Even More Christmas ...

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Christmas Day....

Santa is so famous in our house. He brought us

so many toys and goodies. We had a wonderful

and blessed Christmas. Nicholas didn't want to get

up that morning. A little bribery had to take place.

I had to keep asking about the firetruck. The

weather was so hot we didn't sleep in our flannel

pajamas. I was so bummed about that. Christmas

is supposed to be cold!

The only things that he asked for were

a firetruck and an orange race car with

Home Depot on it. Don't know when he

became a Tony Stewart fan!

The famous Kermit movie! He loves

this movie.

My new ridding toy.

There's a playground out there.
Santa brought us a playground!

A baby doll.

A grill just like my daddy!

It even has a chicken.

My monogrammed sippy cup.

Christmas Eve Part Two ...

We ate Christmas Eve dinner at Tim's mother's

house. It was great being will all the Hutchersons.

We weren't able to stay long due to Santa

coming.

This macaroni sure is good!

Tyler and Brianne

Daddy and Cousin Michelle and Jacob.

Relaxing before dinner.

Paw paw and Maw maw Hutcherson

and Aunt Lynn.

Christmas Eve Part One ....

We spent Christmas Eve afternoon in Beatrice. I have

spent most every Christmas Eve in Beatrice with my

family. I hope to continue this tradition with my own

children. We had a great time eating Aunt Ruby's cookies

and candy. The kids had fun riding and playing on Aunt

Ruby's new golf cart. Uncle Marshall was even there

to play with! We all got to see Aunt Ruby's new

dog Jack! He is king of the house as you can see.

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Opening Presents 101...

The Tuesday before Christmas we opened presents with
Bo, Becky, Michael and Jessica at our house. Nicholas has
finally gotten the idea of opening presents. He thought

he was going to bust before he could open his presents.
He and Becky played with the presents, looked at the
presents and built towers with the presents. We all got so
many wonderful gifts and are truly blessed to
have such a wonderful family! We had such a great time.

Getting Ready for Mr. C.

We had lots to do to prepare for Santa's arrival.

1. Bake cookies.

Check out my new chef outfit. Thanks Bebe and Paw paw.

Santa likes lots of sprinkles!!

Those sure look good.

2. Put out the reindeer food. Boss sure

thinks it's good.

3. Put out those cookies, carrots, and milk.

4. Wait for Santa to come!!

Christmas Program at Preschool....

Nicholas had his Christmas program at preschool on

December 8th. All the classes preformed a song.

His class sang "Clap Your Hands". We had been

practicing this song for months! Ms. Nancy dressed

them as angels. Nicholas was not thrilled about this.

He said the halo itched!

Going in to sing.

Little Angles! Aren't they so cute!

Getting ready to perform!

Swanky New Shoes

Anna Kay got 2 new pairs of shoes on Saturday.

She got one red pair and then we finally found

Puddle Jumpers in her size 3. She and I are

tickled to finally have a red pair. I have been

looking for these shoes for weeks. We love

anything with polka dots!

Polar Express

On Friday we went to Calara to ride the Polar

Express with Mattie and Grace. I think I was

more excited than the kids were. It was raining

but, not too cold. The kids had a great time. If you

have never done this it is a must for all kids. Nicholas

was so excited about the train. We sang Christmas carols

and listened to the story until we reached the North Pole.

Then Santa and Mrs. Claus got on the train with us.

The kids got a cookie, chocolate milk, and a bell. Nicholas

said the chocolate milk was the best part. This was

the most fun EVER.

Nicholas got so excited when they played

music from the movie. He wanted to know

when the tables were going to come up like

they do in the movie. His expression here

was worth the whole trip.

Waiting on the train.
I got my ticket.

Waiting for Santa.

Me and Grace.

Shaking out bells.

Polar Express Part 2 .....

Visiting with one of the elves.
I'm not to sure about this!!

Getting our cookies.

This milk sure is good.

Grace and her ornament.

Happy Thanksgiving

We spent a wonderful Thanksgiving with family.

We stayed with Bebe and PawPaw Bo on Wednesday

night. Check out BeBe's blog to see all the great

photos. I let Bebe do the picture taking. She made

the cutest turkey cookies for Nicholas. We ate lunch

in Monroeville with Grandma and Mr. Steve.

Both kids ate lots of turkey!! We hope that

everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

Baby Dedication

On November 2nd we had Anna Kay dedicated at

church. It was a beautiful day to celebrate

and spend with family. I'm a little late posting.

I know that my Aunt Ruby really wanted

to see some pictures from this day. Anna Kay

did great for a 10 month old. Enjoy the pictures from

the day.

Happy Halloween

We had a great time on Halloween night.

The McPherson's had a get together

at their home before trick or treating.

The adults had taco soup and the kiddos

had chicken nuggets. After dinner, we took

a hay ride through their neighborhood

and went trick or treating. Thank you to the

McPhersons for a fun evening!

Nicholas was a cowboy and Anna Kay was

the cow.
One of our many stops in the neighborhood.
Nicholas wanted to visit inside the houses
that we stopped at!! I had to keep explaining
that we don't go inside.

Anna Kay was not much on this hat.
I think I got two pictures and that was it!

The cowboy and the firefighter.

Anna Kay rode in the truck with Tim and Mr. Russ.

Ridding on the hay. This was his favorite part.

He didn't want to trick or treat. He wanted

to ride the trailer.