Christmas Break '08

I can not believe the kids are back in school already! We've been looking forward to this long vacation and it flew by way too fast. We did some fun things though, but of course, most of them I didnt' have my camera (some day I'll learn!).
Santa did well this year, Hallie & Janessa were very happy with their MP3 players. We no longer have their radio blasting to listen to, just thier sweet little off-tune voices :)!
I'm sure I've mentioned before that Tyson is in LOVE with Lighting McQueen. He got these little cars and nothing else mattered the rest of the day (if only I'd of known it could have been that easy!)My second son enjoyed Tyson's tent. Santa should have brought him a matching one, I guess... He kept trying to get Tyson to get in it :)Next we went to my parents who always spoil us way more that we deserve. Hallie & Janessa got Pixo's, among several other things...Tyson got an awesome train set with the table that is set up in his room, he & Andrew also put together his new Lincoln Logs.Here's Lynn with his big surprise. We were all anxious to watch him open this, it was tickets to an Atlanta Braves game, his favorite team. He was speachless! If you know him, you know how he loves sports (especially Hillcrest anything!!) It was a good day for him.Here's Marcie & Douglas, I can't believe my brother's getting married- Feb. 6th!! They're so cute & I'm excited for a new sister-in-law, she's super sweet.Later in the evening we went to my G&G Lords and the kids did another nativity, that I actually got a picture of!

This picture was a few days before Christmas when we got a major snow fall. I tried to shovel the driveway since Andrew was working so late but it was too deep for a shovel and I don't know how to run the snowblower. So we're in the kitchen having a snack and the kids heard this loud noise and go running to the window and my uncle had come and plowed our driveway with a tractor!! SO nice of him! The kids couldn't stop talking about it. Also, a few other things- we had Christmas Eve breakfast at G&G Davies and had a nativity there. New Years Day we went bowling with family. The weekend after Christmas Andrew's parents came and we had a great time with them. We also took the kids to Beverly Hills Chiwawa one day... other than these things I can't really think of what else we did:). This week is crazy also. My grandparents are taking us on a cruise this Sunday 'til the next, so we are busy getting ready for that and oh so grateful for Andrew's parents who are coming to stay with our kids! I swear it never slows down around here, but I wouldn't have it any other way...:)