Wooden Christmas

Again, everyone was so helpful with moving around the schedule so we could actually spend time with people this Christmas!  We got together at Dad and Delaine's house for Christmas with everyone.  Since Justin and I decided we were going to stay home on Christmas day this year to be with Colt, my dad brought Grandma up so we would still be able to spend some time with her. 
We went to the neighbor's barn and read the Christmas story from the Bible.  Then we went back to the house and opened presents and fellowshipped.  What a great time and I am so thankful to be able to see all of our family!

Contos Christmas

It was so nice of everyone to work around our crazy schedule so that we could see everyone for Christmas.  We didn't have much time together, but you can tell the kids made the most of it.  It was so much fun to see how excited they got for the other kids to open their presents.  It is always fun to get to see everyone-and for the cousins to get to spend some time together.  Merry Christmas

He LOVES Nemo

Chaos in the making

This is so Casey

Elle showing off her new clothes

Keaton accidently got Kim a Happy Hanukkah card!

Cousin goodbye hug- how precious

At the Wagner Christmas, my Great Grandma Helen wasn't able to come because of the weather and she wasn't feeling well, so we stopped by to see her first and bring her a present.  It is so amazing to be able to have Colt know his Great Great Grandma.  Not many people still have 5 generations living in the same area!
Next we went to my grandma's house and had dinner and opened some presents.  Then we went across the street to the house my mom was renting and had desert and opened more presents.  This year everyone spread out the Christmas celebrations for us because we were sad that we didn't get to spend much time at each place, so it was so nice to be able to actually sit down and visit, and not just open presents and go.
What a wonderful Christmas!

 

Colt and Grandma Helen

Family picture

He loves to take pictures

His new Disney story book

My gift to Keaton- a giant box of Nerds!

He LOES Buzz Lightyear

Selfie

Grandma Helen, Colt and me

Colt and Mommy Ri drinking together

Just another day

Just another day in the Strange household

 

SNOW

We LOVE snow!  It is totally my fault that my son loves to be out in the snow, because I love it too!  He couldn't wait to put on his "Buzz Lightyear" (that's the only way I could get them on him) boots to go make snow balls and eat the snow.

 

Happy Birthday Justin

 





Justin turned 30 this year!  I'm not sure he was all that excited about it, but I wanted to make it special.  I ran around for weeks gathering 30 gifts cards for his 30th birthday.  When it came time to give them to him, Colt was so excited.  Justin loved it!  He said it was the best birthday present I had gotten him.  For the next night, I planned a surprise party with a few friends.  It is Trent, Liz and Renee's birthday right around the same time, so it was awesome to get everyone together so we could celebrate all of them.  Happy birthday babe!

 

Santa and Family Pictures

Christmas is quickly approaching!  Every year Justin's team has a Christmas party with Santa and cookies.  I wasn't sure how Colt would do, but at least we got a smile!  Chuck and Sue came and Josh and Beth brought Emily to meet Santa for the first time.  We were able to get some great pictures.  We also had a blast at the Keller Williams Christmas party at Derek and Steph's beautiful house.  Family pictures are few and far between with how much Colt is on the move, so we had to take advantage while people were around!

 

 

 

Our house is ready for Christmas!

 

Colt

Sometimes you just have to smile at the awesomeness of a child