Christmas with Gramps and Granby

One Sunday morning after we all went to church, we headed over to Gramp's and Granby's house to celebrate Christmas! The kids enjoyed opening their gifts, playing and Arrabella tried to eat all the oyster crackers in the house. 

Dance time! 

Puzzle time with Granby. 

William loves his new, high tech car track!!! We did not get a picture but William also got the whole collection of Harry Potter books, thanks to aunt Lyssie! Chris and William have been busy reading non stop and are on the last book. 

As soon as we got home William and Bella wanted to play with it. William's very large room is great for the big track. 

Basketball

William just finished another exciting season of basketball. It has been really fun for Chris and I to watch him grow with this sport. He will be starting a new season in early April and Chris will be head coach! Chris has some awesome videos of William playing ball, I will see if I can get one on here. 

Christmas in Long Grove

We had another exciting Christmas in Long Grove! Pamma and Grandpa are very generous hosts! It was so nice to see everyone after a whole year (crazy)! It was fun going back to the Chicago area and we enjoyed eating at all our favorite places and spending lots of QT with Pamma and Grandpa! Another great Christmas in the books!  

Newton children sure are beautiful! 

Having a peaceful moment admiring the tree before the present explosion! 

Bella chilling, probably watching Charley Brown.

Racetrack fun!

Arrabella is curious about Charlie! 

Time to try out the toys with uncle Greg! 

One of Arrabella's favorite Christmas gifts was her princes castle! 

Christmas in Belleville

It was so nice to spend Christmas in Belleville with the GG's and family! I took no pictures, thankfully Chris took some and was able to capture some of the fun! 

William looking handsome in his new Bears hoodie from his cousins. 

Hugs and photobombs. Kids loving on GG Lavern! 

Chris decided to put the kids to work making him an ugly Christmas sweater!

Let's just say they did a pretty good job! It kind of reminds me of the Big Island. 

Christmas got a little weird this year!?

William loved spending time with his cousins. One of his favorite parts of this Christmas was the sleepovers.

We were able to make it to mass just in time after the drive down from Long Grove. 

Bella enjoyed playing with all of GG's toys! 

Blossoms of Light @ the Denver Botanic Gardens

One December evening we met up with Gramps, Granby, Lyssie, Cooper, and Cayle to check out the holiday lights at the Denver Botanic Garden! It was so beautiful and we really enjoyed this festive outing with the family.

Group shot!

Cooper, Cayle, Lyssie, and William enjoying some hot apple cider! Yumm! 

Holidays with Friends!

It has been nice being around our friends and we have enjoyed celebrating birthdays and holidays together. We were blessed to celebrate Thanksgiving with the Anton's and the Bookal's in 2015.

Pamma took this picture of the Newton's and Anton's on Pearl Street while she was here last month. Maybe the kids can start a band!?

Arrabella likes to hang out with Jameson and Isabel. 

Boys playing pool.

During the holidays the kids had a white elephant gift exchange. They were really sweet to each other and everyone got exactly what they wanted!

Arrabella got a toaster, perfect for a little cook! 

Christmas Tree

Getting the Christmas tree is always such a fun family activity, we look forward to this every year! 

The kids love the Polar Express around the tree!

Bella getting into the Christmas spirit! 

Making crafts or making a mess? Either way fun was had!

The guys put up the outdoor Christmas lights together! William also helped Chris shovel the sidewalk! 

Little helper!