The Scott Zoo: Christmas Weekend 2015

We wanted to surprise Neta with the bed, and more importantly, wanted to see her reaction to the bed. Eric carried all the children from their rooms upstairs to the kitchen, with promises of keeping their eyes closed. We had breakfast together, as is tradition, before opening presents. Once breakfast was eaten and cleaned up, I positioned myself with the camera...

Eric lined up the kids..

...the waited momentarily...

...then OPEN YOUR EYES!

I was a little depressed when I found out that Neta had already seen the bed, so her reaction captured here, is not her initial reaction. Here are some other snapshots from the day. All of these pictures, of course, will be totally flattering. :)

Xela opens the art manaquins.
She was so excited.

For as much as Eric is frustrated by Aurora's
desire to be a musician, he bought her a
microphone to sing into.
She hasn't been able to use it, because
there is another part she needs an amp.
It's the thought that counts, right?

Nate got a set of pocket knives!

Graigry asked for footies, he got footies,
kind of. The foot coverings
were not included.
New pajamas are soo soft!

Neta's new bed

The "live action" Cinderella movie
A gift from Patience Gaydos

"The Dark Side has Cookies"
A gift from Patience

All-in-one tool - another wish granted

Scriptures for Neta
Just a little later than her 8th b-day

This is Patience.
We love her like a sister & aunt.

Graigry got a bat,
so we went outside to play.
Nate, in the background,
is riding his Razor
from Uncle John & Aunt Diane.

Graigry and Nate received Razor Scooters and have had a blast with them, zipping them up and down the driveway almost everyday there hasn't been snow on the ground (which has been more often than not).

Neta waiting her turn for a present

Black pants to wear at her concerts

Aqua-bots. They also got a tank
so they could have "pet" fish

We went over to Grandma and Grandpa's house shortly after opening our family presents. There we opened more gift from them and Kimmie & Bacca then a few hours later we had dinner at our house. I treasure Christmas break and the time I get to play with my kids.

On the 26th, we played games and watched movies or tv. We played Uno Attack for about two hours, adding points after each round and adding different Killer Uno rules before starting a new round. Good time and lot of laughs.