Christmas in Kansas - Part 6

Today was slightly warmer than previous days, so we took the opportunity to get the kids outside for a little fresh air.  They had so much fun gathering eggs, jumping in a big pile of raked leaves, swinging on the porch, feeding the goats and chickens, and getting rides in a wheelbarrow!  It was Evie and Hannah's first ride in a wheelbarrow and they loved it!  Kevin and I quickly realized what a workout it is to push kiddos in a wheelbarrow, wow.

Christmas in Kansas - Part 5

And here are some pics of the actual present-opening on Christmas Day!  We had so much fun, and felt so blessed that our kiddos could share this wonderful experience with our family this year!

Christmas in Kansas - Part 4

This year, we changed things up a bit for the kiddos and we ate breakfast first.  Then we opened up our Christmas stockings and there were so many fun gifts!  Evie's favorite was a red harmonica, which actually sounded really good for a kid's plastic harmonica.  I surprised Joe with a harmonica in his stocking too, so they could play them together.

Christmas in Kansas - Part 3

Since it's been the first time in years that we've all been together, we decided this would be a good time to get some family photos taken.  As expected, it was super crazy trying to get the little ones to cooperate for the photographer.  And of course, our daughter was the biggest challenge (even though she's the oldest).  I think maybe Evie was a little overstimulated by the whole experience, because she would not sit still and kept making wild faces and hand gestures. All in all, I think we probably got some good photos from it, and we're so anxious to see what they look like!