Christmas Eve

What a magical season Christmas is. I love this time of year and even tho I can go overboard its like I am a kid again. We had my mom and sister's family with us at our house and we had a great time relaxing loving on Kinley and just spending time together.





We put our own stockings out for Santa and Trae was thinking he was so funny and he is.
Kira had to have Kinley's right by her and she was bugged that I had to take a picture. Love this girl
Way to be Matt. Always giving me great pictures.

The Reindeer needed to have a treat and also some guidance to our house so they threw oats everywhere.

Santa was very good to us this year.



Matt/Trae surprised me with my present early a NEW Camera. So Trae thought my old one is his. I was so excited and have loved it and use it all the time.



Grammy and the kids gave us a show. They did the nativity and sang a song. It was great and the kids had a ball.
Christmas pj's Dax was out but they all matched.
We decorated a gingerbread house. It was a new thing I tried but we had fun and it took up time that night. They didn't think the candy was very good so they would eat other treats and put all the ucky candy on the house.


Opening presents from each other Kira gave Trae a Toy Story plate and stuff with Super Hero Squad guys.

Dax my happy camper jsut loving being in the middle of everything.
Trae gave Kira a Tangled doll and a princess book. All the gifts were hits and are still being played with.

Getting ready to go to Texas Roadhouse for dinner on Christmas Eve its a tradition at our house and I love it cause it makes Christmas Eve so much more enjoyable.
Dax just checking what he wants to eat. I find him here all the time.
Kira and Kinley Kira never leaves her alone if she around its her little buddy

A day in the life of my kids

Is it a given at any one elses house that before Dad goes to work you have to have horsey rides. Cause it is at my house and my kids love it.
My motherly Kira is always trying to help out with Dax and giving him a gogurt and that he can squirt on his tray and play in it while she feeds him is a big help. :)
He is perfectly happy and that is all that matters

My cool dude. He loves sunglasses and will wear them around every where but he expects a woowoo cool dude to be said to him while they are on.
Rides in laundry baskets are the best aren't they?! Why do I buy my kids toys when thye love to use their imagination and invent new things to do.

Dax just being helpful like always, but as you notice there is his baby that he loves carrying around.

I love my life even if I think I am going crazy sometimes my kids will always put a smile on my face.

Birthday Party for Dad

Matt was gone on his birthday so we had a little party when he got home. The kids decorated his cake and I made his favorite dinner. Always a fun party at our house when it's your birthday.

Even though Matt doesn't care if we throw a party for him the kids and I like to make a big deal about him. We think he is great and in a word he knows better AWESOME!!! We love our Dad and Hubby.

Decorating Sugar Cookies

I always let my kids decorate cookies during Christmas so we invited some friends over and the kids went to town. I would take pictures of the kids and Dax would start whining that I wasn't taking his picture.

The crew of kids. We threw in some Toy Story sprinkles and there were sore toy story than Christmas.

More sprinkles than cookie.

Finishing the theater

Happy Birthday to Matt!!!
Matt when on a cruise for the company and it was his birthday while he was gone. I never get to really surprise him big so I thought I would finish the theater, he always kept saying I wish we had a sink and a place for snacks, so it got done while he was gone thanks to so help from one of his employees. I added the cupboards in the front and love how it turned out.

After

In the process

Before it always looked messy it doesn't any more.