Double the Blessing & Double the Fun + One: Christmas Parties and Celebrating with Family

Tis the season for Christmas parties. It was one party after another and lots of great time with family. The boys thought every day was a day to have family over and celebrate! Here is a peek at time spent with cousins and grandparents. We are certainly blessed with great family.

Driver Family Christmas Party

Vienna reading a book to Thomas and David looking on.

Jennifer and Vienna playing peek-a-boo

Isabelle, Aunt Brandy and Uncle Ryan

David wasn't too happy at first to get a sweatshirt

(which is funny because he now loves wearing it!).

Jennifer loved her new boots.

Thomas wanted to help everyone open their gifts and

Vienna was a good sport letting him help her.

Baby sister ready to party - and staying up late!!

Christmas with Nana Jan and Papa Kurt

David and Thomas opening presents from Nana Jan.

"It's hard to wait!" ~ David

Papa Kurt playing with the boys.

Great Grandma Vi

Jennifer loved her new doll from Nana.

David thought he would check out Jennifer's new doll.

All these great gifts and Jennifer loves the box they came in.

Jennifer received this doll from her Uncle Brock and couldn't

have been more excited. She held that doll and loved on it.

She had the biggest smile on her face. It's the first doll

she has shown any interest in playing with and lovin' on.

Harmelink Family Christmas Party

Aunt Wilma watches as Thomas opens a present on her lap.

Grandma Harmelink looks on as she and Aunt Wilma try to

figure out who Jake and the Neverland Pirates are.

David opening up his presents.

Rylan, Thomas, David

(Thomas and David are dressed in their cool Jake gear from Aunt Steph.)

David and Thomas LOVED their new Mercedes SUV from

Aunt Liss and Uncle Jeremy. It was the coolest present!!

Rylan and Brayden couldn't wait to help the boys drive.

We let the boys try out their car in the family room at Nama and Pa's...I'm thinking there wasn't enough room and that we left a few dents in their walls!

The Girls Stole the Car!

Grandma Harmelink and Aunt Wilma helped Jennifer open her gifts.

Aunt Steph read the boys their new book.

Thomas and David loved all the pirate stuff they received

for Christmas. It was a Jake and the Neverland kind of Christmas.

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve night brought our traditional Christmas Eve party at our house. It's always a fun night filled with family and no presents in the rule. It's just time to hang out and enjoy being together. This Christmas Daddy played his trombone in the Christmas Eve service at church and Nama and Pa Harmelink came, The Bultema family, Nana Jan and Papa Kurt and Uncle Brady. It was a wonderful way to celebrate the birth of Jesus. After church we came back to the house for some food and celebration. Aunt Steph joined us after their church service and all the grand kids joined in a "jam pile" with Pa. I'm not sure who the bigger kids are the kids or Pa. It was so much fun to watch them all playing with Pa. (I'm sure Pa was sore the next day from all the rough housing.)