My New Christmas Clothes!

Jude received this outfit from Mimi, Grandma Jeannie and Auntie Katie, but it looked so cute together. I had to snap a few pictures! I can't believe he is going to be 10 months old next week! Time flies by too quickly!

More Christmas Night!

Christmas Night 2011!

Every Christmas night we go to my parent's house. It's always a lot of fun, but this year was even more fun! Dad had crafts planned out for the kiddos, so there was not a dull second. Mom made an amazing meal as always. My parents bought each family a play house which the kids loved! It was funny to see Landon so excited about a house. Each house came with a phone and a door bell. They are really cute houses, and the kids were very thrilled over them.

More Christmas Morning!

Christmas Morning 2011!

This year it was just Ryan, me and the boys! It was a blast seeing Landon's face walking down the stairs to all the presents in and around the stocking. He was a little confused about where Santa was...he thought that he would still be at our house. He wanted to play with everything he opened right away which meant it took about 2 hours to open presents due to all the little pauses. We had a special breakfast...cinnamon roll and breakfast pizza! Needless to say, we ate too much and had way too many presents around us! I couldn't help but smile all day, because it is so fun to put a smile on a 3 year old's face. He was so excited and had a fantastic Christmas!

More Christmas Eve!

More Christmas Eve!

Christmas Eve!

Every Christmas Eve, we make our way to church and then Grandma Char's! The church service is always such a great reminder of what the Christmas season is all about...baby Jesus! I've been working with Landon this year on learning that Christmas means it's Jesus's birthday. I think he was understanding by the end of it. It's so fun to see his little mind start to grasp different things. It's always a great time of eating and spending time with family at Grandma's. We are so blessed. We all share how God has blessed us over the year, and I'm always amazed at how blessed we are as a family. Ryan and I had a lot to be thankful for this year! We were blessed with little Jude man, we were able to spend a whole year in our own home (as last year the fire drove us out for awhile), Ryan's job, my new job, our health and the boys health, etc. The list can go on! As I have reflected on the season, I am continually grateful for all God has given me. The Kirkpatricks goal for 2012 is to give more as we have been blessed so greatly.

More Stillwater!

More Stillwater!

More pictures from Stillwater!

Christmas time with the Kirkpatricks 2011!

We made our way up to Stillwater on the 21st. We pulled in at about 1 AM!! Ryan and I were struggling to stay awake on that trip. We were able to stay through the 23rd. It was so great to see everyone. Nathan and Chrissie were able to fly in from Denver on the 22nd. Baby Finn made his grand appearance to the world on the 16th just in time for everyone to meet him. We are so thankful for our growing family!!! Here are a few pictures that capture the couple days we spent in Stillwater!