Nelson News

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Christmas with the Kreider's (2017)

The upside down tree full of presents!

I didn't take many pictures again.

Harper loved this karaoke microphone.

Miryn received a wooden tea set from Great Grandma Kreider.

These three were having a tea party.

Papa surprised Grandma with her trip to Oahu with all of us.

She flew with Amy's family and then stayed with us in Aulani for 3 days.

Amy and I went in together to buy her the paddle board and the swim with the dolphins excursions.

We went downstairs to look in our stockings.

Mr. and Mrs. Claus with their grandkids.

The Lindholm's

The Nihill's

Our 2017 Christmas family picture

The roads were clear so we drove back home to pack for Hawaii...

We were leaving at 4:30 AM on the 27th!

Christmas with the Legard's (2017)

Joe and Lanae hosted Christmas at their house this year.

We changed gift giving with the Legard's this year. Everybody drew one name to buy a gift for that person.

I didn't take very many pictures at Joe and Lanae's.

We got their early enough to grab a picture with Papa before everyone else arrived.

Papa shook Logan's hand and brought him to his knees and Ry decided to lean in for a hug instead.

Miryn came right in and hugged Rylan.

Cristy painted these pictures for each family.

Grandma (photo bomber), Holly, Mylee, and Presley

Amy got this picture of us.

Rylan, Miryn, and Lincoln played cars downstairs.

Cousins before dinner with Mike and Dave

Thomas, Logan, Mylee, Presley, Harper, Ry, and Miryn

Joe and Lanae worked really hard to get their garage ready for all of us. It's been tricky to find a location that's large enough to fit about 30 people. It was really nice in there and worked out perfectly.

Papa sat across from us

The Nihill's

We tried to get a cousin pyramid picture.

Poor Mylee felt so left out :)

Best Cousins Ever!

We finished up over at Joe and Lanae's about 6'ish and headed to Grandma and Papa Kreider's!

Our busy Christmas Day continued on....

Christmas Morning 2017!

Santa had made it to our house!

One of my most vivid childhood memories is how all the beautifully wrapped Christmas presents looked under the tree, and how full the living room looked with all the packages.

It's hard to make it look like that when all your kids want small (but very expensive) electronics for Christmas.

You can barely see the four white Apple boxes with bows!

(I knew they'd be happy but the room just didn't feel full of gifts)

We woke up to snow so Dave shoveled so his parents would have an easy walk way.

Dad teasing the kids and giving them "hints" at what was waiting for them.

An iPad Pro

A new IPhone

An IPad just for Ry

And an iPod Touch for Harper

An ice-scraper for Logan's car

I thought I was going to have to give him this early :)

Legos for Ry

A Stranger Things sweatshirt for Presley

Logan received Gucci slides from us.

(He was fairly warned that he wouldn't have as many gifts under the tree)

Rylan played Jingle Bells for us while breakfast cooked.

Grandma and Papa left about 11 AM

And we finished cleaning up the best we could, getting ready and out the door by 12:30.

On our way to the Tri-Cities

Monday, January 29, 2018

Christmas Eve 2017

We haven't had much snow yet this year, but there was a enough for the neighborhood kids to meet outside for some sledding, skiing, and snowboarding behind our house.

Logan built a little jump off into the retention pond. He used his skis and Rylan used his snowboard to take the jump. Presley and Harper sledded.

The kids came in and helped peel potatoes.

Logan and Harper helped put squeeze cheese and cream cheese on celery.

Dave cooked a ham.

Papa and Grandma came over for an early dinner. We ate about 1:30.

And they left to head back home about 4:30.

So the rest of the evening we played Risk (Dave won, even though Logan and Rylan tried to squash his armies), watched A Christmas Story and White Christmas, and tracked Santa.