Varvel Family: Christmas Fun!

Yearly Christmas Ornaments:

We gave Bailey and Mason their ornament while they were here in November for Bailey's birthday weekend. That way they could take it home and put it on their cute little tree.

I think it's soooo cute!

Sawyer and Amanda got their ornament later in November. Theirs turned out super cute too!

They weren't ready when I took this picture, but I had to post it anyways. Look how cute and excited Oreo is for the picture. 😂 I love that goofy girl!

Now they're ready, and Oreo is still in the mix of it. This is the front side of the ornament.

Their wedding picture is on the back side. I love it!

Decorating the Tree:

Our tree stood in the living room undecorated until Bailey and Mason got here the week of Christmas. I didn't want to do it by myself, and Sawyer wasn't the least bit interested in helping, so there it sat. Poor tree! Bailey and Mason to the rescue! It's one of the first things they did when they got here.

Decorating the tree!

Look at how cute that baby bump is! 😍

Mason hung lots of ornaments on the same branch. 😂

Ta-dah! We finally have a decorated tree!

Puzzles:

We did three 1000 piece puzzles while Bailey and Mason were here for the Christmas break. Mason is a puzzle pro, so we got them done fast!

I loved this one! Mark and I have a goal to visit all the national parks, so this was perfect!

My puzzle crew!

We got this during the height of covid, and finally got around to doing it. How fitting that it had one piece missing. 😂

This one is an oldie but goodie. We got it back when Sawyer was a baby. The first time we put it together was at Grammy and Papa's bar at the Lakeside house.

Tidbits From the Break:

Sawyer's hair is long enough for a ponytail. 😳

Mason fixed my under cabinet radio! Unbeknownst to him, it is mostly just used to play Christmas music, which is not his favorite. 😂

It was fun having these two here for the week. They enjoyed time without work or homework. It was a much needed break for them.

I felt baby Nora kick! Ahhhh, so fun! Mark and Sawyer felt her later in the week too!

Reeses breaks all the rules now, and goes on the carpet pretty much whenever she wants. She's old, and just wants to be by us, so Mark doesn't even get mad at her anymore. This picture basically melts my heart. Mark had always been her favorite. 😊

We busted out the instruments. It's been a long time since we've done this. Sawyer even took his guitar home with him, and will hopefully get back into playing!

The snow finally flew!

Mark got to use his new toy to clear the driveway several times over the break.

Christmas Eve:

We did the usual for Christmas Eve; cooked and ate yummy food, decorated cookies, read Christmas stories, and watched a 'Christmas' movie. I sure love my peeps!

Matching outfits for the girls.

Tricia-Bailey-Baby Nora-Amanda

We had lots of yummy snack to eat as a warm up before dinner.

Some things never change! 😄

We had a big ham and turkey dinner with all the fixings. We all ate, got up and cleared the table, cleaned up the kitchen, and Bailey turned around and busted up laughing. Sawyer was sitting at the table still eating his food. He was determined to fit as much in as he could. 😂

Decorating cookies!

Mason & Bailey

Mark & Tricia

Amanda
Sawyer was on the couch playing a game, so she decorated his cookies for him.

Amanda made these yummy, and very pretty banana cupcakes for dessert.

Sawyer read Olive the Other Reindeer to us, and Bailey read The Crippled Lamb.

Amanda got them their first set of matching Christmas jammies.

All ready for bed!

Christmas Day:

Christmas Day was filled with presents, more yummy food, relaxing, and just spending some good, family time together. It was fun having four kiddos here instead of just two!