fun at mcwane...

yesterday we spent a good bit of our day at the mcwane science center and had an absolute blast....hands on EVERYTHING, grant was in heaven ....four floors of fun and a train ride at the end, ahhh ~ it doesn't get much better than that :)

we may seriously have to get a membership....it was great!

bonjour....

fancy nancy has invaded our house and we love her!! these are the cutest children's books, ever....
if you have a little girl, you must have fancy nancy.....santa brought the doll this year and we thank him :)

christmas day, rounds four & five....

“mommy, wake up….santa came, santa came!!”

that was at 6:45am and it was non-stop all day, but we wouldn’t have it any other way! ….roller skates, firetrucks, baby dolls & tricycles galore…..and there was still more in store!

after my christmas monkeys feasted on bananas and monkey bread, it was off to grams’….where everyone was very well fed….our traditional lasagna, antipasto, bread and a special treat - baked stuffed shrimp ~ yummy!

we all ate till our bellies were full then played a little Wii and looked like fools….we sang, danced, batted and putt, then grant commenced to kicking payton’s butt….the girls had a blast and the boys did too, the grown-ups decided gram’s house will certainly do….

it’s hard to believe it is all over…..but the squeals of delight, smiles so wide, ooohs & ahhhs and each “oh my!” made the season just right…

as we celebrated this day, we kept one thing in mind…Jesus is THE reason and to our family, that is quite fine….

christmas eve....

the children were snuggled, all tucked in their beds.....

we had a great christmas eve and the kids are worn out....without a doubt!

my family came up and we ate, we played, we had a poinsettia or two, we colored, we watched classic movies, just to name a few....that's enough seuss for you :)

fun was had by all, brett and i read stories to the kids before bed.....me, a funny little diddy called an alabama night before christmas and brett read the traditional 'twas the night before....

also, please know that we are not drugging our son....he has developed either a good case of pinkeye or severe allergy eyes.....regardless, we are on drops.....never a dull moment.....his eyes look so terribly swollen and red.....christmas '08, the year grant's eyes were swollen shut.....

we are looking so forward to tomorrow....

Merry Christmas to All, and to All a Good Night!!

we did it....

5 tickets - $21.00
2 hours & 45 mins waiting in line
28 degree weather
2 worn out & frozen children
3 worn out & frozen adults

but....We RODE the PINK PIG today! ……Priceless, finally!

Priscella was wonderful as always but freakin’ freezing…..unbelievable, we go from 70-75 degree days to 28 degrees in a matter of 36 hours….but, all that said, we DID IT and that’s all that matters at this point….

christmas, round three

sunday night was christmas with mimi & pops and blake & megan….

fun was had by all, to say the least….blake cooked (enough said) the meat, the falcons avoided defeat, candy and gifts - it was all such a treat!!!

i’m a regular dr. seuss these days :) ……enjoy the pics….but like before, there are so many more in store….Christmas Eve and Christmas Day ~ oh we can’t wait!!!!

christmas, round two....

we just got back from christmas at mamaw & papaw richards....we were missing a few people and hope to see them soon with a new baby in tow.....we had mamaw's "famous" tenderloin with all the fixings ~ yum-o.....it was nice to spend time with family that we don't see that often.....more celebrating tonight, more pics later....

christmas, round one...

last night was christmas at tumbleweeds for mamaw jessie's christmas.....we had a great time as always with all the cousins, big and small, and all the family....good food, good people and a good game of dirty santa :) more celebrating today, pics later ~ have no fear.....

christmas program....

audrey had her christmas program yesterday at school....so cute.....this was her first "real" program, we loved it....her class sang the 12 days of christmas, she was the loudest little singer out there :) audrey loves her school, the pics at the end are two of her teachers, nicole and stephanie....they, and the whole school, are so awesome and we are very grateful, proud, blessed and excited to be a part of this wonderful place!!

no more....

please mommy....no more pictures!!!

...ok my dear child, you have won ~ for the moment.....though, i must say he does a very good "CHEESE" each and everytime i pull out the camera!! all that being said, i really have no new pics.....shocking i know :) we have a big weekend in georgia ahead of us, so watch out ~ the blog will be burning up with new pics soon enough....

....my husband got a present from zart today and he and my daughter are watching it as we speak/type/blog/whatever....ok, i must admit that i find chevy chase & his little christmas vacation quite amusing too! audrey is tickled that audrey is in the movie....ahhh, if that's all she gets from it at this stage we are doing good :) .....oh the classics ~ gotta love it!

traditions....

we completed another one of our christmas traditions this weekend, christmas on the coosa....i have personally been attending this event for about 25 years, probably only missing 2-3 in all those years....

it is your basic small town christmas ~ arts & crafts, parade, church/vendor food stations, etc... i absolutely love it and now my children do as well....grant waved and yelled hi to all the parade folks and audrey enjoyed herself too ~ minus loud noises, animals & dressed up characters :)

we were so lucky to have the company of all alabama nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and grams.... of course, it is always like a little reunion too....catching up with people we haven't seen since last ContheC!.....

anyhoo, enjoy the pics of our wetumpka saturday afternoon fun and pics from helping uncle mike decorate his tree friday night and grams decorate her kid tree saturday morning!