Merry Christmas

We had a great Christmas Day. Some might think we are mean parents, our kids can't leave their rooms until 7am, are not allowed downstairs (where the tree and gifts are), we eat breakfast before opening gifts, and when it's time to open gifts, we take turns (yes, the kids would love to tear through their gifts as quickly as possible, but we want to see what they receive). This actually works each year and we have an enjoyable morning!

Santa brought a great surprise for us - a Wii. The boys (including Regan) couldn't wait to get it set up. They spent the rest of the day creating their Mii's and playing games. First day favorites: Regan - Tennis, Wendy and Trey - Charge (cow riding/racing), Brandon - Boxing, Jarrett - Baseball. When Madden Football and NBA Basketball make their debut, favorites are sure to change!

Katie loved opening her gifts. There's nothing like watching a little one tear little pieces of wrapping paper off one by one until the contents are revealed. She was elated with her gifts!

Visiting Santa

We visited Santa recently at the Rec center. Katie was afraid of the funny looking old man (the one with the long white beard, not her dad). The boys asked for all kinds of hi-tech toys and Santa just nodded and said OK. Regan says that Santa is poor this year and needs a Government bail-out.

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This is a picture of our family at the Portland Oregon temple. We visited Oregon in Aug 2008 -- primarily for Brad's (Wendy's brother) wedding to Natalya.

See some Oregon vacation pics in the slideshow on the left.