On the first day of Christmas......

If you know me well at all, you must know how much I LOVE the holidays!!!! It's not just CHristmas, but all the festivities leading up to Christmas that I get so excited about. I always have the month packed with fun family time!!! This year I had really hoped to make a scrapbook album that documents each day between Thanksgiving till Christmas. But then I got real!!! I don't have time for that!!!! So instead I have decided to document all the fun through pictures that I hope to share daily. Then MAYBE one day (when I am done with school!) I could turn it into a scrapbook. Otherwise, at least I have it documented somewhere!!!! So I am already a couple days late and playing catch up!!!! Here is the day after Thanksgiving....

On the first day of Christmas we took our annual family pictures and put our Christmas tree and decorations up!!!

This year we decided to be a little wild and include my parents and my brother's family in our photo shoot. But all in all, everyone did a fantastic job and the pictures are already hanging in my front room!

I think that the kids individual Pictures came out fantastic this year!

Here is Laynee....

And Danika....

And Kyler....

And Makenzie....

Here is Mammy and Papa with the grandkids.....

And the WHOLE gang.....

Then later that night we got the tree and decorations put up. I just LOVE how my house looks all decorated!!! And that nice warm glow of the Christmas tree lights always makes me smile!

Decorating the tree...

I have so many special ornaments!!! I think I could make a whole album about the stories behind these ornaments! I might share some of those stories later in the month. But for now, here is one of our family personalized family ornaments....



My decorating helpers....

I have a serious addiction to snowmen decorations! I have no idea why. I just think they are cute! Maybe because I don't have to shovel snow or drive on ice!!! So my whole house is basically decorated in snowmen. I will show more of my decorations another day (like the snowman bathroom!!!) but here are just a few shots.....

And finally our 14 foot Christmas tree decorated with hundreds of ornaments!!!!

Thanksginig

Can you believe that I took 200 pictures on Thanksgiving? I guess if you know me at all, it wouldn't shock you! Here are just a few.....

Here is my very cute family as we leave for my parent's house.... (the first time. We had to come back when we realized we forgot the pumpkin pie. lol)
My little turkies...

And my sweet hubby and I...

We are celebrating our anniversary on Monday!

Here are my kids with my niece and nephew....

And the whole gang.....

Brady, my nephew.....

Scott and I did a little craft with the kids. Here is Kyler showing off his pinecone turkey....

The turkies were our place cards!

Now just check out our Tom the Turkey! Mmmmm....

Every year at Thanksgiving everyone gets a Christmas ornament at the their seat. They are always special ornaments. Here is the ornament that my mom got me this year....

Here is aunt Jamie and Brady....

And here is my very favorite part of Thanksgiving dinner, the Squash......

I really don't like cranberries, but I was just having too much taking pictures or all the food!

Here is the kid's table....

Cheers!!

It was a great holiday and I was so thankful for not having to cook since I am still just not 100%!

Kyler's Thanksgiving Program

Kyler had a Thanksgiving program this morning. I was really impressed!!!! I cannot believe how many cute songs (accompanied with hand movements) the teachers were able to teach these little guys!!! Can you imagine a play with 60 Kindergateners?!!!! And yet- it was AWESOME!!!!

Kyler was a pilgrim. And he had a line in the show too. "K is for kitchen!" He was proud. And I was too. He was cute and even though he gets a little stage fright, he still sang!


Here is Kyler with his girls.....

My Pilgrim Boy.....

And Mammy and Kyler....

I am just loving Kyler's school!!! They have such fun activities for the kids!!! Next week they are having a holiday night with Santa and gingerbread houses!!! Can't wait!!!

So tomorrow we will be celebrating at my parent's house. They are doing all the cooking and we are just showing up to eat. Not a bad deal, huh? I cannot wait for the squash!!!!! YUM!!!!

Hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

Welcome Brady!

I am an aunt!!!! Tashana, Bryan and Lexi welcomed Brady Austin on Wednesday the 22nd.

He was 7 pounds and 10 ounces, 20 inches long and very cute! I could not believe how alert he was! His eyes were wide open the whole time I was at the hospital!

Just check out that dimple!

Is that a smile?!!! He he

He was not please about his sponge bath!