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Showing posts with label book. Show all posts

Sunday, January 1, 2012

New Year's Eve


 We were so glad to see the little munchkins on Friday.  We spent all day Saturday just hanging out, playing outside and some Wii inside.






  Sophie even made scooters for Sally and Dragon while we cleaned out the garage.
 Then it was time for our New Year's Eve celebration.  Aunt Edie gave the kids ballerina and baseball pasta for Christmas.  Sophie has been begging to make hers so we finally did.
 Mmm...chicken alfredo!
Sophie loves getting the china out.





During dinner we played a game where we went through the alphabet and tried to think of something we did this year that started with each letter.  It was fun to talk about the year and all the things it held.  Here are some of the ones I remember:

A - Abilene
C - Camping
E - Eat
F - Fishing
H - Hiking
L- Laughing and loving
O - Ocean
W - Worship
X - X ray for Sophie
Y - Yuletide celebrating (I know it's a stretch!)
Z - Zoo


After dinner and baths we played Family Game Night on the Wii, watched a movie, and the kids got to have a sleepover in the living room.  A perfect way to ring in the New Year!

Saturday, December 31, 2011

The Week After Christmas

 My kids always spend the week after Christmas at my parents' house.  The kids love it, my parents love it, and Taylor and I love the time to get the house back together and find a place for all the new toys.
 My dad used to always get me a chocolate sprinkle doughnut.  JC inherited my good taste!

 Lovin' the new I Pods!
  Visiting with Aunt Max
 Sophie got to go on a bike ride with DeeDee and Brian.
 Playtime at the park
 Dragon got new clothes!
 Banana splits at the Hamilton's house
 Friends
 More gifts!




This is how I spent my week.  The boy can make a mess!
Our big project was a job Santa left us to do - turn Sophie's closet into a craft closet for her sewing machine.  She's really enjoying her new space.
Sally even has her own sewing space.

Monday, December 26, 2011

Christmas Day 2011

 We had a very relaxing, low key Christmas Day.  It was wonderful.
 The elves were very busy this year getting ready for Christmas.
 Santa left gifts for John Curtis...
 and for Sophie.
 She got a lot of things for her new sewing machine.

 Dragon wasted no time trying out his new bed,
 and his new bathtub.

 Tearing in!

We had a wonderful morning at church during which I hoped the cleaning fairy would come pick up my living room.  My Christmas miracle was not granted.

JC's new spy gear



We spent the evening at our friends, the Galban's house, along with the Waltons.

Dinner was delicious! 
What a special day with family and friends!

Sunday, December 25, 2011

Christmas Eve


On Christmas Eve we had our annual lunch with the Waltons.

This year we ordered Outback to go.  YUM!

After a relaxing afternoon it was time for the Christmas Eve service - one of my favorite services of the year.

Back at home Sophie wrote a note to Santa,


we put out cookies and milk,

fed the reindeer,




had some snacks, 








and finished our evening with our Advent candles and the Christmas story.