at the same time.  The cousins had fun playing with each other and their new toys.  Jace and Amos got new razor scooters and Violet got a giant unicorn stuffed animal with a blanket inside. My mom gave me her treadmill, which is so nice to have when it's cold outside.  We also got treats and gift cards. We stayed home for Christmas morning.  We opened our stockings and presents from Santa.  Jace got Hot Wheels Roto Revolution in his Santa sack and some fun surprises in his stocking.  Violet got a slide from Santa. Grandma Karen and Grandma Mayne came over for breakfast and to watch us open our other presents. Jace got Violet a puppy that makes noises and has a bone.  Violet got Jace a Space Kit.  We got Violet a game and Jace some books that have a virtual reality component. Violet usually doesn't take a long nap, but of course she took a 2 hour nap on Christmas when we had somewhere to go.  During her nap Amos and Jace shoveled the driveway and made a snowman.  As soon as the snowman was built, Jace destroyed it with his shovel. We have only gotten snow twice this year, but one of those days was Christmas.  After Violet's nap, we went to Grandma Mayne's for dinner, presents, and playing.  Jace had fun playing with his cousins, and both kids like to play with Grandma's dog, Tank. Jace got a Crayola Factory toy, a dancing robot, and Pokemon cards. Violet got a dancing pig, a building gears toy, and some My Little Ponies. After that, we went to Grandpa Mayne's for presents, snacks, and playing. Jace got a Lego kit that he built right away with Amos and a mini drone. Violet got a Doc McStuffins toy and horse flashlight. We got Kolten and Talan a bow and arrow marshmallow shooter.  Violet spent the whole time picking the marshmallows up off the floor and eating them.  She was also trying to reach into their bags to grab whole handfuls of marshmallows.