Surprisingly, the girls were still asleep when Johnathan and I woke up! So we got dressed, got the camera ready and went to wake the girls! Jadie Ann acted as if it were a normal morning. Ashlyn kinda peaked her head out of the hallway and saw NOTHING! She was a bit confused. She went to the table and saw that Santa ate his cookies so he had to have come! She peaked out the window saying maybe he brought the trampoline. Of course I had to email Santa and let him know that our insurance will revoke our contract if we got a trampoline. It took her a few minutes to track down the gifts. Ashlyn received a new bike withOUT training wheels, a razor scooter, and a chick fil a gift card! Jadie got a pair of princess rollerblades, and a new bike! Unfortunately the weather has been so cold they haven't got much play time on their new outdoor toys!
My mom and dad left shortly after breakfast! Johnathans family came over for lunch! It was great to have everyone at our house! Patti and Tommy brought gumbo over and all the fixins! Yum! It was perfect food for a cold day! The girls got showered with gifts from everyone. Johnathan and I are both so lucky to have such wonderful families! You guys are AWESOME!!!
The day after Christmas, our friends Renee and Wes invited us over for left overs and some wah-who! I'm so addicted to that game. Of course Renee and I took a beating from the boys...but it's always fun to spend time with them.
Friday, December 25, 2009
Christmas Eve
My Mama and Dad arrived just before lunch. We made sandwiches and played for a bit before getting ready for church. We sent Jadie to the nursery, expecting her to throw a fit when we left her. However, she couldn't get rid of us fast enough. Ashlyn went to the service with us and did AWESOME!!! She was so good. She participated in the Children's Sermon and even did communion with Grandma. We were sooooooo very proud of her! When we went to pick Jadie up they said she was soooo good. She played "Grocery Store" the whole time. It's so heart warming to hear when our girls are good! I think that was one of the best Christmas Present a Mom can get!!! After service, we came back to the house. Johnathan cooked us some delicious ribeyes. I made sauteed mushrooms, mashed potatoes, ceasar salad, corn on the cob and sweet rolls. I think we have found our new Christmas Eve Dinner tradition. It was sooo good. None of us even had room for dessert! While everyone cleaned up, Jadie watched a Christmas movie, and Ashlyn and Grandma made fudge! YUM! And of course....after all was done...we sat down and opened presents! Ashlyn was so excited...she was the first one finished! (Even opening one of Grandma's gifts....oops!) The girls were finally sound asleep at 10. The grown ups finished watching the movie Elf! (I love that movie!!!) And we all headed to bed to wait for Christmas morning!
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Decorating Cookies!
Johnathan and Ashlyn baked and decorated cookies today. Jadie and I helped out too. It was quite an event!!! After we bathed the girls and enjoyed a movie as a family!
if you look close....at the middle left of this picture...you can see a portion of Jadyn's masterpiece. She buried her cookie under about two cups of icing.
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
Winnie Rice Festival
I forgot to post this...but back in October, Ashlyn and I went to the Winnie Rice Festival. Her school let them out on a Friday...just to promote the fair. It was so nice with so few people there. There weren't any lines or crowds to fight. We stayed from 10-6. We were both exhausted. Ashlyn thought it was so neat seeing people from her school! I got to meet a few parents too...so it was extra nice for me since I still haven't gotten to know alot of people out here.
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