It is me again! I wanted to share our Christmas with my Daddy’s side of the family.  We had such a good time.  We woke up early to head over.  Once we got there we had breakfast and then it was time to open gift.  I got some very nice things for Christmas.  Lots and lots of new toys from my grandparents and from Aunt Kim & Uncle Ryan.  My mommy and daddy got some nice things too. 

Since someone forgot to take any photos…here are 2 of the few that we got.  Really……we were not very camera happy today

Lauren got the Christmas box this year!  I got it last year.  This box has been passed down several generations.  This box belonged to my Grandma’s Mom.  Every year someone would get the Christmas box and then it was their job to pass the box onto someone new the next Christmas.  Lauren was very excited to get this special box for the 1st time.

And here is the only other photo we have.  My cousin Lauren and I were watching the dancing snowmen, we had chairs to watch the show.  We had such a good time.

I keep hearing my mommy and daddy say over and over, “It is so nice not to have to travel this year”, whatever that means.

Before our family Christmas we took a short trip down to my Grams and Granddad’s place.  My Aunt Amanda was there and so was my Great Grammy.  We had such a nice morning.  We all got to open some nice gifts and enjoy a nice fire in the fireplace.   I got a really cool pink chair, it is my size!!! I also got a bow holder from my Aunt Amanda with some really nice bows.  A girl can’t have too many of those, my aunt also said she had matching ones.  My Great Grammy Rose got me an outfit to wear and my Great Grammy Beth got me an outfit and an angel doll.  Here are some photos from Christmas with my mommy’s side of the family.

My big girl chair from Grams & Granddad

A BOW!!!

This is my pink outfit from GG Beth, really cute, with my new TV remote

My new bow holder from my Aunt Amanda, she would not let me play with it

Also, we seem to get together with these people every year.  They are so much fun and I wanted to share some photos from then.  My aunt Amanda also brought her boyfriend home, he is fun too.  He has a big dog that kept playing with my toys.  We had a good time.

The whole gang, it seems to grow by one every year, welcome to the crazies Chris

My Grams and Vonnie

Chris and Aunt Amanda

my Mommy, me and Aunt Amanda

Another year has come and gone, we can not believe how fast the year flew by.  We spent Christmas eve together as a family, we went to church and then out to look at lights.  When we got home, Katie Lynn got to open 1 gift.  She got a pair of Pajamas from her mommy.  Then her Daddy read her the night before Christmas.  Reading to her was started last year in the hospital. 

Off to church

Christmas lights outside! Katie Lynn loved them.

Gift from Mommy

Katie Lynn wearing her new PJ’s and looking at the tree

Daddy and daughter reading the Night before Christmas

Katie Lynn was very excited! She left a plate of cookies and a glass of milk for Santa.  She feel asleep infront of the fireplace waiting for Santa to come. 

All tired out….what a long night

After a good nights sleep, we woke up this morning to find some goodies left from Santa.  We had a very nice Christmas morning, opening gifts and then making pancakes for breakfast. 

Stuff in the stocking

Wrigley was even a good girl this year!

Stacking cups from Santa

Katie Lynn’s very own remote control…now maybe she will leave the adult ones alone

We want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!

Growing up, my family would make Christmas cookies every year.  This is something my Mom & Dad started on their very first Christmas together.  We start by making the dough, then it chills for a couple of hours.  Next we roll out the dough and make cut out cookies.  We bake them, let them cool and then frost them.  We had so much fun!! Katie Lynn helped this year.

Mommy & Daughter picking out a cookie cutter to use

mmm….Testing out the dough, making sure it taste okay

Daddy & Daughter getting ready to roll out the dough

End product, they sure are yummy.  We are excited to get these passed out to family and friends.