Christmas at Gram and PaPa's House

We're always happy to have our McKinney Fam in town for the holidays!  Cal loves cars and music.  Eli cracked us up because he might be the sweetest most easy-going baby we have ever seen. 

 If this doesn't melt your heart💗, then you must be made of stone...

Cousin time is the best time!

7 BOYS and 2 GIRLS!  Oh Harper and Avery...what fun is in store for you in the coming years!

Harper loves her PaPa.

Nate was thrilled with the illustrated edition of Harry Potter. Although as I type this, he is watching Lord of the Rings for the first time with Bryan and Jordan...and Nathan said, "Gosh Dad, this is almost better than Harry Potter!"  We never thought we would hear him say that!

Jordan is into all things history and he was super stoked about this model plane.

Harper is a LEGO-Building-Machine!

Carson wanted a big Nerf gun to keep up with his brothers.  T.R.O.U.B.L.E.

Christmas Parties at School

As a tradition in kinder, these cuties had to put on gloves and open Starbursts...pretty tricky!  Harper was so tickled to wear my festive Rudolph headband.  Her curls and big smile always melts my heart.

This little buddy was happy to see me too...please stay little forever. 

The big kids were not so excited to see me pop in to their party...ha!  They were having snowball fights and racing to dress up a Christmas tree...total big kid fun! 

Annual Kindergarten Gingerbread House Building

Harper was so careful and strategic about her gingerbread house.  I'm pretty sure she was the last one sitting at the table working on her house.  

These girls sure are special...the sweetest crew of kinder friends.

Harper and Reyna - sweet friends.  They were lucky enough to be in preschool together too.  This year they have had speech together and I'm so thankful for their friendship.

Cason, Nolan, Carson, and Griffin - such sweet and silly boys!

We were thankful to sneak away from work for the day.  Bryan and I took the day off to Christmas shop and run errands before the crazy of Christmas break started.  This was the perfect way to end the day. 

Christmas continued...

Life is better with friends...so thankful we get to do life with awesome people.  

And this is Christmas with a puppy... she ate the tree all the ever lovin' time...and she has eaten the rug and the chair, and the entertainment center, and the stairs, and the second rug...but we DO love her.

Holly Jolly Christmas Extravaganza

This was such a fun event at church...complete with snow, games, entertainment, a petting zoo, crafts, and more!  What a way to celebrate the season!

 Working carnival games are so much more fun with a friend by my side!

"Mom! Watch this!"

Oh Carson...he keeps us on our toes.  He was "repelling" down the stairs with his imagination!

Little Turkeys

Thanksgiving in Kinder is too much fun! This is Carson's kindergarten class in their turkey hats.

Here is Harper's class turkey feathers...a special feather for each special kiddo!