Saturday, January 24, 2009

New Hairdo!


I just got a new haircut! So I thought I would put a few pictures. It is stacked in the back and I am really starting to like it. It is shorter than I asked for...so I'm still getting use to it!

Christmas Morning





















Santa has been good to us this year!! Brittany was home for Christmas break and we had SO much fun (and she and Brad got engaged!!). Let's see...the big presents for this year. Santa redid Austin's bedroom (with bunk beds) and Madi got a vanity set. Nana and D got Austin a Wii and Madilyn a kitchen set. It was such a fun Christmas!! We are very blessed!!!

Peanut Butter Balls




Another Christmas tradition is making peanut butter balls. This year Austin and Madilyn were old enough to join in the fun! And the BEST part of making peanut butter balls is mixing them with your hands and getting to lick them afterward!! Yummy....what fun memories!!!

Oh, Christmas Tree

We started up the Christmas Tree farm tradition again this year. I have so many memories of going there when I was younger and picking out our Christmas tree. It was so fun!! We'd ride on the back of the truck and look for that perfect tree! This is the first year that I have been able to do this with my kids and I plan in continuing it for years to come. D and Austin cut the tree down for us. It was so fun to watch the kids run up and down the aisles of trees.




North Carolina Thanksgiving


We were fortunate enough to get to spend Thanksgiving Holidays in North Carolina with the Keens. We had so much fun!! On the way there, we saw snow and played in the McDonald's parking lot in the snow. Madilyn wasn't very impressed...it was too cold for her. Austin loved it! We spent the days hanging out, enjoying each other's company and loving on Tyler. Madi loves Tyler to pieces and calls her baby dolls "Tyla." The girls and Tyler watched the Macy's Parade (the picture is of Madi dancing along with the parade) and cooked the Thanksgiving dinner. I wish I would have gotten a video...it was precious. The boys (David and Austin) chopped firewood and played with the Christmas present from them...a BB gun. Austin was attached to David's hip. Thank you David for being so patient with him!!
We had so much fun and took our Christmas card pictures in Target in front of the Christmas tree section in the crowds. It was fun!