The Hunting Trip

Greg and Jack went to the deer lease to hunt the weekend after Christmas. Everyone was there except Bailey, Connor and I who stayed home to rest. Jack had been looking forward to this trip for so long. He sat in the stand with daddy and was really good. Daddy got a doe and Papa got a buck. When it was picture time Jack wanted his picture taken with Papa's buck!
He was really proud of the hunt!

Finally...

I am finally to the last Christmas event! Christmas Day after we had our time with Santa gifts we all headed to Mimi and Papa's for the Riddle side of Christmas.
Both my granny and papa were able to be there and that doesn't happen very often now. All the Riddles were able to come except for Terry and Emma who had the stomach bug.
I got a really good picture of the three kids with granny and papa.
Christmas this year was so enjoyable watching the kids excited faces and seeing Connor experience everything for the first time. I love the holiday season and so do my kids but once it is over I am so ready to get back to "normal". Everything came down between Christmas and New Years and now we start a new year!

Did He Come?

All three kids got up at 7:15 Christmas morning. Daddy went into the playroom to see if Santa had come. I waited with the kids in the hall and they were chomping at the bit to get into the room. They were so excited to see that Santa did indeed come and left them exactly what they wanted. Connor finally got it! He really enjoyed all his gifts from Santa. He couldn't stop smiling.
Jackson got his Game Cube and hasn't stopped playing it since that day!
Bailey loves her market and her new CD The cheetah Girls to play in her new CD player her Aunt Tamara gave her.
Well, this year Santa was really good to the kids. Hopefully they will stay off the nauty list and he will come to visit us again next year.

Over The River And Through The Woods

Finally Christmas Eve we went to Mimi and Papa's for a night full of fun, food and more presents! Mimi and Papa's living room is like a disaster area after the kids are done opening all their gifts. Again this year everyone was really generous and we all loved everything we got. Here are the highlights. Jack really loved everything, but he especially liked some Safari animals that Terry, Nicole and the girls got him. He also got a game for his Game Cube that we are still at this point hoping Santa brings him!
Bailey got so excited about everything she got! She was so excited. She loved her new Princess skates and some more wooden food in a basket.
We always take pictures in front of mom and dad's tree with PJ's on .
This was a really cute one with Aunt Tamara. Jack and Bailey had on matching pajamas but I never found matching ones for Connor. Maybe next year.

Who are those cute kids? Now it was time to go home and get ready for Santa!

Later That Day...

After church that morning we come home and rested because we knew it would be a long night. After pretty long afternoon naps we all gathered around our pretty Christmas tree, the kids in their Christmas PJ's. Greg and I had decided to have our family Christmas in the afternoon because we knew how late we would be home that night. The kids opened their gifts to each other and one from us. Bailey was thrilled with her big veggies and her chef's hat and apron. She is so... into cooking right now. Jack and Connor got her a cash register with a plastic credit card, she thinks she is so grown up.
Jack got a new Bible with a camo cover from Mom and Dad. He was really excited to take it to church the next week. Connor and Bailey got him a new Star Wars figure.
Sweet Connor, he was still not so sure about all this craziness! He is so layed back that he just rested on me and let us open his gifts for him. He got a puppy from Jack and Bailey and mommy and daddy got him some big soft blocks. He liked playing with both presents. More to come...

Christmas Eve

These are my three beautiful children on Christmas Eve morning. They all three were so excited and looked so cute in their Christmas clothes. Connor had on Jack's first Christmas outfit and it fit him perfectly. This was only the beginning of a very long two days...

Christmas #1

We started our Christmas celebrations with a night of fun at Uncle Sean and Aunt Stephanies. We ate wonderful Italian food and yummy desserts and opened lots of packages. Connor was more interested in climbing and playing with daddy and mommy than opening anything. He wasn't really even interested in the paper, boxes or bags this night.















Jack really enjoyed all his fun gifts and Bailey was so thrilled to get an Easy Bake Oven! She has "bugged" me ever since to open it and bake something. I know I can't hold out much longer.
It was definitely a fun way to begin our Holiday Season!