Christmas Vacation Fun

The kids have been enjoying their vacation from school, and I know this by the amount of time they've been spending in their pajamas (comfy pajamas make happy children). Here's a sample of what Laura and Karl have been up to:

A typical evening in our house involves Matt and Karl playing "Angry Birds" on their iPhones (no, Karl does not officially own an iPhone, but he has pretty much claimed Matt's hand-me-down, so we refer to it as "Karl's iPhone." It's really mine. I guess.)

On Monday, we went to Matt's cousin Kristen's house to celebrate Xavier's 2nd birthday.

Karl and Nathan


Laura, Aly, and Emily eagerly await the cutting of the cake.


Karl, Xavier, Nathan

Tanya monitoring the gingerbread cookie decorating. Laura went a little crazy with the sprinkles.


Since Steve and Megan are in town from Alabama, Laura, Karl, and Nathan went sledding with Opa yesterday.

Nathan couldn't quite make his silly photo-face with his mittens on, but he still tried!


We think Nathan is going to tell his parents he wants to move back up north after the fun sledding trip!