For the first time in about 14 years, my family was all togher for Christmas. It was WONDERFUL!!! My mom, dad, brother and his whole family came for 4 days and we had a great time. Amber is 17, Skyler 11, and Cooper 7! That means we had 8 children here and it was loud for sure! If i acutally knew how to upload these pictures in the order I want, these might all make some chronological sense. However, I never seem to get it right! so...just read the captions and it will be in random Christmas order....
This is Amber and I right before they left. Thanks to her ipod we did not get too much time together to reminisce, but finally the last night she was there she, dad and I stayed up til 2:30am talking. sure wish we would have done that sooner! I miss her already!
A family pic. kinda blurry. I found out the camera had been on the wrong setting for the last day and a half they were there...not too many good pics. 
me, mom and Lane
Ian took a particular liking to Amber. He affectionately called her "Hamper". She loved it! we all did. he was soooo cute with her. He would come up to me and say, "mommy, i kissed hamper and she smiled!"
Cooper and MamaLane sharing a grandma moment...
Isaiah being his usual tumbling self. there was a ton of wrestling going on this week! my kids will never be the same...
the festivities are just not over til we get a pic of dirk sleeping...which is never hard!
Grandma got the kids a ball pit, and Auntie Na got them balls to go in it! They all thoroughly love it! Elias too, unless you lay him in it...then he is scared to death!
Elias and Kenna
My sister-in-law, Debi and me at the mall
my brother, Lane and me.
I will spare you all the details of the presents, but they sure looked cute in their new dress up. Isaiah is a regular ol' Maverick! He has worn it for clothes the last 4 out of 5 days!
this was my feeble attempt at getting the kids to all look at the camera at the same time! HA! like that was really gonna happen!
MamaLane made each of the kids aprons. each day is a different leader day in the kitchen (to avoid the constant children at your legs begging to help). Bella is here modeling hers....too cute!
you may remember Bella asking santa for cereal for Christmas....well, he delivered! 
The living room before all 8 children woke up...
...AFTER...
Poor, sweet Bella has had to be off her ADHD meds for a few days now, due to some medication switching we are doing. Someone forgot that and turned thier back on her for one second...the result!!! By her face I think she knew what just occured!
mommy and Elias
this was soo cute. the kids were watching The Polar Express and I was in the office. i came around the corner to see them all 4 standing right in front of the tv saying "I BELIEVE...I BELIEVE" to the tv so that they too can hear tbe bells that santa rings....it was priceless...
The blazing saddles tradition continues...
Isaiah took a picture of mommy and daddy. these are a rarity! i can't wait til these kids get older...I'm gonna employ them to be official photographers!
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