It's beginning to feel alot like Christmas

Merry Christmas Everyone!  I hope you are all having a fabulous holiday season---we sure are.  

Kamryn has been so fun this year!  She just can't get enough of decorating and lights and Christmas!  And the greatest part is that she has no idea what will happen Christmas morning.  She isn't expecting a thing!  Don't we wish we all could have that attitude for Christmas?

 Kamryn loved helping decorate our tree.  We did our ornaments the first day--She was VERY into the princesses! :) (of course!) :)

 Cute Kyler!  Getting so big.  Ready for his first Christmas.

 --Candy Canes for the second day--

 We love Christmas!

Kamryn just can't get enough of it!  (I love this picture!) :)

Then we set up everything of my parents' upstairs a few days later--

 Grammy showed Kamryn all her Nativity sets and told Kamryn not to touch.

 Kamryn adores them.  She loves looking at all the "Baby Jesus's"...

 It's just so hard not to touch--but she is EXCELLENT at not touching and just looking!

 Time to help Grandad with lights on the tree

 Kamryn found an extra star in my parents things--so we went downstairs and put it on our tree.  Kamryn called it "candles---tree".  Of course, she wanted to help do it.

There--all set up for Christmas! 

These next two weeks are going to be busy busy busy for us.  (Hence, I'm trying to catch up on my blog now!  I know I'll get behind again!) :)

This week we get to go help Grandma and Grandpa set up their tree and Christmas stuff on Monday, 

then we get to celebrate Daddy's (Ryan's) birthday on Wednesday, 

Then Ryan's aunt flies in to visit for the weekend on Thursday, 

Then Elder Eric Moe gets home from his mission from Brazil on Friday!  

Then the BYU game is on Saturday and we get to spend time with Ryan's aunt.  

Then Sunday through Wednesday Ryan and I are sneaking away for our own little (and much needed) vacation to warm and sunny CALIFORNIA!

Then Wednesday when we get back, Kylie is home too! :) yay!

(And then the rest of the week is even just as busy!  Christmas is right around the corner!) :)  

We wish we could get you all a Christmas card this year--but the blog will have to do!  :)  I have put the card I designed for this year in my header. :) 

We hope all our friends and family will have a wonderful Christmas and Holiday. 

 Best wishes for you and your families.

Love,

Katrina, Ryan, Kamryn and Kyler  

Christmas At home with Ryan's Family

Kamryn got a Curious George from Uncle Eric

We gave Eric the first Harry Potter Book, in Chinese! He was pretty excited!

Kamryn opening Aunt Sara's gift--a Curious George Book!

From Great Grandma and Grandpa Seamons--to STAY at Grandma Seamons' house.  Kamryn was so excited about opening the box...

but then she looked through the tunnel...

and did NOT want to go in! :) Silly Girl!  She played there with Grandpa on the outside for a long time though!  Then the cat went in the tunnel and we could tell Kamryn thought about following, but decided it wasn't worth it!  Such a cautious little girl!

A new puzzle from Grandma.

Ryan received some Birthday cards and gifts AS WELL AS Christmas cards and gifts.

(Crazy how that happens when your bday is only 10 days before Christmas, huh?!) :)

Together, we got a bunch of Itunes gift cards, money to Kohls, Money from grandparents, and Kamryn got some ToysRUs money.  Thank you thank you thank you!  We appreciated them all!

Kamryn LOVES the Kitty!  She always goes looking for her when we go to Grandma's house.  Kamryn is showing the Kitty her new book... :)

Kamryn's BIG gift from Grandma and Grandpa was a Little Tikes Ride-in Car!  She was so excited!

Only problem was...

..it had to still be put together! (oops...bad planning on Mommy and Daddy's part!) :)

Kamryn sat in the frame of the car for a while...but then Daddy needed the pieces...

So, Grandpa helped distract Kamryn.

(She's watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, one of her favorite shows right now)

It's DONE!! :)  Yay!

Uncle Eric pushed her and pushed her in that thing till he was too tired to push anymore! :)  Kamryn could've ridden all night long!

Thank you Grandma and Grandpa!

Highlights from Christmas Day

Bad picture... Great gift!! :)  (My new Cannon 1200  and it's PINK!!)

Waiting for their turn for gifts, they decide to help Kamryn play with HER first one! :)

(Crayola Color Wonder Markers and Paper)

First Dollhouse

 Ryan and I got a Cow Pitcher from my Grandma Moe.  I love it!  So many memories from her house up in Northern Idaho when I was a child!

(*Side Note: Notice Ryan's nice facial hair?!! He doesn't get to grow anything very often because of his job, but when he has a week vacation...he takes his chance!) :)

Kamryn got a stuffed Puppy from Grandma Moe.  We got to go up to ID to visit TWICE this year and both times Kamryn found this puppy and carried it around everywhere!  So Gram decided to send it down for Christmas.  Such a sweet gift!

Kamryn trying to fit IN her dollhouse... silly girl! :)

Talking to Elder Eric Moe on the phone! (See earlier post for entire story!)

Kamryn's first play "hut"/"fort"!  :)

Kamryn got her first set of nest cups!  Probably the cheapest gift she got, and she LOVED it! :) 

The Simple Life of a Toddler!

Opening a book from Mommy and Daddy.  As the day progressed, Kamryn really started understanding how to unwrap gifts!  It's amazing how fast they catch onto things sometimes! :)

Ryan's big gift this year was a Netbook.  (as if we don't already have enough computers in our lives!) :) haha  No...we decided to get this because our laptop is on its last leg AND Ryan takes the bus to work a little more now that we live further from work, and it would be nice for him to have something to DO on the bus! :)  (For all of you who have never held or used a netbook...they are SO SMALL and SO LIGHT!!  I still sometimes can't believe how small it is!)

Kamryn, with all her gifts!!

Grammy and Grandad got her a Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Playset and some Play Food.  Both were a big hit...but I don't have individual pictures with them for some reason... :(

Ryan and I with all of our gifts.  We sure are loved.

(Although, after I set up everything and we took this photo, I realized that I left some MAJOR things out of the picture on accident!!  Oops!!) 

My parents' big gift to us this year was ready-to-go 72 hour kits for both Ryan and I.  We just have to add important documents and clothing!  What a wonderful thing that we probably wouldn't have gotten done ourselves as soon as we should!  Thank you!

Ryan's parents' big gift to us this year was an Ipod Touch.  We LOVE it! They gave it to us before Christmas so we could take it to California with us. . . but it isn't in this picture! :(  Thank you! (I think I DID post a picture of us with it, however, in a past post!)

Playing with my new camera!!

(Kylie and Krista also got the same camera that I did...so there are some pretty weird photos of us all!) :)

Playing some new games my family got for Christmas!  This one is called Sitting Ducks!  Not bad actually...pretty simple, but fun!

It was a very Merry Christmas!  Fun times for us to remember!

Christmas Morning

Eating Breakfast before looking in our stockings! (Waiting for Grammy and Grandad to get up!) :)   They went to midnight Mass the night before with our good friend, Lori.  So, they had an excuse to try to sleep in! :)

Stockings!  Which one is mine?!

Here's mine, Mom!! :)

ooo...who cares what else is in there!  I found M&M's!  (Mommy luckily put on a bib quick!)

What's this?!

(A Mickey Mouse Tamborine also in her stocking!)

Mmm...this is the life! (Creative way to use a tamborine!) :)