This year we spent Christmas at home and enjoyed a small and intimate celebration. I was sick for the entire week of Christmas and could hardly get out of bed but that didn't stop the baking and watching the kids enjoy their presents. This year we bought the kids a Power Wheels Ford Truck. Benton and Ada ride this truck all morning long, until the battery dies then they go right back out once the battery is charged again. It is so cute watching them cruise around together. We also invested in a family basketball court. We are still waiting for the cement to be poured but that hasn't stopped the kids from going out and shooting hoops until the sun goes down.
For New Year's Eve we were joined by Greg and Jayden Hatch and also the Randall Hatch Family. We ate lots of yummy food and watched the Ball drop in NYC on TV and played games while the boys prepared their tackle boxes for the fishing trip they would be leaving for in the morning. We brought in the new year with sparkling cider and poppers for the kids.
The next week Christy and I wrangled 9 kids by ourselves while our husbands fished. We woke up one morning to snow! It was so exciting and we bundled up all the kids for a day of building snowmen, sledding, snowball fights, snow angels, hot chocolate and soup. The kids had a blast.
The men finally arrived home 2 days late because of the snow/driving conditions but they all brought home ice chests full of fresh fish.
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