Christmas 2013

With a 2-month-old and a 2-year-old, Christmas was really busy this year. We tried to make things as easy as we could, but we still had a great time celebrating. We started out the season with the Van Dyke extended family Christmas party, where many of our relatives met Devin for the first time. Kyler loves his second cousins, and I think that they might like him a bit too. We have the most amazing babysitters in the family, if only we had time to use them...perhaps a 2014 resolution? We celebrated with the Wiersum side next, which included decorating cookies and lots of fun. On Christmas Eve, we went to Mars Hill with family and enjoyed watching Kyler dance in the aisles to the music. I am sure that Jesus was smiling to see such a joyous little boy worshiping him with movement! We had a really nice low-key Christmas day with our little family before heading out to Princeton to see the Bebej family. We had a great time stopping to see great grandparents, and we even stayed a night with our friends the Johnsons on the way home.

We have been so blessed, and even though it was a very busy season, Devin and Kyler have truly been gifts that we continue to cherish as we remember our Savior's birth.

Sleeping at Meijer Gardens while looking at Christmas Trees...maybe next year? 

One of the very few moments he is still for a picture

Loved looking at the trees and letting us know if there is "star" or "no star" on top

Happy boy running around in Meijer Gardens

Standing by one of the many trees!

Daddy always teaching...this time about plants

The "choo choo" was by far the highlight for Kyler

Picture of the boys by the train

"Star, Mommy!"

I have the cutest sleigh riding buddy: "Giddy-up, horsey!"

Someone really loves his sprinkles...we had to reign him in a bit

Loves to decorate cookies

My boy and his second cousins...he loved every minute of the girl time!

"What do you mean we have to stop to eat?"

Looking good in his Santa hat

Trying on his "Wise Men" crown

Matching Christmas jammies

Kyler's new bike--watch out, world (this spring)!

Great Grandma Linda with Kyler

Great Grandpa Tony with the boys

Keira doing a great job with Devin

Great Grandpa Hodge meeting Devin

The boys with Great Grandma and Grandpa Hodge

Christmas time with Grammy and Papa

Wiersum family Christmas picture

Daddy's basketball, but I think Kyler will give it some love too

Someone loves his Christmas cookies

All dressed up in his Christmas sleeper!

Great Grandma Van Dyke with the kiddos

Jesus' birthday cake

Snuggling with Aunt Lynsey

All "dolled up" after Christmas Eve church

Family picture time

Jammied up with Louisa watching some Bubble Guppies