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Thursday, December 27, 2012

Merry Christmas!!!!!

We had a very filled yet relaxing Christmas this year. 


Christmas Morning came and began with opening up the stockings. (While watching "A Christmas Story")




Off to open up our presents from each other....

Michael is shocked to see his and says "Wait!!! WHAT?!"



Jared also has his shocked face on.... (I am SOOOOO glad I found this at such a good bargain! --MONTHS ago!)


I made them Photo Mugs




I got these from "The Kennedy Space Center"


When Cai Lynn grows up she wants to be a Marine Biologist. This is yet another Deep Sea book. 


Duncan needs another cuddle


An EBAY find. :-)


At the end of present opening....



Ruby is NOT a "morning person", so she made her entrance fairly late. She opened HER stocking well after the presents had been opened. 


Later in the morning, Jessica and the girls popped over and we opened presents from each other.





 I made her a photo ornament and a photo mug






Cute Cousins




The past few years (after Bryan's passing) we've done thing a bit differently, and are still trying to find our niche'. This year we had lunch (just us four and my mom... Jessica had made other plans) at the Atlantis. 





EWE!



After that we headed to the movies, just the kids and I. My mom went home to take a nap and finish up dinner. In the late evening we headed across the street to my Mom's for a nice meal and presents to each other. 










I love her tree!


Cai Lynn sporting her new "Brave" wig





Things have been a lot different the past few years and this year they were even more different. Good, but different. When loved ones pass and leave us, we have to find new traditions to add to our old ones. 

Merry Christmas everyone!!!!!





Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Merry Christmas Eve!

I've had a few days off and we were able to go visit everyone at the retirement home I worked at. They had a lot of fun activities for the kids and residents. 

Look! A balloon Santa!!!!!


A princess balloon


Lightning McQueen


A camel/llama

Dueling Santas



 He got another balloon LOL

A new hat!

 "What would YOU like for Christmas?"


 We went home, watched some Christmas movies, and prepared for our evening. After dinner we opened up our PJs ...





We piled in the car and hot the snowy roads to go look at lights.





Home to read "Luke 2", followed by "The Night Before Christmas"...


...Drink our hot cocoa, and eat the cookies that were delivered minutes after we returned home and chocolates I had made earlier.




...and wait for Santa to arrive


Merry Christmas everyone!!!!!!!