Last Christmas Celebration

Here are pictures of our last Christmas celebration. The picture of all the kids are all of my grandmothers great grandchildren. As you can see this family is growing. The other picture is a picture of Norman and Heather with Haley. Christmas was fun this year but tiring. I actually enjoyed going to work today.

Christmas

Well on Friday my sister and her family, my mother and Albert, and my grandmother all came down to celebrate Christmas. Everything went well for the most part. The kids really had a great time. Here are some pictures.

Christmas Is Here!!!

Well the girls woke us up at 1:30 wanting to open presents and we told them to go back to bed. They came back in there at 2:00 so we decided to go ahead and get up. So at 2:00 this morning we were opening presents. The girls seem to be excited with what they got. I have to say rock band has been a huge hit here. Cierra also really enjoys her PSP that "Santa" brought.
Tomorrow will be another fun day when we have Christmas with my mom, sister, and grandmother. I have been cooking all day long. I have made Chocolate chip cheesecake, peanut brittle, cookies, fudge, and kaluha balls. Tomorrow Iwill fix the ham and all of the sides. I never realized how much I like to cook. The bad thing is the first of the year I'm going on a diet. I'm getting huge!

Christmas Eve

Today was a good Christmas Eve! One of the best one's we have had since my grandmother passed away 8 years ago. When she was alive we would always go to her house on Christmas Eve and have dinner and see my dad's side of the family. For the most part, that was the only day of the year I would see them. So today my dad came down and I fixed him lunch. I had made him his favorite pie which is raisin pie (yuck). He really enjoyed it. We just really enjoyed spending time together. I also fixed him some peanut brittle.
Tonight the girls are having a hard time sleeping. I figured since this was the first year Cierra knew Santa wasn't real that she wouldn't be as excited. I think she is more excited than she has been in the past. I have to say I'm real excited too! I cut back a lot on spending this Christmas but I think it helps us remember what this time is suppose to be about. Which is Family and Jesus. I hope everyone that is reading this has a very Merry Christmas!

Haley's Big Day

Sunday we celebrated Haley's Birthday! Grandma Linda made the cake and Haley LOVED IT!!
Plus, I got a picture of my sister (private pain in the ass). HAHA!

Friends Christmas Party

Saturday night we got together with our friends to have our annual Christmas Party. The kids had drew names a few months ago and the adults just bring a gift and we draw numbers to find out which gift we get. We had a great time.

Friday

Well Friday was a very yucky day. The weather was warm outside but unfortunately I didn't get to enjoy it. Cierra had the latest stomach bug going around. She felt awful. I never seen one little person have so much vomit in them. The good thing was at least it was only a 24 hour thing. The bad thing was it was the last day of school before the Christmas break and she was all upset that she missed the party.

Christmas Play

Here are pictures from the church Christmas play.

TGIF

Well today has been a roller coaster ride. First, I woke up with a sore throat and a severe headache (I hadn't gotten one those in a while). Took 2 aleive and a Tylenol. Around lunch today I was feeling better. Then I had to leave work early to go to the funeral home. I have to say I'm terrible at these things. I don't know how to act or what to say. I have been very fortunate in my life not to have a lot of death. By the time I got home I have started having shortness of breath, chest is hurting, I have the chills, throat hurts, and a lot of sinus drainage. The good news today is that my sister is on her way home! I hope I get to see her soon.

My Little Cousin

I just wanted to show off my little cousin.

Christmas Get Together

Saturday night we had our annual gag gift party. We invited several friends over for a gift exchange and one of our friends brought their rock band for the Wii. We had a blast! The gift exchange was fun and we played rock band until 2:00 in the morning. I can't wait for our next get together.