A White Christmas

Christmas Eve, the kids always get new jammies to open on Christmas Eve. Instead of reading the nativity from the bible this year, we watched the Joy to the World DVD. It was so good and I think the kids got more out of the movie than if we read it.


Miss Kendall got a kitchen from Santa. One of the neighbor girls came to play later that day and asked if it was Kendall's kitchen, Hayden told her that it was his too. Nana and Papa gave her a princess dress, it was one of the first things she opened, she took her jammies off and put the dress on then took the dress off so she opened the rest of her presents in her diaper, and tried on the boys clothes that they got.


Hayden got a new scooter from Santa. Grandma Henry gave him this race track. It is so fun, we have had a blast playing with it and crashing the cars.


Grandpa White got the big boys remote control cars. I had to clear a shelf in the garage for them yesterday before I went crazy seeing them sitting on my new dining room table (grass, mud and all)!


Santa brought Jordan and Dylan remote control helicopters. They have had fun buzzing everyone with them and it is funny to watch the cat track them, she hasn't attacked yet!

Cookie Craze

I love making sugar cookies with my kids. The big kids are actually not too bad at decorating now. Hayden decorated 4 and ate 3 right then. Then he dumped half the jar of green sprinkles into the yellow frosting and stirred it up for a while.

And the winner is Dylan! My favorite this year was the tree in the middle, I'm told that is snow on the tree. The picture doesn't really do it justice though, there is ALOT of frosting on there!

Terrific Two!!

Kendall is TWO! My baby is two! Terrific two not terrible two, we are being optomistic - for now.


"Strike a pose"


Kickin' it with Big D



Oh ya, she's a rock star!


"Mom makes me do all the cleaning"



Nana couldn't find a broom, so she bought her a vacum.

Here are some things about Kendall at 2.

1. Hi, my name is Kendall and I am a Diego-holic. She has a serious Diego addiction. I don't know what to do about it.

2. She is always the first one to give a hug or find a blankie when someone needs it.

3. She eats like a linebacker! If the boys leave something on the table then leave to do something, it will be gone.

4. She takes her diaper off, ten million times a day! Grrr.

5. She likes to change her clothes.

6. She says everything is cute when we go shopping.

7. Sometimes, she ASKS me to do her hair! (we still have bow issues)

8. She loves to help with anything I'm doing.

9. She loves her brothers, even Hayden who picks on her all day.

10. She is sweeter than any of the boys ever were!!

Mr. Turtle

The kids found a turtle at the lake during Thanksgiving week. Alex bought it an aquarium (a rubbermaid box). I am actually surprized that it is still alive. It is a very exciting pet!

Haydenism

Hayden: Mom, maybe you can get me some kid paint and I can paint Dylan's room.

Me: No, only mommies and daddies can paint on walls.

Hayden: Daddies can't paint!

Dylanism

Dylan: Mom have you seen that thing I was spinning on the table?

Me: When? Today?

Dylan: No, like a month ago.

Thanks for Family

My Mom, Dad and neice Taylor came from Arizona and my sister from San Antonio for Thanksgiving week. The kids had so much fun playing with Taylor (even though she and Dylan can really have it out - it seems they are both REALLY stubborn - it was good for Dylan to have someone to fight with that didn't back down!) After she left Jordan complained that Dylan hogged her.

Sarah - the game is Zooballoo, and I don't know how she liked it they fought the whole time they played! But in a fun and loving way. I hope Tay had a good time, Dylan can be such a stinker!

Kendall didn't let Papa out of her sight almost the whole week. We were looking at pictures the other day and she pointed to Papa and said "mine". That about sums that up!

Crissy giving Dad some foot massage pointers on Mom. She gave us massages too, man I miss her!

Blue Bell

Last week we drove to Brenham to take a tour of the Blue Bell Ice Cream Factory. Sounds really fun and exciting right?! It was pretty disapointing. But we did discover a new flavor of ice cream, Butter Crunch - so good!