Monday, December 27, 2010

Preparing for Santa

Getting the cookies ready!
 Haley left Santa a picture!

 Throwing out reindeer food!

 After a very sad good bye to our Elf, Elfie.
 Reading our book The Christmas Lizard! The Lizard learns why we really celebrate Christmas!

Christmas Eve

My all time favorite Christmas tradition...going to Granny's on Christmas Eve!  So glad that my kids love it as much as I do!


 Haley and Drew: the oldest of the little ones!
 Harper and Jack : 3 months apart
 Austin found someone to read him a train book!
 Granny and all of her babies!
 Chad got Haley!
 So glad that Santa always manages to make it to Grannys to hand out gifts!

 Jack and Aunt Nana
 My sweet little girl!  She was the best Christmas gisft ever, 6 years ago!

Random Pics

Cookie decorating with Miss Maggie

 Merry Christmas from Spidey Santa!


Gramps and MiMi's house

We had a blast and Mimi and Gramps house. We opened presents, ate tacos, and played.
 The boys!!!!
 The whole crew~6 kids 6 years old and younger.  Whereever we go it is crazy!!!
 Austin asked me to take his picture in front of the fireplace!

 I tunes gift card!
 Yard art made for Haley by Uncle Marcus!

12-19-10 Nana and Papa's

The kids are always so excited to go to the farm.  They love it just like their daddy says that he loved it when he was little(and still does).
 Here the kiddos are playing on Papa's tread mill!
 PRESENTS


 Austins favorite gift....the drum set!
 Lunch

 Jack was full of energy when we got home!!!!
 Haley painting her horses from Pepaw and Andra.

The Gaylord!

Every year we do a fun excursion over Christmas break, last year we went on the Palestine Polar Express.  This year we went and spent the night at the Gaylord!  It is beautifuul! We left after we got out of school on Friday.  this picture is the atrium, full of lights, trains, and Christmas trees!
 Somehow all my pics got out of order.  This is Haley up and ready to go to Charlie Brown!
 Our little photographer in the making, Haley takes great pics!
 It was super cold in the Ice!
 Dustin loved the ice slide!
 Uncle Marcus and Haley!
 Uncle Marcus and Aunt Nana, we ythought the background was rather appropriate!!!
 Mame and Austin
 Dad and Jack
 Haley loved the characters
 I love this picture of my parents.
 Austin is in the stange of wanting his picture taken all of the time.  So of course I did it!!!  My family says I created a monster :)

 Austins new smile...the old one was better!  This was breakfast at the riverwalk cantina.  It was so good!!!!



 In bed ready to go to sleep!

 Austin loved playing in the fridge!

 About to open their gift from our vacation fairy.  It was Charlie Brown I want a dog for Christmas!




 Oh, Uncle Marcus....the things you teach my kids!!!!


Austin loved going to the hotel.  He cried when we left.  He already has his bag packed with all his toys for the next time we go to the hotel. Thanks Mame and Pops for the fun memories!