Christmas 2010

Santa is all set up and ready to be discovered.Katie Jo's loot. She had a "Scooby Doo" theme.
Georgia's loot. She had a "Fashion Barbie" theme.
And Santa left them both "Furry Frenzies" to enjoy.
They discovered their things and immediately started playing.
Georgia had to check out Barbie's shoes first!
Yay for the unicorn pillow pet! It was a last second request and so far her favorite thing she got.



Katie Jo and Georgia went shopping with me separately to get each other gifts. Georgia picked out a sparkle pair of shoes and a blanket for Katie Jo and Katie Jo picked out a "Tangled" t-shirt and skirt and a new hat and gloves set. This was by far the best thing we could do to get them in the spirit of giving. They were both so excited to see the other open their gift to see the reaction. Jay and I don't do gifts for each other but we do give gifts to each other that the girls pick out. This year Jay got a sweater and some boxers. I got new bath towels!
We spent quite some time opening gifts. The girls had their gifts from Santa then gifts from Mommy and Daddy. After breakfast we opened gifts from Mia, Aunt Joni, and Aunt Jessica and family, and Grandaddy and Mema. They got lots of wonderful dolls, clothes, activities, and books.







After a break we opened gifts from Gran and Pop. They helped the girls get ready for dance class with new leotards, tap shoes, and ballet shoes. They also were kind enough to do new bedding for each of the girls' bedrooms.




We had a lovely Christmas dinner at 5ish and by then it felt like 10 pm!
We bought a birthday cake and lit the candles to sing "Happy Birthday" to Jesus.
We also got a family gift this year. We haven't had any video gaming systems before and Jay found the new xbox 360 kinect. It doesn't involve any hand held devices and the kinect sensor reads your profile so that when you step in front of the game your character immediately comes on the screen! Cool! He bought the girls an animal game and they love making their animals do tricks and interacting with it on screen. Below is Georgia with her animal the tiger.
The day after Christmas we had snow! It wasn't much but when your children are little and you never see it, it is a BIG deal! We enjoyed it and we enjoyed having COLD weather for the Christmas weekend.

Christms Eve 2010

We had a very relaxing Christmas Eve. We started the day with a family breakfast of cinnamon rolls. Jay had a few last second errands to run and so the girls and I relaxed at the house. We did the usual getting ready for a house full of guest chores and then welcomed Uncle Brian, Gran and Pop. We ate a nice lunch of Lowcountry Boil and thanks to Aunt Joni got our luminaries set up. The girls got to open their usual one Christmas Eve gift, pajamas and we also had an Eve gift from Grandaddy and Mema; a recorded reading of "The Night Before Christms." Jay and I took the girls to the Christmas Eve service at church and when we returned we were joined by the Weaver family for our annual ride around the neighborhood to see the lights. Georgia was so tired she feel asleep sitting up in a chair with the frigid air blowing in her face! After the ride we settled back in at the house for leftovers, marshmellow roasting, and treats that Mia brought. The girls went to bed and Jay and I stayed up till 11 getting Santa ready.