December 2012

Grammy and Grampy come over during Christmas time to have dinner and make gingerbread houses.  This year we tried the Rice Krispy treat train.  I think that will be our new thang.  Kids loved it and they can eat it right after and I don't have to fight with them because when we do the gingerbread houses they never want to throw them away...(hmm, wonder who they got that from?)

 

Such concentration

I love her smile...she usually does the squinty one.

Sorry Grammy, that's actually the better of the 3.

Watching A Christmas Story and decorating the tree.

We spent the Sunday before Christmas with Jayne and her kiddos and Miss Jessie was so excited that she and Abby had the same PJ's.

Go Fish is a favorite with the girlies.(Christmas Eve)

Painting Pinewood Derby cars.  Notice the witch costume Abby is wearing.  I love it. Kind of sad that Spencer has grown out of that stage.  He was always my Ninja/Batman.

Grammy and Grampy buy a new Knex every year and Alex is usually the one to help assemble it. Everybody enjoys watching it go around.

Playing the Great Dalmuti (Christmas Eve)

Poor Spencer got a bloody nose and spent much of the afternoon on the bathroom floor playing with Daddy's phone.

Pinewood Derby....we are definitely few in numbers, but they are such good boys.

Oh, Caleb LOVED to show off his new Captain America PJ's. (Christmas Day)

Abby and Mantha Moo with her princess figurines. (Christmas Day)

Daddy helping Abby with her "Fapunzle" doll.  Poor little Abby was just starting to get sick on Christmas so she was easily overwhelmed and didn't play with much of anything. Kind of a bummer.(Christmas Morning) 

Daddy showing Cam how to play Risk. (Christmas Day) 

Abby loved watching the roller coaster go around and around.

Connect 4 with Grampy.  Grampy is wearing a headband that Samantha made for Abby. 

Waiting for their turn on Santa's lap at the Hall Family Christmas Party.

It's Abby's turn.  She had been talking to Amanda all night about sitting on Santa's lap and what she was going to say, but Amanda lifted her up, she walked 2 steps and changed her mind.

So mommy got to sit on Santa's lap.

Spencer telling Santa he wanted a Nintendo 3DS

Cameron tellling Santa he wants an Ipod touch

Abby with her Strawberry "corkcake" doll.

Playing Christmas songs on Christmas eve.

Luckily Amanda had plenty of loves for Abby on Christmas eve...cause I was all about lil Ev.

Grandma gave loves too.

Love how Abby is watching the dear sweet baby Jesus.

And this has been our week....boys glued to their electronic devices. By evening I am DONE and I make them put them away and we play an actual board game...ya know the ones that cause actual human interaction.  I tell ya, back in my day all we had was board games.

Sledding the day after Christmas...now that I look at this picture I really see that Abby was not feeling well...she slept for 2 hours in the car after sledding.

Helping Spencer on his new snowboard.

New Little Man

So sorry Miss Abby.  You have been de-throned!  Nat and Brett's lil Ev was born the 4th of December and he is a love!!  Unfortunately somebody has been sick in my house since then, so I haven't been able to spend as much time as I'd like with him.

 

Handsome, even in the hospital

awww....Chad only "thinks" he wants another one.

Abby wanted to keep her right arm free....just in case he decided to attack.

He peed on Spencer...so funny

right as I took this picture Cam said, "wow, that's warm,"

We did have a fun sleepover a couple of nights after coming home from the hospital.  My mom did that for me and it was SO needed.  He looks asleep in this picture, but no, no, no he was wide awake from 12:30 to about 3:00. 

He lasted in his carseat for about 20 minutes, the rest of the night he spent on my chest.  And I spent the rest of the night watching movies and kissing his head.  Oh, how I loved that. I wanted to do another sleepover during the Christmas break but Abby has had the crud since Christmas.

Yah, she's still not sure.  She talks about Everett playing toys with her and then is confused when she sees this sleeping "limp doll"...actually cracks me up.

What a face....he's a looker!

Love this one of the new little family.

Now remember lil Ev....Kami is your favorite aunt, Kami is your favorite aunt.  She has the best treat cupboard EVER!!

That's my Girl

Love my Abby Kat!!

But, of course, you must wield a saw and wear an elf hat whilst riding your horse.

I guess she thought she was "helping" clean the window.

Usually the stack of cups/bowls is higher with much more water....EVERYWHERE!

Exercising with mommy.  Chad thought it was the cutest thing ever.

This was all Abby. She instructed Chad to lay down in front of the fridge then put towels on their faces....crazy girl.