Merry Christmas 2014

We started out Christmas a little sick.  Thomas had been sick since Wednesday and we thought he was better, I had been pretty sick in the meantime and David and Stuart got it a little as well.  On Christmas Eve Thomas was running a fever again, so Cynthia and her family went to Grandma's house and we stayed home.  We had a quiet Christmas Eve watching Christmas movies and having a Stewart family Christmas Eve dinner of lots of good snacks.  We sang to Stuart, let him open one present, and had ice cream cones.  Thomas insisted that they had to go to bed right on time in order for Santa to come, so all the kids were in bed by 8 and Santa came shortly after that.

We had a quiet Christmas morning at home with just our family.  Thomas obediently came upstairs when he woke up and then we got the other two up and did stockings.  We had a quick breakfast and then had fun opening our presents.  We played with Thomas's rubber band airplane and remote control car for a while and then the kids were asking about seeing their cousins.  Thomas seemed to be better, so we went over there.  They were still opening presents and we joined in.  The day was spent enjoying each others company and having cousins play together.  We all stayed healthy the rest of the week and had fun together!

Stuart was excited to get his card from Grandma Stewart because it had a sloth on it.  We don't do much on his actual birthday because we do a half-birthday party for him.

Stockings.  Thomas said Santa put his apple in the bottom because he knows how much he loves apples so he saved the best for last.

Still can't figure out how to turn these.  All three in front of the tree.

Santa gave the boys both stuffed sloths.  Stuart's is named Slothy.  He also got a real fishing pole, which is all he asked for.

Heidi got a kid photo album.  She also loves her backpack she got.  She has been trying to steal her brothers' lately.

Here is our other sloth (I think he named it Fast to be funny).  They have velcro so they can hang.