Wednesday, January 1, 2014

CHRISTMAS 2013

I don't know why put this is the only picture I got of Christnas morning. I took a lot of video but not pictures. Rayce got a bow and arrow, madden xbox game, minecraft xbox game, a small snowboard, Legos, movies, saddlebags, and more. Wayke got a Polaroid camera, skis, smurfs on Xbox, saddlebags, athletic pants, hex bugs, movies and more. Ridge got his usual farm stuff and lots of it. Corrals, gates, cows, tractors, trailers, skis, movies, games, saddlebags, and more. Range got a tent, bike, ride on motorcycle, snow tube, basketball hoop, a wii game, saddlebags, and more. The boys together got a roping steer. Since Christmas my boys have had many roping contest and are doing really good. I told them if they roped the steer a 100 times I would give them $.10 for every time they caught. Of course, Wayke, our child who is determined, made it to 100.  He had 75 catches and 25 misses. Rayce and range got to about 70 but the deal was they had to get to 100. I wanted to see who would stick to it and make 100. Our plan was to get the boys snowmobiles for Christmas. We found out Tuesday morning that they weren't going to make it by Christmas. We started talking about getting bigger ones or maybe getting a hot tub instead. As we were trying to decide what to do we watched Christmas for a dollar. As soon as it was over it was a very easy decision on what more to buy.... Nothing! Our kids are more than spoiled. It was a good Christmas for them and they didn't need any more. We realized through the month the boys had never once talked about what they wanted to give someone, anyone, for Christmas. Everything was about what they wanted and they had a very long list. It was our fault for not teaching them and apparently the true meaning if Christmas had been forgotten at our house. So we had a good talk with them and a little simpler Chrstmas than normal and it was a great year!!! Hopefully next year we teach them and remind them not to worry so much about themselves and think of others.

DECEMBER 2013

Here are the final 2013 pictures. The boys have been pushing the hay off while Dusty drives the tractor, they have went tubing almost every day since school got out. The first day we roasted hot dogs so we had a fire and I was pulling the boys around. I looked over and Range was screaming with his hand straight up in the air. His glove was in fire and he didn't know how to get it to stop. Rayce and Wayke had a swim meet. They both swam their fastest freestyle. Rayce swam it in 19.58 and Wayke did in 26.92. I didn't check their back and breast stroke times. I will have to time them from my video camera and see what it was. We also went bowling as a family on our anniversary. 2013 was a great year! Our boys are growing up so fast and are fun to be around. Here is to another great year!!! (The picture of Range and the puppy is Madis puppy. The boys think they want an inside dog but Dusty says NO WAY!)


CHRISTMAS PJS

Every year I give my kids PJs for Christmas. It was their last present on the 12 days of Christmas. The first picture is of the boys putting out their rain deer food, hoping Santa will stop by. On New Years Eve we went to my parents house. My dad had knee surgery about a week before. He is getting around pretty good but thought it would still be easier to have the party at there house. It was a fun night with lots of food!!!

12 days of Christmas

This year we did the 12 days of Christmas for our kids. Each night they got to open a present. I thought it might get us a little more in the Christmas spirit and also help us spend a little more time together as a family. Some presents were movies and we would watch them as a family and have a movie night. One present was a belt with each of their names on it. Another was a coat with Olsen & Sons Ranches logo, and another was a game. It was fun for the kids and it did help us spend more time together. I'm sure I'll do it again next year. 

GINGERBREAD HOUSES 2013





SANTA

Santa came to the Neola Elementary School for Christmas. The boys say on his lap and told him something completely different they wanted for Christmas. Now I now why my mom was always dressed around Christmas time. Range wasn't with me at the school but the first time we saw Santa this year he wasn't super excited do I imagine that wouldn't have changed. We keep telling him Santa is going to come to our house soon and he just says nooooooo!