Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve, we got Miss Clause dressed up in her little outfit and headed to Augusta to see some friends and do some last minute shopping. After that, we headed to Poppi and MiMi's house to celebrate Christmas with them.








First, we had to do our traditional stair picture. If the families get any bigger, we will out grow the stairs.






We did big gifts first. The looks on the little ones` faces was priceless.


Addisyn got a high chair which she loved! She could sit in it and watch the other four get excited about their gifts.
Alden got a work bench with tools. He had to do some work too! Kensleigh got a vanity. She had to brush her hair before we could proceed with anymore gifts.




Bailey and Chandler got the Raider CS-35 nerf gun that holds 35 bullets. This was the newest nerf gun to come out and of course that was exactly what they needed. It's just more bullets for the dogs to chew on.






After we got the kids to sit back down, we did stockings and then opened the rest of the gifts. Of course, everyone got way to much stuff and that was before Santa came to visit!

Mommy's Lil Helpers

Since Mommy was trying to finish wrapping presents, Daddy & I decided to stay out of her way!

To Grandaddy's house we went...

Over the creeks and through the woods to Grandaddy's house we went. This past Sunday we celebrated Christmas with my grandparents. It was great to have the most of the family together. The only people that were missing was my cousin Amanda and her family. We ate a wonderful lunch and then took pictures of all the little ones.
Poppi and Mimi's favorite grandchildren: Kensleigh, Alden, Bailey, Chandler, and Addisyn


Some of Nana and Grandaddy's great grands: Bailey, Chandler holding Addisyn, Alden holding Olivia, and Kensleigh

After that, we opened presents. If you are like me, I never know what my kids get and from who they are from. I did take pictures though. Bailey loves playing with his legos and new car. Chandler has already memorized most of his book and set his airplanes out with the ones he already has. Addisyn has a blast chasing her rubber ducky around the bathtub, adores her Precious Moment's doll, and can't wait to get some money from Poppi to put in her new piggy bank.

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree

Yesterday we finally went and got our christmas tree. It was so cold outside that we just picked one that was already cut down. I let the boys pick out what tree they wanted to get and of course they got the tallest one!

This morning Kevin and I set the tree in the stand and put the lights on it. The boys decorated it when they came in from school this afternoon and Addisyn slept in her swing.

When she woke up, she loved looking at all the lights on the tree - we even made up a song:
O Christmas tree, O Christmas tree
O how I love to look at your lights.
I look around and they catch my eye.
It makes me not want to cry.
O Christmas tree, O Christmas Tree
O how I love to look at your lights.

Here is a picture of the finished project:

2 Months

Yesterday Addie had her 2 month check-up. While waiting for the doctor to come in, she talked to the owl that was on her shirt.

She weighed in at 11.2 pounds (50 percentile) and 21 3/4 inches long (25 percentile). She has reached all of her milestones: cooing, laughing, smiling, grasping things, following items with her eyes, etc. She loves for someone to talk to her and mimic the movement of your mouth.

She is growing like a weed!