Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts

Saturday, December 26, 2015

Christmas 2015

Our Christmas festivities started by celebrating
Christmas Eve with Chad's side of the family,
at his aunt and uncle's home.

Poppie (Chad's dad) with Lexie-Lou


Lexie pretty much ate her way through the night.
Yup...she is my daughter. ;)


We got home pretty late and Landry fell asleep in the car.
When we got home he didn't even want to
choose which cookies to leave out for Santa...
so I did.

Of course Santa came and left everyone some presents!



On Christmas Eve Landry wrote this note to Santa.
Each year he is sad to see Elfie go back to the North Pole.
One night he wrote a note for Elfie to take to Santa...
he was very curious to know if Santa actually got the note.


Of course Santa wrote him back.
Christmas morning we were up SUPER early!
At about 5:15 I heard some rustling around,
went out to the living room to find Landry AWAKE!

He loved that Santa brought the 
Miles From Tomorrowland spaceship he had asked for.
When Lexie woke up she seemed to know 
just what to do with her stocking.



Someone is excited about some sippy cups.


After having some time to play with everything Santa
brought, it was time to get ready to go to Nawnie and Papa's.

Auntie KK loves her Lexie-Lou!


As you can see...the feeling is mutual...
best auntie ever!


My Lexie-Lou and me...matching!


Who loves who more?
Hmmm...that's a close one!


Look out Ernie...a crawiling tutu is coming after you!


Lexie seemed ready to open all of the gifts...


but first...photo shoot time!



Once it was time for her to open her gifts...
she didn't seem very interested.


Landry on the other hand could hardly wait!


Daddy decided to help Lexie out.



Poppie and Landry


G.G. and her grandkids!


We had a wonderful day celebrating with my family
and Chad's parents.
We are so blessed for so many different
reasons...and yesterday was a reminder of that!

Thursday, December 24, 2015

Holiday Fun 2015

This holiday season has been jam packed with 
fun, lights, family, sugar,
and tradition.

We started with something new...
The Global Winter Wonderland
in Tulare.


This was the first year for the event
and my mom bought all of us tickets
through Groupon.


It was an "experience"
but I don't think we will be adding
it to our list of holiday traditions. ;)




Nothing says Christmas like dinosaurs...


and especially a baby on a dinosaur!




Fun fact...we were actually in a commercial for the
Global Winter Wonderland
that was airing locally.

The first weekend in December
we decided to check out a new light display in town,
Santa Claus Lane.


It is a cul-de-sac of houses 
that have synchronized their lights to music.
Pretty impressive.


It is only 16 houses long...
and it is super close to our neighborhood...
so it was worth the trip for us.




Here is a link to a video you can watch 
that pretty much gives you the full experience:

Next up...visiting the big man himself...
Santa!



As you can see...
Landry was a fan...
Lexie...
not so much!


Landry had his Winter Performance at school.


The kids did a great job!
They had the risers on the floor
and Landry was on the bottom row,
so we couldn't really see him...
even standing on the side. :(
Thanks to my phone,
and long arms,
I was able to hold it as high as possible
and get these videos.












We continued our tradition of walking
Candy Cane/Cindy Lane with our friends.


Landry and Amelia...ready for some lights!





Landry and I celebrated the last week of school
with Festive Holiday Hat Day...


Pajama Day...
(yes, I have the best boss...
and work with "O'mazing" people
#bestmoveEVER)


Landry at his class party!


I FINALLY got around to making
Lexie's stocking.


Our family of four!


Yesterday was our "final hurrah" 
with cookie baking and decorating!







Are you tired?
I am. :)
Add in some gingerbread house making,
late night elf moving,
Christmas present shopping...
and wrapping,
work,
10 personalized ornaments,
nearly 20 glitter sweatshirts,
5 other holiday shirts,
a work party,
friends party,
getting rear-ended,
riding the Polar Express,
and a few adult beverages...
you've got yourself one heck of a 
holiday season!