Merry Christmas 2009! We had such a wonderful Christmas this year...lots of fun, everyone happy and busy with all the new stuff to do! Here are some pictures of our day...


Our tree on Christmas morning...looks like fun, doesn't it?? We never put any presents under the tree until Christmas Eve, so it looks like such an amazing difference to the kiddos when they wake up and it's totally packed under there. It's fun to see their faces when they see it!



Lydia loved her surprises from Santa...Littlest Pet Shop, in this case...



Eloise opened her present from sister...the music box she wanted! Woohoo! Of course, she knew she was getting this, since the girls told each other what they bought as soon as they were both home from shopping...the stinkers!!



The girls were so thrilled to find the biggest surprise from Santa...a Hannah Montana video game guitar! They are so happy! Of course, it's a little too hard for Lydia, but Eloise is already a pro at it. (Stephen is too...haha)



Eloise was so happy to get her Addison doll! She loves that it looks like her, as she says, although seeing that the doll has her ears pierced made her want hers done even more than she already did...she's dying to have earrings!



Lydia was SO happy to open this Cabbage Patch "Pop 'N Style" kid...with blonde hair! She wanted that exact doll and look at that...Santa knew it and brought it to her :)



This is what Eloise has done with most of her time since Christmas morning...play the video game. She has been asking for a video game system, and Santa delivered without getting all that expensive stuff with extra things to buy...this just plugs into the TV and voila! Santa's so awesome...



I took this of Lydia last night and totally loved it...her pose says it all. Christmas was wonderul at our house and we hope it was at yours, too!
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MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

All She Wants for Christmas Is...

Her Two Front Teeth!

Eloise lost both her front teeth this month...how appropriate! We can't get her to sing the song though...when we sing it, she shouts, "No it's not!" :) She has a longer list than that, apparently...

Santa Visit 2009

On Tuesday night, we went to the mall to see Santa. The girls were so excited! I know these are a little dark, but the mall wanted $10 per photo with Santa!! We were allowed to use our own camera if we stayed out of the "fenced" area. Needless to say, it was far enough away that the flash didn't do much good.


Eloise hopped right up on Santa's lap and told him what she wants...a whistle. For those of you who may remember the Santa whistle incident last year, Eloise has not forgotten, nor is she happy that she cannot find said whistle. So...she asked him for another one.. haha!


Eloise sat on Santa's lap for quite a while...he mostly led the conversation, though. :)


When it came to be Lydia's turn, she looked like a deer in the headlights! She was so scared to get close to him! I managed to get her within a few feet of him, if I held her hand and got down on her level.


Obviously, she was a bit scared, but if you asked her about it now, she'd said she talked to Santa. Santa would tell you that she would hardly even look at him!

Christmas Cookies 2009

We came home and decorated our Christmas cookies...what fun!

Lydia wanted her picture taken...she had so much fun pouring the sugar on the cookies!

Mom and Eloise working hard to make them look just right!


She was so cute that Daddy had to take another picture of her...our baby is getting big!

Speaking of big...look at this big girl. She is learning to make the cookies into works of art!

Halloween Pictures 2009

We had such a good time on Halloween that I spaced it and didn't take pictures of the girls!! I was so mad at myself the next day....so, I had them put their costumes back on and took pictures. They aren't quite as cute as the night before, but still cute nonetheless...
Eloise was Minnie Mouse

Lydia was Snow White

Carving Pumpkins

This year we didn't get our pumpkins carved until a couple days before Halloween, because we've just been too busy! The girls each had a pumpkin to carve, plus Eloise had gotten a couple from the pumpkin patch field trip her class took. Here are some pictures from our fun...

Lydia made us laugh first thing...as Stephen started cutting the top off the pumpkin, Lydia put her hands over her eyes and said, "Oh, I can't watch! I can't watch!" I had to snap a picture...

The finished product...two very girly pumpkins with eyelashes and all...Lydia's even had "cheeks", per her request, as well as a beauty mark. :)

Each girl had to have her picture taken on the porch with her pumpkin, of course...


Two happy girls with happy girl pumpkins, too!

Pinkalicious Party! (more to come this weekend)

The girls had a fun party this year...we chose "Pinkalicious" by Elizabeth and Victoria Kapp to be our theme. Everything pink, with cupcakes to boot. The girls had a fun time with it, and it was pretty easy for me to pull together, despite my training. We played musical cupcakes and "pin the cherry on the cupcake" The girls (and boy) had tons of fun.
The kiddos are having fun, waiting for presents to be opened.


Here is a picture of most of the kids...starting with the back row, L to R: Emma, Mia, Emma, Eloise, Layla, Lydia and Olivia up front. Just missing Miranda and McKayla and Elijah....all had tons of fun.


See our cute decor...well kind of...can't see the cute table I set up. Look closely in the back left corner...the huge cupcake is a cookie jar from my sister. So fun!


One of the awesome presents...MAKEUP...boy I love the mom that bought that. :)


Another favorite..dollies! They loved everything and had fun with everyone!