James and Marc's First Christmas!

This year for Christmas, Billy, the boys and I stayed home in Phoenix. We missed our family that lives out of state, but it was nice to be home with the boys. We spent Christmas Eve at Marc and Margaret's house and went to Uncle Bob's and Aunt Shelley's for a few hours on Christmas. We had a great time and enjoyed seeing our boys experience Christmas for the first time. They loved the presents, and kinda got the idea of opening them, but once they opened one present, they just wanted to play with it and not move on. Next year will be a little more "crazy" I am sure! :)

Marc is playing with Toby at Marc's house...Toby is so good with the boys and they love crawling around him and playing with him. (I love how Marc is holding his paw...so cute!)

Here is Marc, Billy and James at Grandpa Marc's for Christmas Eve. Grandpa Marc is really close with his neighbors and so a lot of them came over for dinner and it is typical for them to eat in the garage...so that's where we had Christmas Eve dinner! Where did you have yours?

Family picture! :) The boys are intrigued by the fire pit that was going on the sidewalk.

CHRISTMAS DAY

James and Mama opening a present from Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Hill

Marc and Mama opening a present from Grandpa Marc and Grandpa Margaret. He and James each got a Nike outfit and a book....Perfect!

Marc and James waiting for Mama to get the Farm Truck open so they could play with it! They can't wait! Thanks Grandma Cathy and Grandpa Dave! We love it!

Marc is playing with his CAT Tracker. He and Marc got two CAT Trackers.

James with more toys!!!

Grandpa Marc and Grandma Margaret reading a book with James. I love how intent James is with the book! :)

Grandpa with James and Grandpa with Marc on Christmas Morning. (Gotta love how Marc has his hands in his mouth...its a normal scene with the boys since they are both teething like crazy!)

Elizabeth (my friend from BYU) came out and spent Christmas with us this year. Elizabeth is holding James (her favorite...I called her out on it! :)) and I am holding Marc with their Christmas stockings!

Before Christmas, I got this walker for the boys. Marc is really starting to use it and is getting pretty good at walking with it! In the background, there is a Toy Story Tunnel that Grandma Cathy got for the boys. They love crawling through it and playing hide and seek in it. Love it!

We had a wonderful Christmas Season and are so grateful for all the good times and trials we had this year. Even though we had a lot of tough times, we feel extremely blessed and look forward to the new year!