Christmas Shananigans

We just got back from visiting Santa in DC. He was visiting all the way from the North Pole and was hanging out near the National Christmas Tree on the Mall. It was chilly today...brrrr...but we still went.

Making our way there...

Bundled up and waiting for Santa.

Addy was super excited!

There he is in his workshop.

Our picture with Santa.

Santa asked Addy what she wanted for Christmas. She really wanted to say something but couldn't get out the words. We practiced all the way there saying "tic tacs, horse, and princess". I jumped in and let Santa know what she wanted so Addy wouldn't be worried about not getting her request in. Now, tic tacs I'm OK with. A horse and princess? We'll have to think about that one...

Addy and Avery joined me at my work Christmas party this past week. When I came home to pick them up, Addy's hair was all done up for a party. Here's her party hair and her checking out our really cool Christmas tree at work.

OK, so I would have gone with a few less barrettes but she can get away with it cuz she's two!

Here are her and her friend Brooke posing with all the presents in front of the tree.

Addy took this picture of me and Avery.

I think Addy had a great time. She did a present exchange with Brooke, plus my boss gave her some playdough. They also had a blast coloring in my office.




My Mom had us over for a little Christmas party a couple of weeks ago...or maybe it was last weekend. This month goes by so fast I can't seem to remember! We had fun with Lani and her family and my Mom. The kids decorated gingerbread houses and opened presents from Grandma. And, Avery got a lot of quality time with her relatives!








And now we're almost headed out to Florida to my sisters and to Disney World. We'll be spending the holidays with 20 of our relatives...My Mom, my 3 sisters and 1 brother and their spouses and children. I am thrilled! On our way back to VA, we'll be stopping over at Doug's parents to celebrate Christmas with them and pick up our Monty. It'll be busy but very fun! We hope you and your family have a Merry Christmas and a joyous New Year!

Turkey Day

OK, so I'm a little delayed in posting anything about Thanksgiving. I must admit, it's hard to keep up with blogging since going back to work. I will try to get better, but that probably won't happen until after the Christmas holidays. Stay tuned cuz I'm sure there'll be some crazy posting come January!

We spent Thanksgiving this year at Doug's brothers home (Tom and Lorrie and fam) with Mima and G'dad and Lorrie's dad and brother and his wife and family. It was a big group and the food was Amazing!! I especially loved Mima's stuffing - Yummmmm!

Doug helped carve the scrumptious turkey!

Hey it's the kids at the kids table!

Mima was so nice to offer to sit with the kids so I could sit with the adults :)

And here are some of the adults looking mighty adult at the adult table!

Avery made an appearance after her nap, here with Mima and G'dad.

The kids played...

and played...

and played...ending up with the Wii rock star game (?) by the end. Tom looks very "rocky" here! :)




Cousins unite!! Isn't this an adorable picture?!

The Beginning of a Family Tradition

Pizza, Movie, Popcorn - what more could a family want? Every Friday, for the past few months, we've been having pizza for dinner. Sometimes we make little english muffin pizzas, sometimes we make a spicy chicken boboli, and sometimes we get carry-out from Stone Hot. Whatever type, it's pizza on Friday. Then we head downstairs with a big bowl of popcorn and hunker down in front of the tv for a good flick. We're looking forward to when the kids are a little older and we can watch movies like Harry Potter or Narnia or something. Our current list of recent movies consists of 101 Dalmations, Cinderella and just this past Friday, home videos from our last trip to Disney. It's a fun family tradition that we look forward to after a busy busy week :-)