Christmas 2009

Christmas went by so fast this year! We celebrated by going to 4 family Christmas get together in 3 days. It was exhausting but very fun.

Christmas Eve morning, mom brought pizza over for lunch. We made cookies for Santa. Hannah loved making cookies. She loves to help in the kitchen and always runs to find her stool when I start to cook, so this was perfect for her. She LOVED the blue sprinkles and chocolate icing. I think almost all of the cookies she made had one or both on them. She kept saying "I LOVE blue sugar!" She ate a lot of it too but it was Christmas!


Clay making a snowman cookie!



Hannah with blue sprinkles and cookie cutter in hand! (notice the tray beside her with the mounds of blue sprinkle on the cookies - HA!


Hannah looking cute and still holding the blue sprinkles!


Emily wouldn't let me take a picture of her, so I took one when she wasn't looking of her working on her cookie! :0)


Having fun & making a mess!


Jaiden hung out in her swing while we made cookies. She also got a little cuddle time from Nonnie (my mom) & Amy.


This is the plate of cookies we left for Santa. He thought they were really good! I love the little snowman she made for him - so adorable!

Christmas Eve we went to Josh's Aunt Patsy's house. We all had a great time ~ lots of laughter, presents, and food. We got to visit with family that we do not get to see very often and it was wonderful. We did have one mishap. Aunt Patsy tripped and broke her nose. She ended up at the ER. Thankfully she is okay!


Hannah with her Little Mermaid.


Opening more gifts! She loved the opening part this year. Last year she wasn't that into it and I ended up opening most of her gifts from Santa!


Playing with her new Barbie

I love this picture of Hannah & Lila under the table playing with their new stuff!


Jaiden getting some "Mandi time" while Daniel & Alex play with their phones.


Jazz stole my camera!

Granna & Gramps with all 5 grandkids ~ this is a rare occasion (not all of us getting together but all kids cooperating at the same time!)

The whole crew!

The only family picture we took of Jaiden's first Christmas.

We left Patsy's around 9:30. We got both kids to sleep so Santa would stop at our house. He did and he was very good to both Hannah & Jaiden!

Hannah's....

Jaiden's....


I wish I had Hannah's expression on video when she first woke up. I got up, showered, and started cooking my monkey bread for Billy & Mary's house. I must have woken her up. She came down the hall, saw her dollhouse, smiled in amazement and said "He brought my dollhouse!" She was so cute. Josh was feeding Jaiden and came in so Hannah could open her gifts. She opened them and immediatley wanted to play with everything.



A good combination ~ a toothbrush & candy Santa left in her stocking ~ I love her wild hair!


Jaiden's first Christmas. Hannah & I opened her gifts. She will get to enjoy most of them in a few more months.

She got a play mat & loves it. She kicks the toys hanging from it. She is trying her best to figure out how to move her hands to grab them but hasn't grasped that task yet.


The mess that Hannah left! Poor Jaiden is just hanging out on her mat!

After Hannah opened her gifts she ran to hug me and said "Tell Santa Thank you!" Such a sweet girl (when she wants to be :) She got skates and it was hilarious to watch her on them for the first time!

Thankfully she didn't break anything so we got ready (well we just brushed our teeth because we go in our pj's) & went to Billy & Mary's house. We ate a huge, delicious breakfast and then opened gifts. We were all sitting around when the valve on the sink in the bathroom broke & HOT water started pouring everywhere. They couldn't get the water turned off but finally after 10 minutes or so (felt like an hour) they got it cut off. But not before the fire department was called and they accidentally turned off the gas. So it was another eventful Christmas party!

More presents!

Josh with his new hat (which he needs today!)

We left Billy & Mary's around 3:00 and went to my mom's house. We had soup & sandwiches & did the same thing at their house that we do at every Christmas party ~ eat, open gifts, & enjoy being together!

Clay opening his presents on the stairs

Hannah with her new Snow White vacuum (I wish it really worked :)

The next day we went to Decatur to my grandparents house. It was great getting to see them & my aunt & cousin!

Hannah with her new monkey

Aunt Sandra helping Clay with his gifts


Hannah with my PaPaw


Hannah with her Little Einstiens spaceship ~ she loves it!


Jaiden hanging out on a blanket ~ one of her fav places to be!


Josh doing what we did for 3 days straight - trying to figure out how to open the toy packages. Seriously does anyone else think that it is ridiculous how many ties, screws, glue, etc. they use to hold these toys in?

That was our Christmas of 2009! I hope yours was just as great!