Christmas

We started our Christmas celebrations with Brinley's dance party.  The kids had cupcakes, punch, sang Christmas carols and then Santa Claus paid everyone a visit!

 The next day, was Brinley and Clayton's school parties.  Of course, they were at the same time! Since I am head room mom for Brinley's class, I had to enlist my mother in law to attend Clayton's  (which is why I have no pictures). Brinley's party was a lot of fun.  They made a snowman picture frame, decorated a reindeer sugar cookie, ate tons of yummy food and then played musical chairs for their book exchange.  The kids had a great time and this momma was exhausted! I couldn't rest for too long because that day was my birthday and we went out to eat with my family that evening.

 We also fit it in our busy schedules to decorate the Gingerbread dog houses that our Elf on the Shelf, Winter, brought the kids.

 Christmas Eve, we went to my mom and dad's house for presents and lots of yummy appetizers and desserts! The kids got way to many presents as usual!

Brinley, Clayton, and Reese

Clayton with his train table mamaw and pops gave him. He loves it!

When we got home, the kids got into their Christmas pajamas and set out the cookies and milk for Santa

Christmas morning the kids slept until 7 and then they came downstairs to see all the goodies that Santa left them!

Clayton didn't even make it all the way down before he saw the clock for his room, he asked Santa for

Testing out the bean bags Santa brought for their playroom.  It has quickly become their favorite things to jump on

Brinley putting on a puppet show with her new theatre that Santa brought

After opening our presents, we headed over to the Smith's for Christmas brunch.  We had lot of delicious breakfast food and opened presents.  Again, the kids got more presents than they needed!

Love these stinkers

It was 85 degrees out, but Brinley loved wearing her new gifts from grandma

We had a great Christmas and I am glad it is over! I am ready to reclaim my house from toys and decorations!

Our Angel makes her acting debut

Brinley made her acting debut in our church Christmas play this past Tuesday.  She brought home her lines for her part in October and I immediately noticed she had 3 sentences to memorize, while all her CCE classmates only had 1 sentence.  She was very excited to practice her lines every night and we worked on her saying them loud too.

 

When it came time to say her lines in front of lots of parents, siblings, grandparents (including both sets of hers), she said them loud and proud.  She was the first one in the play that we could hear and understand her lines.  The other two angels followed suit and said their lines loud as well.

 

"Fear not, behold, I bring you news of joy. In Bethlehem, this very night was born a baby boy.  God sent his son from up above, to save his people with his love."

Clayton's 4th birthday party

We celebrated Clayton's 4th birthday yesterday (ten days early) with an Angry Birds party at Fun Max Jumpin. A lot of family and friends came out to help us celebrate our little man.

Clayton with the Angry Birds cake I made him. He told me "you did a great job, mom, this is a nice cake"...my sweet little boy! 

He spent most of the time sliding down the slide

I managed to get a picture at the beginning of the party before he was ringing wet with sweat!

A quick family photo before cake time

Blowing out his candles

Opening his presents in the big blow up chair

 

After leaving the party, we headed home and started opening all the gifts he got so he could play with them.  He spent the night enjoying all his new toys.  I even got woken up by him holding a toy ready to play this morning!