Santa Came To Visit Our House...

The girls had their bath, put on their new pajamas and then we put out cookies and milk for Santa to come to our house for Christmas Eve Morning... Rylie had to get a little sip before she went to bed... Our traditional tune of Jingle Bells was playing as they came into the living room...

Katie and Rylie had made us their very own gifts and wrapped them themselves and just had to get a picture of us opening them...so sweet.

Then the girls got to open some gifts that Aunt Mary and Aunt Joni had sent them. Thank You!

This is an example of some of the wonderful ornaments Katie made for our tree!!

Movies with Aunt D...

This year for Christmas, Aunt D's gift to her great nieces and nephews were for the boys and Olivia: bowling AND for the girls and Caden: Princess and the Frog Movie. Then she took us to the Cheesecake Factory for lunch. What a great time...thanks Aunt D!! Aunt D in the middle with her crew!!

Annual GNO 2009

This year for our family Girls Night Out, after a great meal at Holly's house we went to Mom's and we celebrated slumber party style with our traditional ornament exchange, but this year we added in a cookie exchange too. We had a great time...with games, prizes, fun, laughs and lots of talkin'!! The Girls!!

Rylie's 3rd Birthday Party

Happy 3rd Birthday, Rylie!!

We were supposed to have her party at the Christmas Tree Farm...but the rain, cold and wind made us move it to the house...and we had a craft party instead... The Birthday Girl!!
The girls doing some crafts...poor Jackson, Jonathan and Baby Gray were way out numbered!!

Amber and Presley

Aunt Mary couldn't wait to take over one of the crafts when the girls gave up!!! Haha!

Dora Cupcakes...Rylie just loves Dora...but make sure you say it with a long o!!

She got a little shy when it was time to blow out the candles...so Mommy had to help!

Present Time!!

Always lots of good helpers!!

This one required a lot of help!!

Look at that face...she got a car from Grani...wow!

Daddy and Uncle Justin started putting it together right away!!

How many can we pile in that convertible with no wheels!!

Dad (Dennis), Tony, Sunny, Cheyenne, Holly

Playing with Madison...she's just sucha cutie!

Poppy, Rylie and Gigi

Jessica and her two kiddos...Jules and Jax!

PaPa, Rylie and MamaJan

That looks like fun!!

Grani and Rylie

Grani and Katie

Now that's good coloring for a barely 3yr. old...I don't care who you are!!

Loves to trace her hands!

Quiet coloring time for Katie, Gigi and Rylie!

Testing out the new ride!! Rylie LOVES it!

Thanks to all who came and made it a great birthday for Rylie!!

Christmas at Aunt Deborah's

We already enjoyed our Christmas with my dad's side of the family this past Sunday afternoon. What a fun time. Aunt Deborah and her daughter, Jennifer did a wonderful job cooking a most delicious meal.

I forgot my camera...so these pics are from my cell phone and very blurry... Katie and Sierra

Madison...she had on the most adorable tutu with her outfit...minus the boots...but there a nice touch, though!!

Aunt Sunny and Rylie

Holly and Cheyenne

Rylie Grace watching herself eat her 8th cookie in the mirror!!

Sisters

Rylie and her Daddy

The fam!

Looking forward to many more get-togethers!!

Santa Claus Came To Town

Santa came to Katie and Rylie's school and here's the pic...Rylie looks so happy to be doing that!!!

Rylie Gets Her Ears Pierced

Rylie always wants to wear earrings like her sister, we kept saying when you turn 3! So since her birthday is just a couple of weeks away, we got them done Wednesday night... She got really nervous with the ladies around her and touching her ears, but she did really well!