Merry Christmas!!

Every year my Mom makes a pineapple coffee cake and brings it to us at the Christmas Eve church service, that way we can eat it on Christmas morning.Marc ate coffee cake while Daddy was in the shower. As soon as he got done eating, he got to open his stocking. Here is Marc "pre-digging in" with his stocking......
and him with his stocking loot.
Marc got a Christmas version of tic-tac-toe so he and Daddy played a game of it.
Marc got a real guitar for Christmas...what were we thinking??? ;)
Marc is excited for the snow to melt so he can test out his new scooter.
An hour later, Samantha finally woke up. this is her with her stocking before we helped her look through it.
and here she is with all of HER stocking loot.
Marc helped Samantha open the gift he bought for her. She liked her Orange Blossom doll very much!
We had a few hours to spend as a family, then my Mom, Grandma, and brother Jeff came up. Grandma posed for a quick picture with her two favorite grandkids. :)
My Mom puts together "stocking bags" for everyone. In Samantha's bag she put a halo ......fits her huh?! ;)
Ok...my kids are just a tad bit spoiled!! ALL of the presents under the tree are for them (with the exception of maybe 4-5 for us).
"Santa" gave the Stoufer family a new Christmas game. Marc wanted to play it with everyone before they left.
Samantha got a teddy bear that is almost as big as she is!
Samantha has fun playing with her new pink laptop....
and her new pink castle...

My living room looks like a toy store exploded in it!! We had a great Christmas! Thank you everyone! :)

Christmas Eve

Every Christmas Eve we got down to church in Kentwood with my Mom & Grandma. It has become tradition that my Mom & Grandma buy the kids' nice outfits for church. Before we left for church we took for pictures of the kids together and separate, and of our family. Enjoy our little cuties!!



During church Samantha kept herself occupied for about 2 minutes with looking at a princess book.
The church service is ended with singing Silent Night by candle light. This year we let Marc have his own candle.....
I held Samantha while we sang. She loved the candle and wanted to help me hold it. (Sorry for the bluriness)
After a long, slippery drive home, we made it. :) We enjoyed the service, especially me since it has been a tradition since I was little. :)