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Obligatory After Christmas Post

Published by dee on December 30, 2010

I’ve been trying to write something, anything, for days. But the words just won’t come. I want to write about what a special, amazing, yet simple, Christmas we had, but I don’t think words can convey the feelings in my heart this time around. All I really can say is that it was filled with fun, good food, and people that I love dearly. I didn’t feel stressed, even though I rushed to get everything done. The kids were so excited and so much fun. We had Hubby’s parents here again this year, which makes it even more special. It was just a perfect day all around.

Zach was thrilled that Santa did indeed bring him a DSi. He was convinced he was getting it, so I’m glad it turned out that way or we would have had a very unhappy little boy.

Evie was pretty happy with everything she got, but she especially loves the little trampoline. She’d be much happier if she didn’t have to share it with her brother though. She really got into opening the gifts this year and it was so much fun to watch her.

After the gifts were all opened and the kids had some time to play, we headed over to Grandma’s house where Hubby was more than happy to try out his new turkey fryer. Zach had an extra surprise at Grandma’s when he bit into an olive and out came a tooth! It was his first one to lose and he was so excited!

(apologies for the bloody picture, but I haven’t managed to get a better one yet!)

We had a delicious dinner and opened gifts with the family, visited, played, and finally came back home when we were completely exhausted from the day.

Then we got up the next day, headed to my Dad’s house, and did it all over again! The kids enjoyed having another day of Christmas and it was nice to spend some time with my Dad and his wife since we don’t see them often anymore.

We even managed to get a picture of all six grandkids together again. They may not be smiling or looking in the same direction, but they are all in the picture.

And that was our Christmas. It may seem a bit hectic, but to be perfectly honest, it was one of the best (and most relaxed) Christmases I have had in a while.

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Merry Christmas!

Published by dee on December 24, 2010

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A Visit With Santa

Published by dee on December 23, 2010

We had a hard time fitting it in this year, but we finally made it out Saturday for the annual visit with Santa. The kids were so excited and knew exactly what to do when it was finally their turn. Zach told Santa the only thing he wants for Christmas is a DS and a game to play on it. I sure hope Santa brings him one or he’s going to be a very disappointed little boy Christmas morning. I’m not sure what Evie asked for, but I’m sure she will be happy with whatever Santa brings.

I didn’t have a chance to speak to the big guy myself, but honestly, all I really want for Christmas is to be surrounded by my family and enjoy the time I have with them. It is all I really need and I’m pretty sure I’ll get my wish.

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Just The Two Of Us

Published by dee on December 6, 2010

Saturday was a fun but super busy day. After my two photo shoots, hubby met me at my sister’s house to drop the kids off for the night so we could go to a friend’s party. We rushed home to clean up and get dressed, and before we headed out the door I suddenly decided we needed to take a couple of photos. It is rare that we are both dressed nicely and have no kids to get in the way so we went for it. I set up the tripod and my wireless remote and started snapping. I was very happy with the results. These are the best photos we have had of the two of us in a while.

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Sleepover!

Published by dee on November 23, 2010

One of the best things about living so close to all of my family is that my kids get to be around their cousins so much. There is rarely a weekend that goes by without the cousins all seeing each other. Last weekend, while my oldest nephew celebrated his 11th (!) birthday with his friends, his little brothers came over for a sleepover at our house. They all had so much fun together, and I was reminded, once again, why I will never, ever have four children. 🙂

Those last two were included simply because they show off the kids’ newly divided bedrooms. Evie finally gets to have some girly decor in her room and Zach is simply thrilled that he no longer has to share a room with his little sister. He was also pretty pleased that I finally caved and decided to let him have a TV in his room hooked up to the Game Cube.

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