my oh my ... it has been a whirlwind of Christmas activity blur around here!
From noon on Christmas eve (Wednesday) until Friday evening - we had eight different functions ...
Best Cousins ...
David and Jackson ...
some of the grandkids with Papa ...
LeAnna posing for a picture in the middle of all the fun ...
very cool gift from Aunt Connie ... I'll take a money ring all day long ... her Dad makes these ... and before he passes, she's going to give him some $100 bills to make some rings so she'll always have them ... like I said ... my kind of ring!
it's Christmas Eve and all through the house ... not a creature was stirring, not even a LeAnna, Princess or Daisy ...
just a Mommy and a Daddy putting together this ...
Christmas morning ... LeAnna surprised us ... the day before, she had made a small scavenger hunt that began in our Stocking ... and to our surprise we found a very special gift that she had made for us all by herself ...
made me cry ... she took one of Nate's socks and made me a puppet ...
and Nate's ...
a home-made raft ...
very sweet and another point to prove that our little girl is quickly growing up ... developing her own personality and unique ways ...
barbie doll clothes to go with the barbies and Doll House she received from Sylvia, Margaret and Marshall ...
look of surprise upon seeing the new rug (which she found way before Christmas) and the new table and chairs ... Granny and Papaw gave her a new "wall" handcrafted by Papaw, of chalkboards, dry/erase boards, and push pin boards to contribute to her playroom's "new look" ... (just haven't taken the time to do pictures of it yet ... soon!)
Nana opening a new picture of LeAnna ...
opening gifts at Granny and Papaw's on Christmas night ...
Papaw and Granny waiting for their big Christmas Present ... (no peeking Papaw)
the gift was a framed 16x20 of this ...
birthday cake for Jesus ...
a "cake wreck" of my own ... started with this cake and put the icing on too soon ... which made for sliding letters and icing ... and to top it off, didn't have room for "birthday" ... which made it read "Happy Jesus" ... ha! definitely a cake wreck! It wasn't served ... we chose the previous one to actually use ... =0) it's the thought that counts though, right?!
and Daisy - the "Reindog"
such a wonderful season to be thankful for many things ... family, friends, and most of all Jesus, whose birth is the best reason of all to Celebrate!
happy day ... tammy
1 comment:
Love all your pictures!!! I love that table and chairs. Caroline had one like that, only a bit smaller but has outgrown it. I need to find a replacement because she looks like Buddy the Elf sitting at it now. heehee
Love your birthday cake for Jesus! Great idea!!
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