After Christmas Bliss

 

 

 

 

After Christmas we took a trip down south to visit the family. We had a great time just hanging out and enjoying one another. God has really blessed us greatly this year.

Bowling fun

 

Christmas Day (click the tab at top right to quiet audio)

Christmas Eve

 

 

 

So we kept with our tradition and let the kids open one gift each tonight. The kids really get a kick out of this. Trinity got a pair of Hyde-Hitops that she has been dying for, Quan got, yes you guessed it, another video game, and Kennedy could not contain her joy about receiving Moon sand. Everyone had a great time sipping eggnog and making crazy holiday memories, and to top it off I got called off from work and didn't have to work tonight. I couldn't have asked for more.

Crafty Tuesday

 
 
 
 
So after setting up the girls blog we headed home to make homemade ornaments and a gingerbread tree. This was our first year making popcorn ball ornaments and we had a lot of fun. Some of the kids gave up with only half decorated balls. but we pressed on until they were complete. After finishing the ornaments we took on the daunting task of making a gingerbread tree. Despite directions, we still managed to mess up the first batch of frosting. The tree eventually was finished and turned out quite nice! These are crafts that we will definitely do again next year.

Blogging is in the blood

 

 

 

Today we hung out with our good friends Kim, Kalin, Sage, and Taimour to create a reading club blog for our older girls. The girls really enjoyed setting it up, and hopefully it will spark a love for reading in them. The two younger siblings had a blast being fabulous!

Deck the halls

 
 
The kids had a great time finally decorating the tree. The tree was minimalistic to say the least, but the kids did it all by themselves this year!

Tis the season!

 
 
 
 
Here are a few of many wonderful pictures taken by a local photographer, Paige. We took the photos downtown on a Sunday afternoon. The weather was great and so was the company. Check out more of Paige's work at http://elizabethpaigephotography.com

My husband rocks Friday

 

My husband rocks because he's the sugar to my Kool-Aid! Red that is:)

Seriously McDonalds!

Every time I go to McDonalds for coffee I order the same thing: a fresh medium cup of coffee with 1 squirt of sugar free syrup, 8 equal packs, and 4 creamers and each time a get a different variant of this request. Today I had to repeat my order 3 times and I still ended up with coffee without creamer or sugar. It's so bad that when I got home my nine year old said "so did they get your coffee right?" and I said "of course not" and she said "well hey, at least it's hot this time!" LOL:)