Christmas 2010

Merry Christmas 2010! What a great Christmas it was for our family. We started out with what is now an annual tradition of going to a local church's live nativity. It's worth braving the freezing temperatures and is really well done. Maycee had a blast, can't you tell?

There were lots of fun animals to pet like an alpaca, chickens, rabbits, and of course, the donkey.

We enjoyed having all the family down again and are so glad that both sides of our family love each other. Christmas seems to get more fun every year as the kids get older and the little cousins are really enjoying playing together. Jolee and Abbi are always inseparable, Maycee and Kenny are trying to be the big girls too, and Chloee is the ring leader of them all. Thanks again to Grandma Lynn for matching ballerina jammies, they are too cute.

The girls were loving their adoring audience as they put on their talent show of dancing and making a conga line.

Grandpa Ron shared his talent with us as he played "Silent Night" on the family piano. This was an extremely rare event, and we look forward to more caroling Grandpa! Now on to the presents...we were all spoiled again this year, but Grandma Pauline's favorite gift was a $3 dashboard Chihuahua that looks like her Beau. Oh man...

Jaron got lots of gifts from our trip to Hawaii, but his favorite was this Tiki mask.

Brady's big gift was a nice set of drums. He has great rhythm and we look forward to him developing his sweet beats.

It's the little things in life that bring happiness, and this year it was a can of SPAM for Chloee. This girl LOVES SPAM!

Nothing makes Maycee happier than her bottle...

knock yourself out little girl!

Another amazing year has come and gone and we continue to enjoy the blessings of family, friends, health and happiness.

Big Girl Walkin'

It's official, my baby is a big girl. It's always fun when your baby learns to walk and Maycee did at 15 months. She is all over the place now and really into climbing things. One of the first places she ventured to was our wooden staircase. She loves a good challenge, and while I was nervous at first, she has mastered the art of going up and sliding down on her booty.

Going up...

Such a proud, big girl...

She loves to play peek a boo through the railing, she would do it all day if I let her.

She loves to play peek a boo with her hands too...Where's Maycee?

There she is!!!

She is mastering the art of running, well the toddler version of running anyway.

She is so stinking cute, we can't help but eat her up. She has all 7 of us wrapped around her finger. She is starting to mimic sounds she hears and responds to requests like "go get your shoes", and "are you hungry". She says Mom and Dad quite well and Haylee just loves it when Maycee calls her Mom. She is also getting quite sassy and has a strong, but sweet personality.

She and Bruno are buddies, and is always looking for the opportunity to head out into the big world. We really enjoy her and are so happy to have her in our family.