Christmas name exchange

Last year Dave and I kept our names out of the Christmas name exchange on my dad's side. Maybe it's the kid in me, but it just wasn't the same. I know Christmas isn't about receiving gifts but there's something about being involved in the giving/receiving tradition. This year we were included in the name exchange and although the gifts we both received are very much appreciated, it is WAY more fun to watch the kids get their gifts.

Tayt wanted to be surprised until the last minute so he opened his Christmas gift with his eyes closed. He's been carrying this Woody doll around non-stop :)

Peyton = Nerf so his gift was dead on. Lia's face here says it all. She loves those Squinkies. Now if we can just keep Nash from chewing on them! Austyn IS a princess so this gift couldn't have been more perfect for her. And there is a classic shot of Tayt... not looking at the camera.

Nash loved his Batman car. Another reason to scream and fight with Tayt...the dirty "S" word... *whisper* sharrreee ;)

This is the craziness of the exchanging.

Mallory enjoying the left/right game ;)

After math of the princess's gift.

My nephew sporting his new gift.

Wishing for a girl ;)

A big Thank You to my aunt for hosting again this year. We love getting together with everyone. No lie... Christmas Eve with my dad's family is something I look most forward to every year :)

future allstar

While he may not yet be the most vertically equipped player on the floor, he sure tries his best. And we (and by 'we' I mean Dave ... a lot... ) enjoy watching him every chance we get! This was the boys' very first game, which they won because they ROCK... kidding. They did an excellent job for their first game. The very first games of any sports Peyton has played are hard to watch because of the lack of knowledge or comfort they have, but they do well and only have more experience to gain :)

December 18, 2010

to keep the rioters happy

To keep the peace, I'm revealing some of Drew's recent photos. She's not camera shy but she does have problems looking directly at the camera... it'll come. ;)

Tomorrow she will be 4 weeks old. Not sure where the time has gone but all the thrush and pain aside, it has been a wonderful 4 weeks. She has taken to the family nicely and fits right in. I can't be sure if Nash is having some withdrawal issues or if he truly is a beast. I think it's the latter. Beast. Only time will tell...

Christmas cut out fun

Grandma may have agreed to Christmas cut outs with the kids before she thought about it a second time. I think they all had fun though. These photos are from before Christmas, but they're still fun to look back on :)

My camera found it's way into Casey's hands at some point during the chaos...