Avery's Dollhouse

Pop Pop found this great (very large) dollhouse
in the trash on the side of the road! It was such a
good find to pass up.  It needed alot of work to get
it nice again (no before picture). Pop Pop put in lots
of work hours getting the doll house fixed up.  We
LOVE it... I know Avery will have many years
of playing with it ahead of her.  I picked up some
dollhouse furniture at a consignment sale-- in a
few years when she is older I will buy some nicer
furniture for it.

Christmas at Pop Pop and Ju Ju's House

Our last Christmas celebration was in Lafayette
at Pop Pop's house.  We at lunch then had more
gift opening! We were able to visit with baby
cousin Jackson as well.



Pop Pop read a story before gift opening-
You can tell Aaron was just ready to open
some more gifts



Aaron received his very own tool belt
complete with real hammer, measuring
tape, flash light, and work gloves!



My dad made these great
stools for the grandkids! He is very talented!
Judy also did the great art work and names!

Christmas Lunch at Great Granny's

 Next we headed to Great Granny's house for
Christmas lunch and time with the extended family.

There was more gift opening there as well!

Christmas at Paw Paw and Gram's

Next we headed to Gram and Paw Paw's house for
more gift opening! Aaron received a great fort
building kit which he loves and Avery received her
very own suitcase with her name on it!

A Christmas Suprise!

We are going to Disney World....again!lol

We leave in 15 days! The kids were more interested
in the balloons but after the gift opening was over they
are really excited about going!

Christmas Morning at Our House

Reading our last advent book
 



Open their stockings

 



We love our fireplace on this cold Christmas morning!

I surpised Andrew with an Ipad (which I bought used)-
He was really shocked- I missed the face he gave me

Mommy's favorite Christmas gift!

Aaron made me a card for Christmas and then got
his piggy bank off his shelf and took $2 out of it for
his mommy! He even taped the card up! This is my
favorite gift of the year- my boy is so sweet!

... I did sneek in his room and put his $2 back into
his piggy... just don't tell him :)

Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve we went to church though
we did not last the entire service because
Avery did not want to sit in the big church.

We then went to Great Granny's house
for family time.  The kids enjoyed playing
with cousins and eating lots of snacks.

 

A girl and her Bear Bear

This is Bear Bear-- Avery's favorite stuffed animal.  He has
been slept with every nap and night, thrown up on, rolled out
of the van, and had his ribbons cut when she got her finger
stuck in them and they were turning purple! Needless to say
Bear Bear has been through a lot...we consider him a member
of the family.  Today he had a bath.... he is now a fresh muted
shade of the pink he once was.

We love you Bear Bear!

 

This is what Bear Bear used to look like...

Loving Our Fireplace

We have waited 8 years to have a fireplace!
We are so thankful that the new house provided
one for us.  We have already had a fire 3 times
this winter season with more to come I'm sure.

Our fireplace has an insert with a door-- which
we didnt like at first but we have changed our
minds about that-- having a door is great! No
sparks spitting at you or logs rolling out.  We
even roasted hot dogs but we will have to get some
longer roasting sticks b/c it was to hot with short
wire hangers. 

Preschool Musical at church- "Where is Baby Jesus?"

Christmas Decorating

We decorated for Christmas before
Thanksgiving-- shocking I know!-
but we do not have alot of time with
Daddy at home since he studies so much
so we decided to do it one evening. 
My little tree trimers did a great job-
Aaron was very excited to put the angel
on the top of the tree this year with a
little help from daddy!