Merry Christmas 2013!

Merry Christmas from our crazy family to yours!

 Did you see that Reindeer Fly?

Oh, it was just Black Jack!

 Christmas PJ's.

Emergency Exit Eh? (We are from Canada Eh?)

Cutest Little Shepard Ever

The kids had the opportunity to be performers in the 50th year celebration of the Nativity pageant at Heritage Park in Calgary.  Even though Jordan wasn't quite old enough to be a performer they allowed him to do it because he made the cutest Shepard ever!

 Jordan loved the sheep and would tend to them all night while he performed the nativity over and over and over.  It was cold outside and Jordan didn't have much time between shows to warm up.  He was chilled to the bone by the end of the performance nights but he was a really good sport and did a fantastic job of being the cutest little Shepard!

We also had angels among us this Christmas  Sadie and Kailey were angels in the Nativity performances.  They were as beautiful as ever.  They had the easy job and got to spend most of the evening in the warm building until they popped out for their 30 seconds in the cold to sing and then back inside where it was warm.  They felt bad for Jordan having to be outside the whole performance and they were really good about helping him warm up with hot shots on his ears in between shows.

Christmas Day 2012

The only thing Carson really wanted for Christmas.  He is not much of a gamer but has spent some time in front of the TV this Christmas holidays.

Kailey opening some fun gifts. 

 Jordan had the biggest present ever from Mortimer (our family elf)  What could it be?

A Green Machine!  Jordan is in LOVE!

Auntie making cotton candy for all the kids.

Carson and Kailey - twins?

Sadie, Jaden, and Calli in their panda hats and mitts.

Christmas Eve

We had a really fun Christmas this year at Grandma and Grandpa Gibbs. The whole Gibb Family was home for Christmas and the house was crazy but fun.

Kailey adoring her new PJ's.  This is a huge deal for me to finally hit the spot with Kailey liking something that I give her.  Actually I have to give props to Grandma. She is the one that found these PJ's for Kailey.

Sadie was pretty excited about her new PJ's as well.  Can you tell?

Carson getting ready to play the handbells.

Cousins - nothing more fun than spending Christmas with cousins (Jaden, Sadie, and Calli)

Jordan and Bryson

Lily attacking Jordan

 Grandma and Grandpa opening their gifts from the kids.  We had puzzles made of the cabin and a photo collection of all their grandkids.

 I think they liked the gifts.

 Grandma with her newest Grandbabies.
Tyler Gibb (Brandon's 3rd boy)

Grandma and Lucy
(Sonya's 5th child)

And for Christmas Grandma & Grandpa got a really special gift . . . 

Grandbaby #17 Hannah Joy (Justin's 2nd daughter)

All Carson wants for Christmas is Jordan's 2 front teeth??

Funniest story this Christmas! So Jordan is passing out his presents to all of his siblings. He proceeds to give Carson a sports bag. I'm thinking to myself "I don't remember him wrapping anything in this bag for Carson. Carson opens the bag; a gingerbread house (with no candy on it), a clay mud house with grass and rocks on top (made by JJ in his grade 2 class while studying the pioneers) and . . . a little metal tin that sounded like it has money in it. Carson opens the tin and sees a bunch of spare change (about $1.25 in coins) and then "Oh gross!" - Jordan's 2 front teeth (his bottom two teeth because he hasn't lost his top two yet). Jordan had kept his 2 front teeth and put them in this tin with some money. Merry Christmas Carson! Jordan burst out laughing and so did we. "I got you good Carson. I knew all you wanted for Christmas was my two front teeth! Ha Ha Ha!" "Oh by the way - keep the change you filthy animal!" laughs Jordan!

Jordan you crack us all up. We all laughed until we cried! Where does this kid come up with these things??!!

Sadie always gives us a good reaction when she opens a present she really wants. A bed for her American Girl Doll. She didn't think Santa was going to bring her anything on her list because she came to me 5 days before Christmas and asked me to mail her list to Santa. I told her it was too late and that it would never make it to the North Pole in time. Good thing Mortimer (our family elf that calls us every Christmas season) told Santa what she wanted!

All Jordan wanted for Christmas was a Ukulele just like Carson's. Carson got a new tenor Ukulele and so Jordan assumed he would get the old one. "No way" Carson says!

During church that afternoon the bartering started. Jordan sidles up to his big brother and says "Carson, I'll give you 40 bucks for your Ukulele". Carson says, "I'll think about it." Jordan thinks about it and whispers, "The deal is only good until the closing prayer. Then the offer goes down to $20."

"Ok deal" says Carson. Jordan turns to Darcy and gives him a thumbs up.

Kailey is our cupcake queen. She got an array of cupcake making stuff so our New Year diets will be ruined right from the start!

My mom and Kailey on Christmas morning.

Jordan's favorite present (from Carson), a Cavalier shirt from Carson's school. Carson worked hard for the principal to earn this shirt for his brother. Jordan wore it night and day all week until I stripped it off of him to wash it 6 days after he opened it.

Xbox 360 was the present that got Carson excited about this Christmas.

It was nice to go to Church on Christmas Day and enjoy beautiful music and messages about our Saviour.

Merry Christmas!