Merry Christmas!!!

Can you believe it's Christmas?!?!? And a white one at that!!! As with most of you, it's been snowing SO much over this past couple weeks, and it just makes it all the better to be snowing ON Christmas Day!!! It had been snowing most of last night, when we went to bed around midnight we had another two inches. It must have snowed a bit longer thru the night, but had stopped by the time we got up this morning. Then started AGAIN around 9:00 and still hasn't stopped!!! HOW WONDERFUL!!! It just keeps piling up higher and higher, we are loving it!

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The kids have had SO much fun this morning, opening their presents, Daddy made french toast for breakfast, then opening their stockings, and then playing with a bunch of toys! They are now watching what Jacob still calls "Kunda Panda" (Kungfu Panda). A little bit ago Jacob goes "I'm still in my pajamas!" To which we replied, "Yep! You can stay in them all day and just play play play!" (and eat eat eat, candy candy candy) :o)

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We hope you're all enjoying a wonderful Christmas as well! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! :-D

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Jenna chewing on a bow from Santa.

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The kids opening their gifts from Santa!

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Juliana's Tinkerbell Movie!

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A very happy Jenna!

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Jenna liking her new balls :-)

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Juliana's cool new toothbrush!

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A Phineas & Ferb shirt! He loves it :-)

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Juliana's ballerina Little Einsteins doll.

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Kungfu Panda! I finally get to watch it!

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Juliana loves her new Little Mermaid nightgown.

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Juliana helping open Jenna's present.

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Jacob's fun drawing stuff!

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The kids helping open Jenna's fun toy!

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Jacob's new Leapster games.

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A cool personalized ornament from Papa Earnie!

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The kids about to open their bags from Grandpa & Grandma Hirst.

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Jenna looking at her new Hirst gifts!

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The kids and their 2008 ornaments!
(Jenna: Bear with "BABY" block letters)
(Juliana: Tinkerbell with Juliana's picture in the frame)
(Jacob: Transformers!!!)

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Jacob and all his presents from the Hirst exchange and this morning.

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Juliana with all her presents from the Hirst exchange and this morning.

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Jenna and all her gifts from the Hirst exchange and this morning.

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Jenna and her ballbit balls!

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She's sooooo happy!

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Jack giving us a present! ;-D

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Jenna in her new ballpit!

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Jenna loves her new toy!!!

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Mommy is SO happy about this gift, maybe I can get stuff done around here!!!

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Jenna hugging her new toy :-) "I love you, ballpit!"

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The kids playing together, they ALL love it!

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The Earnhardt Family on Christmas morning!!!

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SILLY EARNHARDTS!!!

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The Earnhardts and their Stockings :-)

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Daddy's candy :-)

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Jacob and his hotwheels!

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Juliana's Ballet Slipper Jewelry :-)

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Juliana's excited about her princess nail polish!

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The kids and their stockings :-)
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P.S. They're still watching Kungfu Panda (1:00pm) and now Jacob is HIYA'ing everyone and everything and calls himself the Kungfu Master :-) And yes, it is still snowing, and it's still THICK!!! WAHOO!!!!!!! OK, two more pictures...

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Sooo doesn't do it justice, we have about a foot of snow now!
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The kids again playing in the super cool ballpit :-)

Christmas Eve Festivities!

We had our Hirst Family Christmas at my parents house on Christmas Eve and had a great time! That room gets fuller and fuller with our ever-increasing number of grandkids! We're noticing that it's definitely getting harder to keep everyone "patient" long enough until it's their turn to open their next gift (it takes a long time to get through 18 people worth of gifts!) (good thing there's only 2 packages for each person!).

Grandma had a craft all set out for when we got there, the kids got to color nifty cups that they'd get to drink out of throughout the remainder of the evening. It was neat seeing how all the older kids' coloring has progressed over the years! We then had a super yummy meal!!! Then the cousins put on a little talent show: sang various songs, James read some verses, Abby read the Christmas story out of the bible, and a couple more songs. Time for presents! Everybody got such perfect gifts. Which leaves one thing left, DESSERT! Yes, 4 options of desserts to choose from (or have all 4 of course!). At last, the youngins started "hinting" that it was time to call it a night, so we tidied up as much as we could with "hinting" children at foot (aka: tired & fussy), and I'm sure left a terrible mess for my parents to clean, and headed home (which reminds me that I'm thankful for all the DOT crews making the roads drivable, and us all having rigs that could plow through the rest of the snowy roads, and crazy parents who shoveled and shoveled to help us get into their driveway) :-)

Once home, we got all the kids in their Christmas PJ's, read Twas The Night Before Christmas, Jacob said a prayer, tucked them all in bed, and off Matt & I went to wrap wrap wrap :-) What a great day!!!

Jacob & Grandma hanging angel ornaments

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Maya & Jacob showing off their lost teeth!

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Juliana holding "Baby Jonovan" :-)

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Jacob helping Aliya color her Christmas cup.

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Jonathan is SO cute!

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Aunt Denise holding Baby Jonathan.

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Baby Jenna goin' for Grandma's glasses...they all do...

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Kyra and her awesome cousin, Kyra!

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Abby, Kyra, James & Jacob singing Jingle Bells.

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Maya, Kyra & Abby singing Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer.

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Jenna's first Christmas!

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Jacob was SOOOO excited about his letters!!!

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The longest pose EVER!!!

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Juliana opening her first gift :-)

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James slyly picking out a present for himself :-)

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James' new Frame-It game.

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Juliana was on cloud nine over this gift!!!

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Aliya excited about Elefun!

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Jacob's cool Solar System book!

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Jenna hanging out with Aunt Stephanie.

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Maya's turn to open gifts.

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PINKALICIOUS!!! A well-loved book!

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A very happy Jonathan opening a gift.

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Kyra's so funny :-)

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Jonathan's cool John Deere tractor!

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Curly Lox opening a Disney book!

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Baby Jenna's so happy :-)

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A happy Juliana :-)

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Jacob helping open Jenna's gift.

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Our "Happy Birthday Jesus" Cake!

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Time for bed!!! Santa's coming soon!!!

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All three kiddos in their Christmas PJ's!