Christmas Day

We had a really enjoyable Christmas. We were grateful David didn't have to work, that was

an unexpected blessing.
We started Christmas morning out the same as most everyone else....
checking to see if Santa ate his cookies (& chocolate milk this year),
then looking at what Santa brought.

Surganovich tradition is that the gifts Santa brings are not wrapped. So that tradition has carried on in our home. This year was a Batman Christmas. Both boys got a different type of Bat Cave, plus other Batman accessories. They each received Batman pj's also which are still worn most nights of the week. Check out their darling robes our friend Sharon gave them. They love wearing them!

After Christmas morning at our place we headed to Grandpa and Grandma Mills' home.
It was Jordan's first Christmas back from his mission, so it was nice to be together as a complete family.

Uncle Jordan got the boys new shirts and matching lunch boxes. Definitely one of their favorite Christmas items.

I'm pretty sure Parker took this picture of Josh. Pretty funny though.

I didn't take that many pictures this year of Christmas. We got a little video camera so we took lots of video of the boys. I think they'll enjoy watching it.
This year was also different because we didn't get to spend time with the Surganovich family. We Skyped with my parents on Christmas morning. That was pretty awesome because it felt like they were right there watching the boys open their gifts.

We felt so blessed this Christmas season and are looking forward to 2011!

A glance at our December

December brought all good things (except for the stomach flu). It is my favorite time of year because I love getting together with our family and friends. Here's just a glance at our month.

We enjoyed some partying

Getting dressed up for the Christmas program at church

Showing off our handsome looks by the Christmas tree

Participating in school Christmas programs

Telling Santa what we wanted for Christmas this year
(and singing Jingle Bells Batman smells to him)


Spending time with old friends and making new ones. My best friend Rebecca was here from Kansas City for Christmas. Her and her two kids stayed with us for a couple days. We had so much fun. Our kids played so nicely together.

We hosted and participated in the Monteith Christmas Party and Talent Show. As always, it was spectacular!

All the cousins with their official Monteith Talent Show awards

We had some elf fun. Check out Parker's ears and elf "shoes" (oranges in the socks)

We enjoyed a live or lively nativity. It was suppose to be Mary and Joseph, plus a wisemen but then Parker wanted to be the angel and already was dressed for a different role. Oh well. It was very fun to watch.

Had a wonderful Christmas Eve dinner at Gramma Jean's. The boys put on their Christmas pj's and snuggled up for a picture with G & G Mills.

We saw a Christmas miracle, Jordan and Nathan did all the dishes from Christmas dinner. They were the heros for the night.

And now we're just waiting on Santa...
Merry Christmas!