December 2009

December went by like a flash! At the first of the month, Kelsey and I went to the Nutcracker with several other moms and daughters. It was a really neat time and she had lots of fun. I had never seen it so it was just as fun for me












The day after that Mimi came and had Christmas with the kids. We all had a nice visit. During that weekend, our community had a Stuff the Sleigh party at the clubhouse and there was a Santa there. Kelsey got to tell Santa what she wanted for Christmas and Harrison sat in his lap long enough to take a picture.











Kelsey's class had their Christmas party the next week. They got to make their own sprinkle and icing filled cookies and have a fun day.










And the next week was Christmas! On Christmas Eve the kids got cookies and milk ready for Santa. Kelsey insisted on chocolate milk for Santa, so both kids made a cup of chocolate milk.













But Harrison's didn't last very long!











Next, was Christmas morning. Kelsey woke up right on cue at 7:00 am. I could hear her say, "oh yea, oh yea, oh yea!" and I heard her run to the top of the stairs. So I quickly sprang out of bed and made her go potty and woke up Shawn so the whole thing could be on video. I went upstairs to get Harrison up and make sure Kelsey didn't see downstairs until the video camera was ready. They were both so excited going down the stairs and seeing all their new toys.












Kelsey LOVED everything! Every time she opened something she would say,"This is just what I wanted!" Harrison on the other hand was interested in the candy and the gifts that weren't wrapped.











He loved his ride-on tractor and his bike! He is a pro at riding. It really only took him until the end of Christmas day to learn how the pedal and steer.












Kelsey got a cupcake maker. She was so excited to make a cupcake. Needless to say they don't taste that great, but she loved it!












This is typical Harrison. Isn't he cute!













We had a great Christmas. Even if it was just the four of us. It was a lot of fun with both kids being so excited. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this Christmas. We are so blessed and thankful to have each of you who care so much for our family.

After Christmas, the kids and I made a road trip to west Texas to see everyone. I didn't get many pictures of the trip but it was a really fun and easy trip. The kids were great and we loved seeing all our friends and family that we hadn't seen in a while. I hope we can do it again soon!

PS. You can see all the pictures from Christmas and the rest of December at the Shutterfly site. Just click the link at the top right of the page.