Christmas Vacation "Wal-mart"

It was fun to be able to be home with the kids over the holiday. We had fun and tried our hardest to stay busy. I was not as organized as I was this summer with our time at home. Poor organization = chaos. So, I start my spring break preparations for activities.

One of the few snow days we had over the holiday we stayed home ALL day - that is so unlike me - they kids were so excited to go spend some time outside. I was excited for them!

We decided New Year's Day to head down to see grandpa in Hurricane. While we were there they had a wild west shoot out. These groups of people (sort of like a bowling league) go around to different sights and put on these competition things. The public is welcome and we had a good time watching them in their costumes and using their old time guns and such.

The Silver family version of the Polar Express.

My mom put together a gift extraviganza for the kids. They got to open one gift a day, they were little toys, crafts, and goodies. This was one of the gifts.

My 5th grade students were learning about electricity, they built a Christmas Village by making a circuit with a battery. Van was so intrigued he wanted to build one too. His is the one with the green outline around it.

Most blogs I have checked seem to have this same tradition - Christmas Jamies.

One thing I can say that many of you know who know my dad, he loves his cowboy boots. He got a pair for each of the grand kids, except the two small ones - maybe next year?

Finn is all tuckered out from our morning of present opening.

Van likes to be like his dad anytime he gets a chance. Aaron got a few new supplies for work and Van wanted to try them on.