Friday, January 7, 2011

...And a Happy New Year!

Jerrod and I brought in the New Year by celebrating at a wedding. It was absolutely gorgeous and so much fun! Gammy was sweet enough to drive in and keep the kids, so we actually had a real date. We love to dance together, and danced most of the night. I'm so lucky to have such a talented dancing partner, and after 10 years of dancing together, we get a few compliments!
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Happy Birthday, Jerrod!
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and a very happy 2011 to you and yours!

Monday, January 3, 2011

A Holly, Jolly Christmas!

Waiting for Santa...these 3 are at the best ages for the magic of Christmas!
We love our newest cousin, baby Brycen.
Gammy came up to see us and babysit the kids (all of them) so that we could go out for New Year's! She also came to celebrate my hubbies 30th birthday...more on that later!
At Nana & Papa's, the (15) stockings were hung!
And Bobo came by with a pet tarantula, and guess who wanted to hold it...
Davy Crockett supplies....
and some very cool night spy goggles.
I love these two pics of the kids with my grandmothers.
Aren't they so pretty?
We spent Christmas morning at home with our own little family, and it was such a sweet time.
On Christmas Eve, Lexi created this holiday Bingo game. It was such a hit that she recreated it at Nana's for all of the cousins to play. Playing Bingo..
My sweet friend Lisa and her kids came to make Christmas cookies, and Luke spent the night with Will. They were pretty clever, leaving Lisa and I this "UPS" package on the front porch and ringing the doorbell before running off.
And this is where Tate and Sister slept every night over the holidays.
We are so sad to say that our holidays have come to an end! Here are some of my favorite memories from this year! May your New Year be full of blessings!


















A Pizza Party

When the boys came down with the flu, we thought we were going to have to cancel Tate's birthday party. Fortunately, they were fever free and had been treated long enough to go ahead with the fun. Although, a few kids played it safe and stayed away from the flu, we still had a good turn out. Boy, does this guy love the attention!