It's a JOLLY holiday.....

On Christmas Eve we spent the evening with John's family. The kids acted out the nativity. This year there was a way cute star, a bale of hay and a shepard that rode a donkey??? Each year it seems to get more creative.

Our sad shepard boy who did not want to be dressed up!

Coleton the shepard riding a donkey to see baby Jesus....(i am pretty sure that Mary was supposed to ride the donkey????)

All of the cousins

There is nothing like wresting in the wrapping paper

The annual Christmas Jammies. When Coleton opened his, he was so disappointed that it wasn't a toy. Apparently he hasn't realized that is what he opens every year on Christmas Eve. I love this picture because it shows so much personality.

Christmas Morning

What did Santa bring...oh the suspence was killing them!

Exploring what Santa left!

Easton playing with his fire/police house

Hailey with her "real" digital camera

Easton's favorite toy...a garbage truck

Easton and a dino
Poor Coleton...I didn't take any pictures of him opening gifts. He got some transformers and a remote control car that can go on water...(the requests that kid has....)

On Tuesday we were able to go to Soldier Hollow tubing. It was a blast. We left Easton at grandmas house where it was nice and warm and the rest of us braved the cold and loved every second of it.

Coleton all bundled up ready to go

The pink marshmellow girl....oh I love that she LOVES pink!

Relaxing on the way up the hill

All Coleton needed was some hot chocolate and he would have been set. Aunt Marquel would pull him on his tube and get him hooked to the rope and then she would pull him to the hill and push him down. The lucky kid hardly had to get off his tube. No wonder he thinks she is the greatest....that and she drives fast:)

All of us at the top of the hill.

Happy Graduation Easton!

Easton graduated from speech therapy on Friday! He is doing phenominal. The progress he has made over the last 6 months has been amazing.
Here are his stats from before and after....
before/ after
Gross Motor 37%/ 99% percentile for age
Fine Motor 50%/ 92%
Cognitive 56%/ 73%
Receptive Lang. 75%/ 82%
Expressive Lang. less than 1%/ 82%****HOORAY*****
Social 43%/ 43% peer 95%
***He really does not handle large crowds at all, but he
is nice to the kids in nursery now, so we are making
progress!
adaptive 16%/ 99%
Easton knows most of his colors and shapes and all of his letters and numbers to 9. He is very interested in the letter sounds which makes me laugh. He comes up to me holding a letter and say, "Mom, what that say." He is so much happier most of the time and loves to laugh and make us laugh. We are so proud of you Easton!

Coleton's Preschool Program

Coleton had his preschool program on Friday. He did a great job and we found he really isn't bothered being in front of a lot of people. He sang his little heart out and danced like a crazy man!

Coleton saying his part.

Austin, Coleman, Coleton, Jones, and Dylan....That doesn't look like trouble at all does it???

WINTER WONDERLAND

One of our favorite things about winter is sledding at the hill by our house. Even though it was FREEZING...literally like below freezing, we braved the cold,(checked Hailey out of school..shhhh!), and headed out. Easton amazed us and loved sledding and eating the snow. He would fall down, put his head in the snow, and then declare, "delicious!" Coleton and Hailey loved riding down on Johns back. Their faces shone with pure delight, but I couldn't make myself take my gloves off again to take pictures...maybe next time.