Dec 25th Christmas Day

Every year we either spend Christmas with my family or Jason's family. 2010 was a Slager Christmas so my sister Torie and her hubby Kurt as well as they're 1st little baby which is still in the oven to arrive into this world sometime at the end of May as well as my brother Shea, his wife Riley and my 5 year old neice Olive all made the drive from Calgary to come spend time with us over the holidays. (wow that was a long sentence)  Torie came on the 23rd and Shea arrived on the 26th. My other sister Brina, her fiance J and my 5 year old nephew Jonas were unable to make the trip because they just didn't have enough time off from their jobs.....sniff sniff!  None the less we had a great visit with my siblings, the cousins played all week together and the boys were sad to see Olive go!

On the Wandler side of the family this would be the year that Jason's brothers and sister would spend their holidays with their other sides of their families.  Lindsay being single decided to work and Chris single as well went to Hawaii so it was just Jean, Dennis, Steve, Michelle and their kids. So instead of having 2 separate Christmas dinners we all joined up together.  Michelle hi-tailed it upstairs to her bedroom 10 minutes after we arrived because she started to feel sick and didn't want to spread whatever was sneaking up on her.  Despite missing Michelle for dinner we had a great meal and the kids kept busy playing with all their new "stuff"!

Now for some pics.....

I snuck out and got some pics before the boys woke up

Look what Santa brought

Sugar, Jason, Me, Ethan Ben & Sams stockings

Ethan was happy with his dutch bunny webkinz, books and Wii resort

Benny loved his Panda family and donkey kong game

Sugar with her new cookies

Closer look at the Panda family

Sammy would have been happy with just candy see how he's hoarding it all

NHL slapshot for the Wii was a huge hit

Playdoh

Paper Jamz, not so much a favorite in our house

Waiting patiently for the next set of presents

More books, Scaredy Squirrel for Ben

And E's favorite Geronimo Stilton

We saved the best for last, E and Ben got Nintendo Ds's from us.

Ben picked blue and E got the red one

Sammy got a keyboard

Hugs to aunty and uncle

Mr Potato Head from aunty

A toy story book with little figurines from us

Ethans turn for hugs

Torie and Kurt Christmas dinner at my brother in law Steve's house

 

Ornament exchange with the Wandler Cousins, this year we made them personalized ornaments! 

And just like that its all over!  I am happy how the holidays went, I didn't stress out about anything, we didn't buy to much and the kids thought it was the best Christmas EVER!!!!!!

Mission complete:)