Christmas Day

This series of Christmas pictures is for my mom friends...
I spent like 2 hours trying to set up my fancy camera to take a picture in front of our tree with "glowing" lights....which of course resulted in a yellow tint, and blurry faces in most of the shots. Of course, most of the shots are of someone crying or looking down anyway...
I've now finished reading Nikon D5000 for dummies.
Get ready Christmas photo 2013!



Take One- Actually the best shot of all even though Cole is blurry :(

Take 2- Ok, everyone look at mommy...right here in the camera...look at me..I'll give you candy...

Take 3- Did you say candy? (Caden and Cole) Whats this red ornament doing here? (Caleb)

Take 4- What says Christmas photo more than tears?

Take 5- Caden, just do your normal smile, ok?

Take 6- Ok, surely we got a good one by now, right?
(there were like 50 more...all worse)

Christmas morning presents!

Caleb opening the gumball machine Caden bought him at the school Christmas store...

He loved it! And "always" wanted one...
It broke after 5 minutes, do not ask him to show it to you at our house unless you are prepared to go buy a replacement.

Star Wars ruled the Christmas theme this year...actually, Star Wars Angry Birds. Cole has perfected the light saber sound.
On Christmas Eve we had our second annual "Bethlehem Inn" dinner. At dark, we turn off all the house lights and eat fruits, nuts, cheeses, and meats by candlelight. This year I got extra theatrical and made the boys go outside until they could see the candlelight in the window. I greeted them at the door as the "innkeeper" with a pillow case  women's head covering and welcomed them to dinner. Anyway, its lots of fun, we read the story of Jesus' birth and this year we sang a few Christmas carols. So after that Caden volunteers to sing a song by himself and he busts out in a song about lighting a candle each day little children and happy Hanukkah! It was so funny! Yay public school :)

Merry Christmas!