This is on the ice I was going crazy hoping they wouldn't fall in.
First game night for Jack and Conner with aunt Haley and Kylee.
Grayson's second cake at aunt Terry's house on his birthday 
We went bowling with Mikes family the weekend after Thanksgiving the kids had a blast. 
Christmas parade in our neck of the woods the day after Thanksgiving we love going each year.
My cousin Karlee's baby and Max on Thanksgiving I know it has been way too long. but we are back! We have had one heck of a holiday this year and I am excited to share it with you! We had Thanksgiving at my Grandmas house. My aunts did a great job hosting and we had a good time considering it was without our beloved Grandma.
We had a lot going on this Christmas. We started with Grayson's 3rd Birthday. He had a great time. We really try to make it as special as we can considering his birthday is on Christmas Eve. We had a "Cars"Movie Themed birthday party for him. He even decorated his own cake I had finished with it and he was so excited to see it. When he did he ran and got another Mater and stuck it right in the middle. He was happy with his work and really I was to because that is just Grayson it wouldn't be right with out that!
On December 23rd we had a Christmas party for some of the kids friends. This is the first time we did this. It turned out to be a hit. All the guests showed and it consisted of baking sugar cookies, playing pin the nose on the snowman, a gift exchange, finding the pickle on the tree, unwrapping a present with mittens and ended with decorating the sugar cookies. I think everyone had fun we had 15 kids total. I think I will be having this party every year now! I had al ot of fun doing it and it created a lot of memories for the kids.
On Christmas Eve we went to Grandmas house. Our family all got together and exchanged gifts and had a lot of food. I would have to say Christmas Eve was really hard with out Grandma this year something just wasn't right. I missed her a lot and was just waiting for her to be there. Or just wishing I guess. The children went to bed good we ran out of time we did not make sugar cookies this year we left cake and ice cream for him instead. It was available and the kids were OK with it so that is what Santa go this year. The children woke up around 7:30 am and we started opening presents around 8 am. We had fun but it all ended to quickly. We had a total of 23 people over for Christmas dinner. We started this many years ago we decided that we would not leave our house on Christmas. Everyone was invited to our house. This year it was more then ever before Mikes family came it was crazy but fun. We had roast for dinner with everything else you can imagine. We ended the night with our first Nativity with our kids and nieces and some of our other family. That was something to watch it was great and made a good end to the night.
We had been pretty lazy days after Christmas until New Years Eve. We went out and looked at the lake it was frozen. Mike let the children walk on the lake much to my dismay that is a good way to get killed. They loved it of course. Then we went to the river and fed the ducks there were so many ducks and the children loved it. We met aunt Terry there and she gave us a fun New Years package that we have been using all night! We are celebrating New Years right now! After it is over I will do another post and feel you in on how it went unitl then Happy New Year can't wait to write in 2010! GOODNIGHT
We had a lot going on this Christmas. We started with Grayson's 3rd Birthday. He had a great time. We really try to make it as special as we can considering his birthday is on Christmas Eve. We had a "Cars"Movie Themed birthday party for him. He even decorated his own cake I had finished with it and he was so excited to see it. When he did he ran and got another Mater and stuck it right in the middle. He was happy with his work and really I was to because that is just Grayson it wouldn't be right with out that!
On December 23rd we had a Christmas party for some of the kids friends. This is the first time we did this. It turned out to be a hit. All the guests showed and it consisted of baking sugar cookies, playing pin the nose on the snowman, a gift exchange, finding the pickle on the tree, unwrapping a present with mittens and ended with decorating the sugar cookies. I think everyone had fun we had 15 kids total. I think I will be having this party every year now! I had al ot of fun doing it and it created a lot of memories for the kids.
On Christmas Eve we went to Grandmas house. Our family all got together and exchanged gifts and had a lot of food. I would have to say Christmas Eve was really hard with out Grandma this year something just wasn't right. I missed her a lot and was just waiting for her to be there. Or just wishing I guess. The children went to bed good we ran out of time we did not make sugar cookies this year we left cake and ice cream for him instead. It was available and the kids were OK with it so that is what Santa go this year. The children woke up around 7:30 am and we started opening presents around 8 am. We had fun but it all ended to quickly. We had a total of 23 people over for Christmas dinner. We started this many years ago we decided that we would not leave our house on Christmas. Everyone was invited to our house. This year it was more then ever before Mikes family came it was crazy but fun. We had roast for dinner with everything else you can imagine. We ended the night with our first Nativity with our kids and nieces and some of our other family. That was something to watch it was great and made a good end to the night.
We had been pretty lazy days after Christmas until New Years Eve. We went out and looked at the lake it was frozen. Mike let the children walk on the lake much to my dismay that is a good way to get killed. They loved it of course. Then we went to the river and fed the ducks there were so many ducks and the children loved it. We met aunt Terry there and she gave us a fun New Years package that we have been using all night! We are celebrating New Years right now! After it is over I will do another post and feel you in on how it went unitl then Happy New Year can't wait to write in 2010! GOODNIGHT
