Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas!!

Mommy and Daddy really wanted to have Christmas at our house this year. But along with having Christmas at our house, comes cooking for everyone that comes as well. We had the four of us, Khun Yai and Khun Tha, Grandma and Grandpa, Auntie Alyson, Uncle Jeff, Uncle Jim, Kianna your buddy, Xander, Bryce, Ryan, Bridget and Nichole over. As usual, Mommy was bound and determined to exceed the expectations of our guests with a delicious dinner at a beautiful table.

Looks like both you and Vaughan were on the "REALLY NICE" list.

Here's the Princess Kitchen you were dying to have.

3 Generations.

25 Days of Christmas - Day 24

Activity of the Day: Open 1 Present.

Decisions, Decisions. Since Santa hasn't visited our house yet. There were only a couple of presents to open under the tree from friends from afar. The choice was between Mike's or the Katsoufis' gift. The winner was the Katsoufis gift which was a 100 piece buildable deluxe marble race. Remind me to get them back next year with 101 pieces that makes lots of noise as a bonus feature.

Once we finished opening the gift, we decided to lighten Santa's caloric intake by eating a couple of his cookies for him.

Cookies for Santa.....

Food for the Reindeers

And a little reminder of what was on your Christmas list. Hope you were on the "Nice" list.

25 Days of Christmas - Day 23

Activity of the Day: Make Christmas Cookies.

Unfortunately, there is no picture for today's activity. We made some treats for our upcoming grand dinner. Bummer.

25 Days of Christmas - Day 22

Activity of the Day: Gingerbread Houses

Decorate with some gum drops.

Decorate with some icing

and your house is complete.

25 Days of Christmas - Day 21

Activity of the Day: Drive your truck around the block looking at the Christmas Lights


After driving around the different subdivisons in the neighborhood, you thought that it would be nice for you to drive Vaughan around in your truck while Mommy, Daddy and Bentley walked to admire the Christmas decorations in the immediate area. Even though, this was not was originally planned, it was a nice treat.

25 Days of Christmas - Day 20

Activity of the Day: Donate to Charity

Christmas is not only about receiving presents but also about giving as well. Being that we are in a recession and the unemployment rate, according to the department of labor for the month of November was 10%, there are several less fortunate families out there. Together we sorted through some of the toys that you no longer play with and decided to donate them to the Metropolitan Ministries. Initially, you were not too keen on parting with your toys but once we arrived at the drop off sight, you were eager to help load up the cart with your donation.

After doing this activity, I thought about the years to come and how I think that it would be a good experience for all of us if we volunteered our time during the holidays in addition to donating items.

25 Days of Christmas - Day 19

Activity of the Day: Drive around and look at Christmas Lights

After dinner at Grandma and Grandpa's house we played some holiday music and went through all the subdivisions in the community to look at all the Christmas decorations. Even though, we are in a down economy, it's amazing how many people still get into the holiday spirit and do what makes them happy. Never let the small things get you down, enjoy what is most important - Your Family. I love you baby girl.