Christmas, Christmas, and MORE Christmas!

Every year I say Christmas couldn't possibly get any better. And then this happens...

Cate's screaming because she wants to ride in the back...


If the big guy knew what was good for him, he'd keep his distance!


Trip to the park on a freezing Christmas Eve Eve...the girls insisted on ditching their shoes!

Santa left a trampoline on Christmas Eve...it was too big to fit in the sleigh and he must have known that Christmas Eve is a looong day!

The girls were in heaven to wake up and look out the window to find such a surprise...

We baked peanut butter and Hershey kiss cookies to leave for Santa. Cate worked diligently to unwrap them while I caught Towns sneaking a few for herself...

After the candlelight service at church, the girls searched the fridge for carrots to leave for the reindeer...


Cate had the job of carrying Santa's cookies to the fireplace...Towns was mad that she didn't take her duties very seriously and they were all in the floor before we left the kitchen, but they were good anyway. Or so Santa says!


Can you say overboard? I call it blessed beyond measure...


Running into the living room on Christmas morning...



The look on Towns' face when she realized she missed seeing her new bike...




Little mama loves her new gold shoes. The new gold shoes that should have been Bethany's had I ordered an adult size 6 and not a toddler size 6. Go figure...


The girls got babies that look just like them...except with a sunburn! Santa ordered fair skin babies. Not sure what happened!


Totally uninterested in opening presents...J unwrapped them all and held everything up so they could see what they got!

Daddy reading the letter Santa left...along with 2 jingle bells from his sleigh!

"Shelf" Towns...

At Grandmommy & Pop's Christmas afternoon...


Bethany couldn't wait to dig in to her presents...and I love her face when she opens them!

Ghetto fabulous Coach tennis shoes...



Bethany wanted Cate...Cate wanted Grandmommy!

The Coke and chocolate had worn off and it was time to wind it on down...

We were incredibly blessed with such a wonderful Christmas, and even though the presents were fun we ALWAYS remember that the birth of Jesus Christ is real reason we celebrate Christmas!

Hope yours was merry & bright!
We're off to visit family in Mississippi for a few days, and being that we're leaving in about 8 hours I better start packing!!

Tis the Season!

This could possibly be the longest post in the history of blogging. Around this time every year, it's non-stop which means lots to report!
Where to begin...

Last Tuesday after B's very last cheer practice of the year (yay!), the girls dove into a major project...

The annual gingerbread house construction party!
B had exams to study for, so she didn't stick around to help for long and the girls didn't mind taking care of the icing and candy in her absence...

This is what happens when you don't let your icing dry because of a lack of patience and the house inevitably falls apart...

But Daddy put it back together when he got home from running...

Towns also had her last dancing class of the year last week, and I decided that it would be fun to get all the dancers dolled up and put on a show for the parents...


DJ Bebby Bebs in the background...

Cate and Lilly Beth were such supportive little sisters...

Wednesday Towns' class invited a parent to come help make gingerbread houses and have a little Christmas party...


We had a table full of this...

Along with a table full of anxious little girls...

We started with 2 milk cartons...

And ended up with this...



Party time!

Mrs. Glenda and Mrs. Michelle gave all the kids sweet teddy bears...

They all sat in their circle and sang lots of Christmas songs for us...

While us moms were like paparazzi!

Saturday J and I made our way to Tuscaloosa (the forbidden territory for me) to his best friend Bradley's wedding...

I feel like Bradley is family. He's spent many a night with us during duck season! And he hasn't complained the first time about sleeping under a hot pink bedspread...ha!

It was great to get dressed up and have a night out. Grandmommy came to keep an eye on the girls while we were gone which is always a treat.
All these pics were taken with my iphone in a dimly lit room, so they're not the best. But I would sooner die than take the big ol' Nikon into a wedding reception because that would surely make J run for the nearest exit!!


Sunday after a great church service, we had lunch and J got the girls out and about while I tackled these...

That's always a monumental undertaking! I got them all wrapped and got everyone fed in time for us all to catch The Nativity Story Sunday night. It's always one of our Christmas favorites. I've been looking for it because I intended to buy it, but it just so happened to be on TV. Towns was going to town with her blue crayon and a notebook, and I was sure that there was no way she was really drawing anything because she couldn't see much by the light of the television. I was wrong...

There you have Mary, Joseph and Baby Jesus in the stable. Complete with the big star in the sky. I'll be keeping that one forever!

Last night we decorated the last tree in the house that needed some color on it...



After dinner, we hopped in the car and rode around to look at Christmas lights...

And when we got home, a certain junk food junkie dug into this...

Only 3 more days 'til Christmas...

We're ready...can you tell?!