Christmas

the traditional pj's for christmas

Shae and Shannon trying to figure out the helicopter.

Shae and her sewing machine

Candy making here we come!

Before and after.

She is so little.

Guests arriving: let the party begin!!

Dinner prep:
Shrimp cocktail

Party Potatoes!

Steaks: beef and venison

Smothered chicken

My sister pretending she knows what shes doing!:)

Peeling raw shrimp! Yuck

Time to eat

Aunt Beth gave me lots of dessert! Oops

Aren't they adorable!


When can we open presents??

Before:


Thanks Grandma

Annika's favorite gift!

Which one do I open?

Emily with her new dog!

After: doesn't it look naked?

Supposed to be sleepy! yeah right!


midnight
let the games begin
Annika painting with her new stuff!

beginners luck: Shae beat them! lol

Aunt Beth gave me the candy cane :) Do I eat it?









We had Christmas with our kids Thursday morning at our house. Its always fun to watch their faces as they open presents. Its always amusing that the gift you think is going to be their favorite isn't and something small you bought is. Thursday afternoon(Christmas Eve) we went to my parents for Christmas. It is always a great time of eating way too much and staying up way too late. This year my parent s bought my sister a dog, which I had the privilege of babysitting the week before Christmas. We managed to keep it a secret until Christmas, even my girls kept their mouth's shut!We had a great time and each year we put a puzzle together at Christmas time. Usually its a mystery puzzle, the kind that the picture isn't on the front of the box. We all spend the night and sleep in and have a big brunch the next morning and then we are lazy for the rest of the day.