Christmas time! All the relatives from Sarah's side of the family came to our house for Christmas. There were 9 adults and 7 children four-years-old and under.
Dassah managed to squirm out of her pajamas like this two nights in a row.
Eating a slice of orange
Elizabeth surprised us by showing up on our doorstep! I'm so glad she could come!
Becky gave Abby andEmma princess hairstyles.
Rachel and Lexi
Emma and Kara hugging
Isaiah asks, "Why do I have a princess cup?" (I think he's actually saying it's empty)
Makingcandy bead necklaces
Liz decided to play with Abby and Emma 's hair bows.
Kara holding hercandy bead necklace.
Dassah and Lexi together
Abby helped clean off the coffee table.
How many babies can Aunt Liz hold at once?
Story time with Rachel
Kara andEmma played together on the keyboard.
All the sisters together.
Playing Apples to Apples while all the kids are down for a nap.
Story time with Papa Steve.
Brandon had some story time, too.
Look at all those presents!!!
Goofing off
Christmas dinner
Story time with Mama Lynn
Time to open presents!
Dassah opened her own presents (with a little help from Daddy).
We're about to get buried in wrapping paper!
Now it's Mommy's turn to open a present.
"Ooooh! Wrapping paper!"
Kara opening a present
Isaiah is ready to help Papa Steve build his house.
Look at these toys!
Aunt Liz received presents too, even though her arrival was a surprise.
Are all the presents opened?
Lexi playing with her new presents
Dassah received a piano for Christmas.
"What's going on here?!"
Preston found a baby to feed.
Papa Steve hugs!
The whole Puls family together
Lexi wasn't feeling good. If her Mommy couldn't hold her, she decided Aunt Liz was an okay substitute.
Dassah found a new friend.
Cuddle time with Papa Steve
Playing with the new toys
Even on Christmas you have to take a nap.
Mama Lynn is icing a cake.
Helping decorate a "Happy Birthday, Jesus" cake
Messy boy
Noah fell asleep sitting up.
Yummy! Suckers!
Playing with Uncle Preston
Abby wants to fix something!
Abby andEmma helping to roll balls to make cookies.
Playing with her new toy with Isaiah.
I thought it was cute with them both leaning the same way.
Dassah's wearing Abby's hair bow.
Wide-eyed Noah.
After Christmas, everyone had to leave and the house suddenly seemed big and quiet. Here are a few pictures from after Christmas.
Rista Cat sure puts up with a lot, just to sit on someone's lap.
Dassah is at the point where she would rather feed herself than have Mommy or Daddy feed her. She grabbed the bowl of applesauce from me and got it all over herself. Applesauce is not exactly a finger food.
A messy baby with two little teeth.
It snowed on New Year's Eve! (with wind)
Here is the snow drift Michael had to shovel through on New Years Day so we could go to church the next morning.
Jack Frost painted some pretty pictures on our window.
Cat and mouse.
Video never goes where it's supposed to. It always lands at the end of the post for some reason...
Brandon showed off how strong he was by doing push-ups with a child on his back.
Dassah managed to squirm out of her pajamas like this two nights in a row.
Eating a slice of orange
Elizabeth surprised us by showing up on our doorstep! I'm so glad she could come!
Becky gave Abby and
Rachel and Lexi
Isaiah asks, "Why do I have a princess cup?" (I think he's actually saying it's empty)
Making
Liz decided to play with Abby and 
Kara holding her
Dassah and Lexi together
Abby helped clean off the coffee table.
How many babies can Aunt Liz hold at once?
Story time with Rachel
Kara and
All the sisters together.
Playing Apples to Apples while all the kids are down for a nap.
Story time with Papa Steve.
Brandon had some story time, too.
Look at all those presents!!!
Goofing off
Christmas dinner
Story time with Mama Lynn
Time to open presents!
Dassah opened her own presents (with a little help from Daddy).
We're about to get buried in wrapping paper!
Now it's Mommy's turn to open a present.
"Ooooh! Wrapping paper!"
Kara opening a present
Isaiah is ready to help Papa Steve build his house.
Look at these toys!
Aunt Liz received presents too, even though her arrival was a surprise.
Are all the presents opened?
Lexi playing with her new presents
Dassah received a piano for Christmas.
"What's going on here?!"
Preston found a baby to feed.
Papa Steve hugs!
The whole Puls family together
Lexi wasn't feeling good. If her Mommy couldn't hold her, she decided Aunt Liz was an okay substitute.
Dassah found a new friend.
Cuddle time with Papa Steve
Playing with the new toys
Even on Christmas you have to take a nap.
Mama Lynn is icing a cake.
Helping decorate a "Happy Birthday, Jesus" cake
Messy boy
Noah fell asleep sitting up.
Yummy! Suckers!
Playing with Uncle Preston
Abby wants to fix something!
Abby and
Playing with her new toy with Isaiah.
I thought it was cute with them both leaning the same way.
Dassah's wearing Abby's hair bow.
Wide-eyed Noah.
After Christmas, everyone had to leave and the house suddenly seemed big and quiet. Here are a few pictures from after Christmas.
Rista Cat sure puts up with a lot, just to sit on someone's lap.
Dassah is at the point where she would rather feed herself than have Mommy or Daddy feed her. She grabbed the bowl of applesauce from me and got it all over herself. Applesauce is not exactly a finger food.
A messy baby with two little teeth.
It snowed on New Year's Eve! (with wind)
Here is the snow drift Michael had to shovel through on New Years Day so we could go to church the next morning.
Jack Frost painted some pretty pictures on our window.
Cat and mouse.
Video never goes where it's supposed to. It always lands at the end of the post for some reason...
Brandon showed off how strong he was by doing push-ups with a child on his back.
