Team Johnston

We had so much fun during the last days of 2014!  There was so much for us to play with and do around the house with all of the kids' new gifts.

Legos, of course!

Even Payton has some of her own!

And it's never too early to train to be a ninja!

Payton is pretty cute in her new Frozen night gown and Sperry shoes.  :-)

And all the kids are enjoying new bath toys...

There was even time for Sunday lunch with good friends!

Plus we stayed the night at Nonnie's house one evening when Daddy was on a hunting trip.  Troy and Ronda sent a fun build-a-fort kit for the kids to have at Nonnie's, so of course, we needed to build!

We also went with Nonnie to see "Annie."  It was adorable!

But not as adorable as this girl...we needed to snap a few pictures to send to Daddy while he was away.

And Daddy had a productive trip!

But even a princess needs to know her way around a gun...

And it's pretty hilarious that my last picture of 2014 is one that Payton asked me to take of her sitting next to her new dolls, Elsa and Anna.  

2014 was an amazing year, and I really wish I could just freeze all of my kids right where they are for just a bit longer.  Life with them is never dull, but it's also incredible!  I'm so looking forward to watching them grow and learn in the new year, but I find myself wishing more and more that they would stay little forever!  I don't think Chad and I ever envisioned that we could love three little people so very, very much!

Even though the living room was full of fun gifts from Santa...

The kids still each had another present to open from Mommy and Daddy the day after Christmas!

Payton went first!

Her first dollhouse!

And all the stuff that goes inside...it was a hit!  Payton has played with a dollhouse anywhere she has seen one, so we found this great, gently used one for her.

Then it was the boys' turn!

Wii games!

Which means we have a Wii now!  (Also used...thanks Davis!)

Payton played all morning, slowly pulling each item out of the box and putting it in or around her dollhouse.

Then, after lunch, we were off to Wade and Amber's for more Christmas!

Payton decided to be camera shy...

Then she decided to be Santa.

Hershey always gets lots of attention...maybe more than he'd like!

Time to open!  

Addy bought each of the kids a new pair of adorable Sperry shoes!

And the whole family treated the kids to some fun and special gifts...

Hahahaha!

What little jokers!

And clearly Ranger wasn't as excited about sharing a chair with Payton as she was.  :-)