More Snow Time & Game Time After Christmas

The day after Christmas, the boys and I went back outside to enjoy the snow some more!

Pretty quickly, the snow froze their little hands, and Bryce got very upset! LOL!

So, I ran inside and got two pairs of my socks to use as mittens... problem solved!

Now they're ready to play!

I had to beg them to stand still next to each other long enough for a quick picture! Bryce decided to give me a super cool pose...

They love making snow angels!

Getting up wasn't as easy..

Ben got upset when some snow got under his coat collar... I told him there's no crying allowed when playing in snow!

Once he got over it, he helped his brother brush snow off his back. :)

These next three pics made me laugh out loud! Here's Ben throwing a snowball right at Bryce's face...

And, this was Bryce's reaction... LOL!!!

Clearly, still upset...

Finally, both happy boys!

For Christmas, the boys got a lot of fun board games. Here are just a few that we played one night... the first of many family game nights!

A White Christmas!

We couldn't have asked for a better Christmas this year! The morning started with us opening presents with the boys...

Busy with their new iPods!

Later that morning, mommy's side of the family arrived...

Cool shades from William...

Claire, the elf, handed out presents...

This Christmas was extra special because Oma Truly (Opa's sister) joined us from California!

I think Opa was extra excited about this present...

Silly Opa!

Shortly after daddy's side of the family arrived, the boys got their wish for snow!!! They had been wishing for snow for weeks!

They were SO excited!

Making snow angels with Aunt Beth...

More and more snow!

Oma Truly wanted a picture in the snow to send to Opa Boone back in California!

Bryce throwing snowballs...

Benjamin making more snow angels...

Our friends Payton and Lane from across the street joined the snowball fight...

Oma and Opa W came out for a picture, then quickly ran back in!

Oma B, daddy, Opa B, Payton, and Lane attacking the photographer with snowballs!

I don't think these two could've been any happier!

  

This year's Christmas card...

 

Christmas Eve

Before going to bed on Christmas Eve, the boys prepared for Santa's arrival with Oreos, milk AND water. They said Santa might want both!

They went outside and left a snack for the reindeer, too...

This year, the boys got each other a Christmas present. Evan took Ben and I took Bryce shopping a couple of days before Christmas to pick out a present for their brother, and miraculously, they didn't tell each other what they got!

 

 

We let them exchange their presents before bed, and they were so excited...

After they went to bed, Santa came!

Earlier that evening, we had a Christmas Eve dinner at Uncle Eric and Aunt Alisha's house. We got this sweet picture of the cousins watching the train under the tree...

Poor Grant got attacked by all his toddler cousins!

Time to open presents!