Nagel Christmas...

Christmas Eve...Bismarck...
The Nagel Christmas was at the Comfort Inn again this year.  The boys got to swim all day and then they took a little break and watched a movie with a quick nap before we got ready to head down to the party room.  We had lots of goodies and then Santa came for a visit.  The kids were all pretty excited to see him.  They boys got their presents from him and we went up for a family picture with him.  We did a lot of visiting and the boys did a lot of playing with the other kids.

Family Picutre With Santa

Big Family Picture with Santa

(Tony, Preston, Lacey, Santa, Vivian, Chance, Kristen,

Rashad, Breckan, Tristan, Nicki, Ethan)

Ethan having some kid wine.

The kids eagerly awaiting their gifts from Santa.

Tristan opening his present.

Ethan opening his present.

The grandkids with Grandma Nagel.

Mom and Breckan

Vivian, Lacey, Nicki, Kristen

Uncle Chance and Breckan

Wentz Christmas...

We went to the hotel for Christmas on the Wentz side this year for opening gifts also.  We went up Thursday night and the boys swam all night and all day on Friday.  We went and got Grandma Ella in the evenign and had pizza for supper along with lots of other sides.  The kids all went swimming while we ate too.   After supper the kids organized all the presents.  Ethan thought Grandma Carol had messed up since there were no names on their presents. :)  So we asked him if he could find a pattern as to how the presents might go together.  He figured it out.  Cars 2 was for Tristan, Star Wars for Ethan, Happy Feet for Breckan and the girls all had their own wrappings too.  They were pretty excited.  In no time they were through all their presents are were opening up as many as they could to play with.  They had a great time.  They opened up some games and tried to play them together.  Then they checked out the girls' new tablet games.  Here is part one of the pictures.  Will upload more in separate posts since it was taking too long with them all in one.

Ethan and Tristsan having their little mountain dews with Papa Lonnie in the hot tub.

Grandma Carol and Tristan ready to swim.

Ethan and Grandma Carol.

Breckan in his 1st Christmas onesie.

Pizza supper before opening gifts. 

Maci, Grandma Carol, Tristan

Swimming.  Grandma Carol, Mia, Tristan, Maci, Darci

Wentz Christmas (More Pictures)...

More pictures...

The kids with their presents.

The boys with their Vikings transformers.

Ethan wasn't going to open this gift cuz Papa told him it was a toaster. :)

Happy Breckan.

Grandma Ella talking to Breckan.

Ethan playing with his robot from Grandma Ella.

Tristan or Optimus Prime

Nicki, Breckan and Grandma Ella

Wentz Christmas (More Pictures)...

And more pictures...

Mia, Tristan, Lillian, Ethan playing a game.

Ethan, Lillian and Tristan checking out the tablet games

Ethan and Dad ready to race

The gang swimming.

Breckan's first time in the swimming pool.

Tristan, Papa Lonnie and Ethan with the Vikings transformers.

Tristan, Breckan, Ethan watching a movie for a break after all that swimming.

Kaden's Birthday...

We went to the hotel Thursday after school to go swimming.  It was Kaden's birthday so his family was there swimming also.  The kids had fun swimming together.  Kaden had three birthday cakes so we got to sample them all.  Ethan had fun racing Dad in the pool too.

Ethan, Gage, Brody, Kaden, and Tayton swimming

Barb, Carol and Breckan visiting

Lonnie in the hottub

more swimming

Dad and Ethan having birthday cake

Kaden and his three birthday cakes

Boys' Projects...

Some pictures of the boys' projects they have been bringing home. 
First one is of Tristan's project from preschool.  He made this snowman gift bag that held his snowman ornament.
Second is of Tristan's snowglobe he made at daycare.  He is very proud of it.
Third is of Ethan's Christmas tree he made at school. 

All very nice projects that the boys made. 

Tristan's gift bag for his ornament that he made in preschool.

Tristan's snowman ornament he made in preschool.
This is his handprint with the fingers made into snowmen.

Tristan's snowglobe he made at daycare.
He is very proud of it (thanks Dara!).

Ethan's Christmas tree he made at school.

December Pics...

Some more December pictures grouped together.  Grandma Ella was down for a couple days and the boys convinced her to play some Wii Mario Kart with them.  Ethan and I setup Breckan's little gym to let him play around.  Ethan wanted to help me fill the Christmas envelopes.  So he put in the Christmas pictures and Breckan's announcements, then he put in the letters, and the labels and the stamps.  It was a lot of work he said. :)  Ethan and Tristan were watching Toy Story so they decided to dress up while they watched.  Ethan was playing Wii and Breckan was really into watching what he was doing. And one of Tristan up by his little brother again.

Ethan, Grandma Ella, and Tristan playing Wii Mario Kart.

Ethan and Breckan

Ethan helping me get our Christmas cards/Breckan's announcements ready to mail.

Buzz Lightyear (aka Tristan) and Woody (aka Ethan) :)
They were watching Toy Story and wanted to dress up.

Ethan and Breckan into a Wii game.

Tristan and Breckan

Little Stowaway...

Breckan trying to sneak in to Dad's luggage when he was packing to leave for Texas. :)