Bock Family Christmas

The best Christmas gift was being able to spend Christmas as a family with my Grandma under her own roof.  Ever since her stroke last spring she has been in a nursing home and hasn't been back home.  She was so grateful to be home even if it was just for the day.  

Our family keeps on growing; which means we fill up the house pretty quickly. The kids loved being the center of attention.

Still playing doctor

Brockhaus kids

Cousinly Love

Grandma kept saying Avery is a mini me.  

Landon loved helping grandma open all of her gifts.

All the great grandchildren and another is on the way!

Phillips clan

All the grandkids with grandma and grandpa.  (Missing Kody as he left early)

Then we tried to get the great grandkids with grandma and grandpa but they were done with al the pictures.

The bracelet I got from my parents and grandparents for Christmas sums up how blessed I am to have such an amazing family!

Phillips Christmas 2015

Christmas Day we headed to Aurora for brunch with my parents and brother's family. 

The city hall is beautiful in Aurora and of course I had to get a picture of it covered in snow.

The girls had fun dancing around!

Enjoying some morning tea prior to opening gifts.

Landon was so bummed when he first saw the box as we joked around that it was diapers.  He was excited when it was a basketball instead.

Taylin making sure I'm healthy!

We are truly blessed to have family so close that we can spend time together over the holidays.  Watching the kids play and laugh together made Christmas day so much fun.  

Thanks mom & dad and Scott & Carissa!

Family Christmas 2015

This year Christmas snuck up on me and the weather was way too nice; however, the morning of Christmas Eve we woke up to snow.  It was beautiful!  

Landon couldn't wait to get outside and play in it.

That morning Christmas Elf left a note for the kids saying he left them snow and that he'd be back next year.  Landon got super emotional that he was leaving but was happy he was able to love on him that evening before he headed back.

White Christmas

We opened up our family Christmas presents prior to church.  Landon was super excited he finally got a bike. Luckily we scooped the sidewalks and it cleared off enough he could take it out for a test drive.  

 The next series of pictures make me giggle.  That afternoon we started getting ready for church.  I asked Avery if I could do her hair and she said "no."  Later she kept saying "Mikki please." (As Mikki does her hair almost everyday for her at daycare)  She finally gave in and let me curl it.

Then it was time for tights.  Yep...that didn't happen

We eventually got the dress on her but she absolutely HATED it. The entire 30 minutes prior to church she kept trying to rip it off.

Which then led to pouting in the kitchen...

And then a meltdown....

We did make it to church though with smiles on our faces, leggings on and Mikey Mouse socks.  I guess whatever it takes!  They will definitely be memories to look back on.

The next morning Santa had arrived!

The kids' handprints were adorable on our tree that they made with Mikki.

Of course I didn't have my nice camera charged and my phone took horrible pictures. 

I took Wally out that morning and saw a cardinal which made me think of all our loved ones that weren't able to celebrate this holiday season with us.