Christmas 2008

The kids had a great Christmas! Santa brought Julia a trampoline, a lava lamp, and a Spin art kit. He brought Aiden a train table, a big bulldozer and Spiderman toy. He brought Lexie a HUGE stuffed bear, a baby doll, and a pink pony riding toy. Then he brought the three of them a Escalade Power Wheels car to ride with a toy gas pump! They were so excited! They promptly named the bear Rosie and she resides in Lexie's room. They tackle and jump on her. They've also had a lot of fun on the trampoline, which we put in the playroom. And of course the car has been a big hit. We took it out right away after we'd opened presents on Christmas morning. The kids each took turns driving and letting Lexie ride. We had a very good day.

On Friday we drove to Prague for the Christmas market. It was so beautiful! We bought some Christmas ornaments and a few small things for the kids then spent the night in our favorite hotel. Aiden is always so excited to go to Prague so he can ride the train! He loves any sort of transportation! We walked around some more on Saturday before heading home. It was very spur-of-the-moment, and it turned out to be a nice trip.
We are very thankful to have had such a good Christmas away from home.

The haul from Santa....you can see part of the trampoline on the right.
Julia coming downstairs.
Checking out the new car!
Aiden opening his gifts.
Lexie and Julia opening gifts.
Daddy and Lexie....Julia and Aiden are up ahead in the car.
Lexie is getting so big!
Riding in the Escalade!
Riding down our street.
Daddy and Lexie in Prague.
All of us in front of the big Christmas tree!
Aiden passed out at the end of the day!
The market.