Christmas 2011 & Catch Up

Brandon and the kids setting up the tree.

Valerie-2 weeks old

In Little Elm Santa comes through the neighborhoods on a firetruck....here are some pics of us waiting for him outside.

Mady Mady

The little girls and I went to visit Sarah and Kaden's school for their holiday parties.

Mrs. Stewart and Kaden

Kaden sharing some goods with Madyson

Mrs. Woods and Sarah

Mady taking a bath at Grandma Jeanette's...she is sitting in the toy bucket.

We started acting out the Nativity this year.  We invited neighborhood friends and family over and all the kids got involved.  Brandon created the awesome stable and Grandpa Russell was our narrater.  We had a lot of fun and hope it will now become a tradition for our family. 

sweet Valerie...growing so fast.  

Mady and Chase watching a movie Chrismas Eve together.   They actually sat there for almost 10 minutes together.  (loved that Mady let me braid her hair too)

Mady, Great Grandma Daisy, Sarah & Kaden (all the kids in their new pjs... Sarah and Kaden got robes this year)

 Christmas Morning

Christmas Afternoon/Evening 

at Grandpa and Grandma's (lots of fun with cousins!)

Grandma always likes to give the boys a fun toy to play with that day...here they are having a blast!

Brandon and Kaden

Uncle Trev

Uncle Bryan

 Christmas Night

with Grandma Cook! 

(she flew in that night....this is the next morning)

The kids received BuildaBear gift cards in their stockings this year and Grandma Cook came with us to use them!  It was lots and lots of fun!

 Sarah got her ears pierced.  Every time we're at the mall, for about the past year or so, I ask her if she wants to get her ears pierced. (All of her girl cousins have their ears pierced.)  She always says, "No."  She even said no when Grandma Cook was with us after we finished at Build a Bear, but then that night she came up to me and said, "mom, I was just kidding, I do want to get my ears pierced."  So 2 days later we went back to the mall with Grandma Cook and she did it!

BEFORE

AFTER

Grandma Cook and Sarah...love it!

We had a wonderful wonderful Christmas season and enjoyed lots of fun time with Grandma Cook and Brandon's family.  We especially enjoyed our new little girl/sister, Valerie!  She is so sweet and we are watching her grow and grow everyday so quickly.  We look forward to the new year, 2012, and what it will bring!