Christmas 2009

I didn't do very good this year at taking pictures during Christmas. We had 4 different get together's this year. I did good to make sure I had presents and that they were all wrapped. We had a good holiday with the twins this year. They got clothes, money and toys. They understood things a lot better this year. They finally got the hang of unwrapping their presents. The funny thing was that whatever they opened up first was what they wanted to play with. I had so much fun with them and I know next year will be even better. I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!








I just thought this picture was funny. She was so tired she fell asleep with her biscuit in hand.

Princess Lillian's Birthday Party

On Friday, December 18th, Kaylee was invited to Lillian's birthday party at a salon for a night of pampering. Kaylee loves to have her hair, nails and makeup done. She also loves to eat and hang out with the other little girls from church. I think she ended up eating most of the night. I enjoyed getting to spend time with all the mothers. We both had a great time and really appreciate being invited. We hope Lillian had a great birthday!

I didn't get pictures of all the little princesses, but here are a few!

Kaylee getting her nails painted

Getting her hair fixed

Time for makeup

Finished Product

Every princess needs a crown

Princess Anna Beth

Princess Lillian

Princess Addie Mae

Princess James Elizabeth

Princess Allie

Princess Kynsley

Kaylee striking a pose

Opening a few presents

Lillian thanking everyone for coming

Opry Mills

On Wednesday, December 16th, my mother and I decided to go to Opry Mills Mall with the kids, to do a little shopping. We started out at a craft show they were having. However, it wasn't very good. The twins got to see Santa and ride a train. They love trains. Then we headed to the mall for a little Christmas shopping. Before we headed home, we drove around to look at a few lights. We had a great day!

Ornament Swap

This month's church gathering was at Leanne's house. We all got together for finger foods and an ornament swap. I had a great time with wonderful friends. Here is everyone with their ornaments.

Amanda, Tashia, Amber & Leanne

Brooke, Angela & Alicia

Beaver Creek, Colorado

On Saturday, November 28th, we left to go to Colorado. I have never been before. We were very excited about this trip. My mom had been trying for over a year to use her timeshare week to get into this particular condo. They called us two weeks before we left and told us they finally had an opening. If we wanted it, we had to let them know immediately. We wished we had more time since it was so close to Thanksgiving, but we told them to definitely expect us. It was easier traveling this time with the twins. I did not have to carry diapers, formula, etc. We carried their carseats on the plane, and they slept the whole time we were in the air. We rented a minivan when we got there and headed to our condo. It was so beautiful. The mountains in Gatlinburg, Tennessee did not even compare in my opinion. These mountains were very huge and topped with snow. The place where we stayed was in a gated resort area. They had someone checking at all times when you were coming into the resort. Our condo was right at the slopes. We could look out of our balcony and see two huge, lighted christmas trees. We also could see a ice skating rink. It was one of the nicest places I have ever seen or stayed in. I guess that is why it took us over a year to get in. They had shops of all kinds, a general store and numerous restaurants all within walking distance. They even had heated sidewalks to keep the snow melted. We did drive to a couple of places that were close to the town where we were staying. Vail was only a 10 minute drive. There was a World Cup skiing competition that started while we were there. There were people from all over the world there to compete. It was kind of neat being there for the opening festivities. It was really cold that night though. It was -10*. I have NEVER been so cold in my life. We went on a sleigh ride one night. That was a first for all of us. We really enjoyed it. Poor Dylan slept through the whole ride. He woke up as we were getting off to go inside to get warm by the fire. They didn't have as much snow as they usually have but I was just glad they had some. It was actually good that we left when we did. The very next week they had so much snow that they were canceling flights. It was a very enjoyable trip and I hope to be able to go back again someday.