Thursday, December 29, 2011

Christmas Day 2011

the note that Santa left


Mason must have been good this year! 

Evie was on the nice list too!

first look

this is when he really saw everything 
We all thought that he would see the jeep and immediately run to it and not even really pay attention to the other things.  We were wrong!  He took his time and looked/played with everything that Santa left and saved the jeep for last.  He was so so happy!






taking lovey for a spin

Sadly, it rained all day so this is the only time he got to drive it.



I didn't get any pictures of us opening gifts but we all got great things.  Here is Evie's loot!

and Mason's gifts

now getting ready for Christmas lunch.  We drew again for who had which sides.    Sarah made a delicious salad (I think she won this year!), Donna made parmesan green beans, I made baked potato casserole, Matthew made a bread appetizer and Caroline made a yummy and healthy (ha!) sopapilla cheesecake all to go along with our ham.

playing some Candy Land

blessed with this great family

is she cute or what?!

of course Mason loved Evie's toys best!

family game of go fishin'

trying out his new soccer goals that Granna gave him

sweet time with Aunt CC
Aunt CC had to drive home Christmas night, but Granna and Aunt B stayed one more night.  We loved having them with us and had a great, relaxing weekend.  This was such a magical Christmas celebrating sweet Evie's first Christmas and also the first Christmas where Mason actually "got" it.  He still wants to look for Jingle every morning and was so sad that we took the tree down.  He still has me playing Christmas music in the car though.  Not sure how to get him to stop singing those!
We are heading to my brother's for round 2 of Christmas this weekend.  We are looking forward to spending time with my family and watching all the kids run around.

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

Christmas Eve

Matthew's mom and sisters came in on the 23rd, so Christmas Eve was spent making Pioneer Woman cinnamon rolls, playing with the kids, eating, drinking, cooking, napping and then going to the candlelight service at church.  Then of course we came home to open our new pajamas and eat chili.

I just realized that I never did a post on all the silly things that Jingle did this month, but on Christmas Eve he got a marker and made all of them Rudolph noses while they were sleeping!  Mason kept his on ALL day!

Dancing with Granna to "their" song

the more sugar and butter the better!

so so so good

lil' rudolph sitting all by herself

ready for church

my sweet, precious kids

my loves

love her little tongue!

self timer group shot
Mason did great during the service.  He was entertained by the people and music and I had colors and stickers to occupy him during the sermon.  He did bust out singing some Justin Beiber a couple of times that had the people in front of us laughing!  ha!  He also heard Dr. Day talking about finding Jesus, and he sat up, looked at the front of the church and said "where is Jesus?  I can't find him?!"  I thought Evie would sleep, but she stayed awake the whole time just staring at everyone.  She didn't make a peep!


ready to open Christmas pj's


checking to see if he can see Ho Ho yet :)

love these two more than anything!

I love them in their coordinating pjs!!

busy making reindeer food


putting it outside

time to make cookies for Ho Ho



Now we all had to go to sleep so that Ho Ho would come!

Tacky Christmas Sweater Party

The Raines' had their annual Tacky Sweater party on Christmas Eve Eve.  I decided to find something different from last year, so I got us matching sweatshirts from Walmart.  We ended up winning the grand prize, a snow globe, for best outfit.  Pretty sure that is the only thing I have ever won!  It was a fun night with friends!
I think the turtlenecks and Matthew's hair helped us win! Our shirts say "Snow in Love"  haha!

The Lewis' were matching snowmen too

Matthew, Trey, Neil and Beau
the girls
Trey, Erinn, us showing off our snow globe, Lindsey and Neil