Well, this Christmas was sure a success! I have not had to entertain the children for one second during this whole break! They have been playing with their presents non-stop.

Some present highlights:

Corben got a Wii Zelda game, a membership to some computer game (I think that must've been his favorite gift, judging from the computer time he has logged this week), an ipod, and a weight set.

Trev got an ipod, a Mindfreak magic set (he begged and begged for it, but he's making Corben learn all the tricks first so he doesn't have to read the instructions), and some weird toys.

Lance got an RC car, some puzzles, a Wii game, and though not an actual gift, his favorite thing out of this Christmas was inheriting Corben's old ipod.

Zack got an RC car (broke the first day) and some spy stuff. He is so hard to buy presents for. As I've said before, he is a 16-year-old trapped in a 6-year-old's body.

Brody and Jace just got a slew of toys and they have been in 7th heaven. They LOVE most any toy and can play for hours, just the two of them. They got a lot of Toy Story stuff, which seems to be a favorite theme currently.

Here are all the grandkids - minus Dallin :( - with Grandpa Greg and Stephanie at our Christmas Eve party.

Kira helped the kids perform the story of Baby Jesus' birth. They were pretty good actors. Allie was exceptional as Mary.

Christmas day we enjoyed a DELICIOUS breakfast hosted by Grandpa Greg and Stephanie, and then a delicious dinner hosted by Grandpa Mike. We also squeezed in a visit to Great-grandma and stole her kitchen to make our salad contribution to dinner. I am so blessed to have all these people in my life who love me and my family so much. I am so thankful and love them all!

Happy 6th birthday, Zacky!

I'm glad that Zack is still not bothered by his Christmas time birthday, because I still feel guilty about it. That sounds ridiculous, but it is my fault that he was born two days before Christmas. My doctor was perfectly willing to induce labor on the 11th, but I was just too busy with everything, and was super concerned about missing my son's PRE-school Christmas program. Looking back, WHAT A MORON! So I was hoping to go past Christmas. He was due on the 17th, and when I went for my check-up on the 23rd, the doctor said he wasn't thriving and he needed to be born right away. We got to the hospital at 7 that night, so I guess I should be grateful for such a short labor so that at least he wasn't born on Christmas Eve!

Zack is like no other kid I've met. He is 6 going on 16, in every way, including sassing. I cannot wait (neither can he) for him to start football in two years. He plays in the yard with his big brothers and their friends and he can totally hold his own. He is so tough! He started riding a 2-wheeler bike at the age of 3. He is doing great in school and is quickly becoming a super reader!

Some of his favorites are: football, wii, computer games, ipod touch games, Justin Beiber, Team Edward (these last two make him sound fruity, I have no idea where it comes from), Criss Angel, Spongebob, candy, having sleepovers in Trev's room, graduating from the gym this summer, playing with friends.

I love Zack and his little smoker's voice. He's definitely the life of the party!