Christmas 2010

Christmas break began Friday, December 17 at 3 pm. We spent the weekend with my grandmother in Mississippi. Monday through Thursday I enjoyed being home with my precious little girl. Reagan and her family arrived in town on Wednesday so we spent every evening at my parents and had dinner with the family. Friday Alan was off work and we spent the day getting ready for Christmas, wrapping presents and cooking. We went to church Friday night and enjoyed a beautiful Christmas Eve candle light service. Christmas morning we were up bright and early. We had to be at my parent's house by 8 so all of the kids could open presents together.

It was total craziness! Cameron, Jack, Hayes, Davis, Reese, and Jane Baird were all opening their presents at the same time. Paper was flying, boxes were being ripped open, and the kids were screaming, "Look what I got!" Jane Baird just didn't know what to think. She opened about 3 or 4 of her gifts and then decided that she would walk on top of all Jack's boxes. After all the mess had been cleaned up, I tried to get JB to open more, but she just wanted to play with her new shopping cart that Grandma and Pops got her. She pushed it all over the house. We had our breakfast, home made cinnamon rolls and Mimosas (that's our tradition on Christmas morning) and then Jane Baird was ready for a nap. We headed home for a nap. I wasn't feeling all that great so I rested as well.

Back to my parents house for lunch at 1:00. We ate a fabulous lunch prepared by my mom, the greatest cook ever. After lunch we headed back home for more rest....none of us were feeling great. (My nephew Hayes had been throwing up all morning so I was sure I had the virus too...) We had Christmas with Alan's family Christmas night. After we got home, JB opened a few more presents and played with her new toys before bed.

Sunday morning we all slept late. Church was cancelled because of the snow so we were lazy...we didn't eat breakfast until 12! It took 2 days, but JB finally finished opening all of her presents. She LOVES everything. I have spent the day playing with her and watching her play with all of her new things. She has been making me laugh and smile all day. I just love that kid!!!

And of course I have hundreds of pictures to document Christmas 2010. Here are a few...

JB with one of her favorite presents

Another one from Grandma and Pops

She loves to color so Santa brought her a Crayola "Color me a Song"

Bath tub crayons!

Bath time Baby

a broom and dust pan to help Mommy!

Playing with Hayes' toy

Food for her kitchen!

Girly cars! She loves to play with Jack and Hayes' cars and trucks. Now she has her own :)

Eating Grandma's cinnamon rolls. My mom makes the BEST! We look forward to Christmas morning cinnamon rolls all year long!

Snow!

Playing in her new tent

Christmas with Alan's family

Singing school bus!

Dress up shoes!

A Wocket!

Dora ball!

Dishes for her kitchen!

Chillin with Jordan

Back at home Christmas night to open more presents from Santa...

Wrapping paper stuck to her booty!

She LOVES her puppy!

Her very own computer

A doll that walks and talks. It can sit and stand and walk a little toy dog. It plays peek a boo and cries. JB LOVES it. She is so sweet to that little doll!

Bath time with the crayons

More pics that got out of order somehow...