Christmas 2011

Christmas 2011 was a whirlwind to say the least! I wish I had enough patience to put all the pictures of every event we did on the blog, but I do not! I also am ashamed to be just now putting events that happened almost a month ago on the blog! Oh well....Life Happens!
 ***This post is full of pictures with some words on the side! I hope to get myself caught up and then be able to do weekly post!!!****
12/21/2011 I started my Christmas Break by going to The American Girl Boutique with my 3 nieces, my mom, and my sister Nickel. The girls got their dolls from my mom and their parents for Christmas! They were excited and it was a fun, but very rainy day! We shopped, ate lunch at the mall, and even rode a carousal! Fun was had by all and I cannot wait to go again sometime to take my doll! (Matt is rolling his eyes right about now!)

Lawson with her Bitty Baby

Carley and Kit



Mamie and the 2 older girls and their dolls!
(Side Note: Those grey splotches on Nickel's walls are her new paint colors!)



Scarlett and Rebecca



Outside the store




Cutie Pies! I could just eat them up!



Lawson preferred to watch instead of ride!



In front of the carousal!

12/23/2011 Christmas Eve Eve and Christmas Eve, Matt and Chip worked on resurfacing Mom's dock! It was a surprise to her and I am so glad they work so hard to get it ready for the summer! 

I wish I had taken before, during, after pictures...but stay tuned for this summer! I am sure I will have plenty of pictures to share of it!

12/24/2011 Christmas Eve was spent cooking, cleaning, and wrapping presents! That is when I wasn't holding precious Baby Eddie! We were all at home on Christmas Eve, so we all headed to Church for Candlelight Christmas Eve service, then went back to Mom's for all kinds of Crock Pot concoctions and decadent desserts! We were blessed to be surrounded by our great friends and family! The little kids even decorated Santa cookies and then were ready to get in the bed!



Baby Eddie eating cereal!



Mom's Tree



Sarah and Scarlett



All kind of goodness in crock pots!





Matt and Ben

  

The littles eating.

 All the girls decorating their cookies!

Santa is going ot enjoy these cookies!!!

12/25/2011 Christmas morning was filled with toys, clothes, and lots of fun! It is always amazing to see Christmas through children's eyes! They were so excited about Santa coming! Lawson was a little weird about Santa actually coming in the house, but she seemed to enjoy the presents!

Our stockings/Santa Stuff!



Cuties on Christmas Morning!



Sadly, the only picture we took all of Christmas! No makeup...Urgh!

 

Yeah for Houndstooth Toms!!!



Boots were the theme this year! Even Eddie got some!

Matt with his ShopVac and Car Detailing Kit!

Big E got an IPad!!!

Mamie and her grands

Gosh, they are just so precious!

Poor Eddie...he is thinking, "Save me from these girls!"

Family Portrait!

 If you are still here....Wow....That was a ton of pictures and some words! I hope you stick around because I still have Becca's 1st Birthday Party! Also, some redo projects we have been up too!