christmas in nj

So we had the Cowell Family Christmas, Christmas at our house on the 25th, Ryan's birthday, AND THEN Christmas at Ryan's parents house.

Anyone tired yet??

I actually really liked having a few days between the big day and traveling. Gave me time to clean things up, let the boys play with their new toys, pack, and spend time with just Ryan and the boys. It was also something to look forward to later in the week once the initial Christmas excitement started to wind down.

The stomach bug kept 2 family members away, but everyone else was there!

After dinner we opened cousin/aunt/uncle gifts!

 I have really grown to love the crazy that this all is!

 The boys got so many great gifts!! Very lucky little guys!

 We stayed 2 days and to start day 2 we headed straight for the trampoline park!

Both boys loved it! We got there right when they opened and basically had the place to ourselves...30 minutes later and it was packed! 

 The boys basically run in opposite directions so things like this are definitely a family affair :)

After naps, we did gifts with Ryan's parents!! Christmas just kept on coming for these 2! 

 By this point Penn had the unwrapping thing down.

 I'll let you guess which gift was the biggest immediate hit! BALLS!

 This sweet boy had a little run in with the treadmill the morning of Ryan's birthday and his busted lip really took form a few days later. It was sad, gross, and seemed to look worse each day.

 Keaton got this camera and l.o.v.e.d. it! It's been a riot hearing him snap pictures..."Mommy saaaaay 'special treat'" 😂 I give him credit for trying ;0)

 Penn became a real big boy helper while we were gone! Usually he just pounds screwdrivers into things, but this time he was using it the right way! haha

 He spent a long time working on that chair.

 Later that night we took the boys to Ryan's sister's husband's parent's {bahaha follow that?!} house to see their huge train display! This was 1/2 of one display. They had trains in their kitchen, tv room, and a giant display in the basement! Keaton loved it and Penn did too, but he's a 2 year old godzilla when it comes to stuff like this, so after this picture I had to hold him back, which led to a meltdown. It was fun, but exhausting.

And this is where the pictures {and majority of obvious fun} ends. 

We woke up the next day ready to take another small road trip to Ryan's Mom's extended family Christmas only to find Penn had been sick in the night. We cleaned him up and he was really in a good mood....so we thought maybe it was a random thing and went ahead with our plans.

Silly us. I'm glad we got to see some of the family, but then Penn ended up throwing up on me and was just miserable. 

He was okay during the drive home, but it wasn't over for another day. Keaton ended up having an ear infection 2 days after that and I was officially exhausted. Even though I sat around a lot, it's tiring caring for 2 sick little boys! Thankful for Ryan's help!!