Christmas Day 2011

The last of our Christmases!  Christmas day was spent at my parents house hanging out, opening presents, relaxing, and napping!  My sister is in retail. . so unfortunately she only got Christmas Day off . .  but we made her time home count and she was able to get plenty of Carson and Kellen time!  The day started off with church and then brunch with my grandparents--Mom fixed a delicious meal!  After that, it was present time!

Carson, of course, had a blast opening all his presents and Kellen's.. . and Mommy's, Daddy's, . . .ect.  It was nice because we took breaks to play with our Carson's presents and then we'd open more. . . 

I'm just going to let the pictures do the talking!  

Christin and Justin with the boys after church

Great Grandpa and Grandma Ahrenholtz watching gift opening 

New sweatsuit from Aunt Christin 

Kellen got a video baby monitor!

Aunt Christin and Carson opening gifts for Kellen 

Mommy's new hat!

Carson got a new game! 

Grandpa Rick loaded Carson up with JOHN DEERE clothes!

New Hats!

EVERYONE got new hats! :)

Gabe is SO excited about his new tools (his face says it all! )

Carson kept asking for a purple helmet. . so that is just what he got from Aunt Christin and Justin. . . maybe we will have 1 Vikings fan in the house

We had to go outside so Carson could open his last present from Gpa and Gma Kloewer

A LOADER TRACTOR! Just like Gpa Rick's

Trying it out

Dumping the bucket

The helmet came with a matching jersey(with shoulder pads) and pants! Lucky Carson! 

Trying to dump his brother! ;) 

Mother/Daughter photo! Love this pic!

Carson's trying to make a fashion statement: Purple helmet. Christmas pjs. Woody slippers

Fashion statement #2: Just adding the Iowa hat and John Deere sweatshirt!  Love. Him.

Our families are so Amazing!  We are truly blessed to have so many wonderful people in our life.  Each and every Christmas we went to was so special and tons of fun!  We hope you all had an amazing Christmas as well!  

Christmas Eve 2011

It's always a tradition of ours to go to church on Christmas Eve.  I absolutely LOVE Christmas Eve service because it's all about the birth of Jesus and truly reminds us the reason for the season!  After church we head to the Plumb Christmas.  It's always held in Irwin at one of Gabe's Aunt and Uncles--it is with all of Gabe's mom's brothers and sisters!  It is always a packed house, but it is a great to time to catch up with cousins that you don't see all year.  Our evening in pictures!!

Carson and Kellen before heading to church

Mommy with her babes!

Grandma Nancy with the boys!

Grandpa and Grandma Kloewer with their grandbabies! 

Family picture before heading to church

Grandpa Jim and Carson at Plumb Christmas

opening gifts

Daddy and Carson 

Grandpa and Grandma Baughman with their grandbabies

Baughman girls!

Baughman boys

Baughman family pic

Brandon, Erin, and Keira

Baughman Christmas

The Friday before Christmas we had the Baughman Christmas at Gabe's parent's house.  We spent the day relaxing, opening presents, and baptizing baby Keira.  Ok. . so not much relaxing. . but it was a fun-filled day and we were exhausted by Friday night!  It is so great to get all Gabe's siblings together at once because it doesn't seem to happen too terribly often!  It makes for a full house, but it is so much fun. .especially now with 3 little ones!

We thought the morning was a good time to get all the kids cooperating for pictures so we attempted to take one several by the tree.  It is a great thing that Carson loves holding his baby brother. . because we had many takes!  I wish I would have gotten a picture from the kids view--hands and noises and cheezes coming from all angles!

Carson was posing before pictures!

Attempt 1--Carson was cheezing at someone else besides the camera!

Attempt 2--looking at his baby brother instead of Mommy! 

Attempt3--attempting to keep Kellen in arms

Attempt 4-- needing assistance so Kellen didn't accidentally get dropped

Attempt 5--not looking at the camera

Attempt 6--this is as good as it gets with 3 wee ones! :)

Miss Keira

Grandma Lori with her grandbabies

Mommy and Kellen

Didn't get a ton of pictures opening presents b/c I was feeding Kellen part of the time and trying to keep track of all our other gifts while Carson was tearing into them! :) 

A typical Brandon look. . .

Nick and Dena

Brothers with their babes!

Carson opening his big gift from Grandpa and Grandma! 

Trying it out! 

The final gift to all the kids that was hidden in our stockings!
(Gabe's mom won a raffle a little while ago. .and instead of taking the money. . she is taking us on a trip this summer!  We are all super excited and can't wait!)

Santa Baby