Back home, opening all the presents from NC!
Thanks for sharing Christmas with us! ;)
Thursday, January 3, 2008
And more pictures!
At Aunt Edna's for brunch and more playing!
Back home, opening all the presents from NC!
Thanks for sharing Christmas with us! ;)
Back home, opening all the presents from NC!
Thanks for sharing Christmas with us! ;)
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
More pictures!
Here's Haley waiting for Nanny to go shopping on Christmas Eve
My sweet boy on his first Christmas Eve!
Here's Blake and James' Uncle Robert!
Nanny and the grandkids (except Blake, I was feeding him at the time!)
Eli and his big truck from Nanny
Presents!
My nephew because he's so cute! ;)
and MORE presents!
My crazy niece! :D
Milk and cookies for Santa!
Look, Santa came!!
Christmas Morning!
I'll update again soon! The sites having problems again, so I got another error message! As soon as I can, I'll post more pictures!
My sweet boy on his first Christmas Eve!
Here's Blake and James' Uncle Robert!
Nanny and the grandkids (except Blake, I was feeding him at the time!)
Eli and his big truck from Nanny
Presents!
My nephew because he's so cute! ;)
and MORE presents!
My crazy niece! :D
Milk and cookies for Santa!
Look, Santa came!!
Christmas Morning!
I'll update again soon! The sites having problems again, so I got another error message! As soon as I can, I'll post more pictures!
Christmas Time!
Well, we survived another Christmas. Of course, now the kids have way too much stuff again (well, they already had too much stuff, now they just have more). Haley's already asking when it's going to be Christmas again. I still have to take down my tree and the things outside. It's just too cold!
The Christmas weekend started with Nanny, Papa Perry, Uncle Bruce, Aunt Lorriane, Uncle Robert and Aunt Cheryl driving up from San Antonio. They went to Uncle Bill and Aunt Edna's for dinner, then Nanny and Papa Perry stayed here. Haley was still awake (even though she had been in bed for an hour or so!) when they got here, so she got to say hello.
The next morning, Nanny and Papa Perry took Haley to church with them in the morning and then to lunch at Aunt Edna's. James and I took the boys to do some last minute Christmas shopping. We went to the mall where they had a little train that the kids could ride. We figured Eli would love it since he loves all things trains. Well, he did, until we went around the first pass and saw Daddy standing there and us "chugging" away! He cried the whole time!
That night, we went over to Uncle Richard and Aunt Deline's for dinner. The kids had fun playing and watching the "real" Grinch, as Haley called it.
That night was also a big change for Eli. When he woke up from his nap that afternoon, he had bit the tip off of his last paci!!! I really didn't want to go out and buy a new one. So we decided to try him and see how he did. We didn't end up putting him to bed until around 9, so he went straight to sleep! The next nap time, he did go to bed, but had to have two of his trains with him. (he had gotten a present from Granddaddy and Grammie of a train set when they came to visit right after Thanksgiving) From then on, he has slept without his paci, but with any number of trains! Since Blake won't take one, we are now a paci free house! :)
Christmas Eve, Nanny and Papa Perry took Haley and Gracie shopping and we just hung around the house with the boys. I got our presents wrapped and everything ready for dinner at the house that night. When they got back from shopping, we started getting everything cooked. We decided to open presents first, then eat. So, there was the usual chaos that comes with 4 kids opening presents at the same time! But it was a lot of fun.
Christmas morning, Haley beat us up, unfortunately! James actually had gotten up to go wake her and bring her and Eli down, but she and Nanny were already up. Nanny tried to keep her from the Santa stuff, but Haley's too nosey! So, once we got Eli's diaper changed, we started showing off all the presents! The first thing Eli saw was the train table and I don't think he noticed anything else for a good hour! He played with it and the trains forever! Haley was super excited about the REAL camera she got and her princess books. Blake was just happy with a clean diaper and something to eat!
After presents, we headed to Aunt Edna's for brunch. The kids had fun playing with Haley's camera and Eli's dress up trunk (with a fireman, policeman, pirate and cowboy dress up clothes). We had a nice time with the family, then everyone headed back home (be that Sachse or San Antonio).
After cleaning up toys and having a nap, we opened the packages that Grandma and Granddaddy in NC had sent. There was more craziness and lots of great presents. They had a blast playing for a few more hours, then it was bedtime!
Finally, a week or so later, we had things *somewhat* organized. There are still things to put away, but I guess we are trying to hold on to Christmas a little longer! It was a wonderful time and we thank everyone for the gifts. We look forward to a blessed new year and hope that you all have a safe and wonderful 2008!!
Here's some pictures from Christmas.
Here's Grace, Daniel and Haley. We didn't plan on them wearing the same color! Daniel looked cute because he had just lost his other front tooth that morning! So, yes, all he wanted for Christmas was his two front teeth!
Eli and Daddy chillin' by the fire!
The kids playing with Eli
Sweet Blake!
Eli was happy once he found Daniel's trains!
I'll have to post more pictures later. The website is acting up!! Uggh!!!
The Christmas weekend started with Nanny, Papa Perry, Uncle Bruce, Aunt Lorriane, Uncle Robert and Aunt Cheryl driving up from San Antonio. They went to Uncle Bill and Aunt Edna's for dinner, then Nanny and Papa Perry stayed here. Haley was still awake (even though she had been in bed for an hour or so!) when they got here, so she got to say hello.
The next morning, Nanny and Papa Perry took Haley to church with them in the morning and then to lunch at Aunt Edna's. James and I took the boys to do some last minute Christmas shopping. We went to the mall where they had a little train that the kids could ride. We figured Eli would love it since he loves all things trains. Well, he did, until we went around the first pass and saw Daddy standing there and us "chugging" away! He cried the whole time!
That night, we went over to Uncle Richard and Aunt Deline's for dinner. The kids had fun playing and watching the "real" Grinch, as Haley called it.
That night was also a big change for Eli. When he woke up from his nap that afternoon, he had bit the tip off of his last paci!!! I really didn't want to go out and buy a new one. So we decided to try him and see how he did. We didn't end up putting him to bed until around 9, so he went straight to sleep! The next nap time, he did go to bed, but had to have two of his trains with him. (he had gotten a present from Granddaddy and Grammie of a train set when they came to visit right after Thanksgiving) From then on, he has slept without his paci, but with any number of trains! Since Blake won't take one, we are now a paci free house! :)
Christmas Eve, Nanny and Papa Perry took Haley and Gracie shopping and we just hung around the house with the boys. I got our presents wrapped and everything ready for dinner at the house that night. When they got back from shopping, we started getting everything cooked. We decided to open presents first, then eat. So, there was the usual chaos that comes with 4 kids opening presents at the same time! But it was a lot of fun.
Christmas morning, Haley beat us up, unfortunately! James actually had gotten up to go wake her and bring her and Eli down, but she and Nanny were already up. Nanny tried to keep her from the Santa stuff, but Haley's too nosey! So, once we got Eli's diaper changed, we started showing off all the presents! The first thing Eli saw was the train table and I don't think he noticed anything else for a good hour! He played with it and the trains forever! Haley was super excited about the REAL camera she got and her princess books. Blake was just happy with a clean diaper and something to eat!
After presents, we headed to Aunt Edna's for brunch. The kids had fun playing with Haley's camera and Eli's dress up trunk (with a fireman, policeman, pirate and cowboy dress up clothes). We had a nice time with the family, then everyone headed back home (be that Sachse or San Antonio).
After cleaning up toys and having a nap, we opened the packages that Grandma and Granddaddy in NC had sent. There was more craziness and lots of great presents. They had a blast playing for a few more hours, then it was bedtime!
Finally, a week or so later, we had things *somewhat* organized. There are still things to put away, but I guess we are trying to hold on to Christmas a little longer! It was a wonderful time and we thank everyone for the gifts. We look forward to a blessed new year and hope that you all have a safe and wonderful 2008!!
Here's some pictures from Christmas.
Here's Grace, Daniel and Haley. We didn't plan on them wearing the same color! Daniel looked cute because he had just lost his other front tooth that morning! So, yes, all he wanted for Christmas was his two front teeth!
Eli and Daddy chillin' by the fire!
The kids playing with Eli
Sweet Blake!
Eli was happy once he found Daniel's trains!
I'll have to post more pictures later. The website is acting up!! Uggh!!!
Monday, December 17, 2007
Nutcracker In A Nutshell
This year, since Haley's in ballet again, I wanted to take her to see The Nutcracker. I asked around one of my mom's boards and found out that there's a production called 'Nutcracker in a Nutshell' done here in Richardson. It's basically a scaled down version of the real thing, but perfect for kids Haley's age. I checked it out and tickets were pretty reasonable. Plus for an extra $5.00 a piece, you could go to the Sugar Plum Tea afterwards.
So yesterday was our "Mommy/Daughter" day. We went to the ballet, which was beautiful. The dancers were amazing. Haley was so cute sitting on the edge of her seat, watching. When everyone would applaud, she would too, so enthusiastically. Then at the tea, the dancers came out so we could meet them. I couldn't take pictures of the actual performance, but here's a couple from the party. Haley would not take a picture with the Nutcracker though! She was very shy around him!
Here's Haley and the Spanish Chocolate and Russian Trepak dancers from the Kingdom of the Sweets!
Haley and the Arabian Coffee dancer. She was so sweet! She danced as the Snow Queen as well. This was her first performance dancing with her new fiancee. He was her partner as Arabian Coffee and Snow Cavalier. He was also the Nutcracker, so therefore, no pictures!
And Haley's favorite, The Sugar Plum Fairy!
Here's Haley refusing to have her picture made anymore and heading for the car!
So yesterday was our "Mommy/Daughter" day. We went to the ballet, which was beautiful. The dancers were amazing. Haley was so cute sitting on the edge of her seat, watching. When everyone would applaud, she would too, so enthusiastically. Then at the tea, the dancers came out so we could meet them. I couldn't take pictures of the actual performance, but here's a couple from the party. Haley would not take a picture with the Nutcracker though! She was very shy around him!
Here's Haley and the Spanish Chocolate and Russian Trepak dancers from the Kingdom of the Sweets!
Haley and the Arabian Coffee dancer. She was so sweet! She danced as the Snow Queen as well. This was her first performance dancing with her new fiancee. He was her partner as Arabian Coffee and Snow Cavalier. He was also the Nutcracker, so therefore, no pictures!
And Haley's favorite, The Sugar Plum Fairy!
Here's Haley refusing to have her picture made anymore and heading for the car!
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Gingerbread House
I decided this year that Haley was old enough to make a Gingerbread House with me. Thankfully they sale these wonderful kits, so you don't actually have to bake anything! I picked one up at Sam's before Thanksgiving and decided, while Eli was napping yeterday, to break it out.
We got it all set up first and then had to let it dry (the kit provided everything, even the icing!). While letting dry, we watched Muppet Christmas Carol. Then, about an hour later, we started decorating. Haley had lots of fun. She's very particular about where each decoration goes and so am I, so it was interesting. In the end, it turned out great, we finished just in time (Eli woke up right at the end) and she had fun. Where was Blake you ask? Well, on the table, in his bouncy seat, asleep! ;)
Here's the beginning!
The finished product! Just ignore the crack in the front!
Haley was so excited, can't you tell?
Haley and Eli going after the left over candy!
A close up of the "icecicles"
Blake was exhausted from all the excitment!
It's final place in the house!
Here's a close up of Haley's "Mickey Mouse" decorating!
We got it all set up first and then had to let it dry (the kit provided everything, even the icing!). While letting dry, we watched Muppet Christmas Carol. Then, about an hour later, we started decorating. Haley had lots of fun. She's very particular about where each decoration goes and so am I, so it was interesting. In the end, it turned out great, we finished just in time (Eli woke up right at the end) and she had fun. Where was Blake you ask? Well, on the table, in his bouncy seat, asleep! ;)
Here's the beginning!
The finished product! Just ignore the crack in the front!
Haley was so excited, can't you tell?
Haley and Eli going after the left over candy!
A close up of the "icecicles"
Blake was exhausted from all the excitment!
It's final place in the house!
Here's a close up of Haley's "Mickey Mouse" decorating!
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