DECEMBER 2011

This is "Buddy" our elf. He made it through a lot last year. (I burned him on a lamp). So I guess he wanted to get me back this year so he wrote on my frame. With a sharpie marker! (Thanks Jake!)

Maggie showing off her lip gloss!

Playing in the snow at Santa's Village.

Ready to see Santa!

Her "pretty smile"
Christmas Day 2011

Christmas Morning

Christmas Day 2011

Reading the letter from Santa.

(Maggie looks so big in this picture)

Love this!

Santa got her a dog! And a kitchen.

What Santa left for Gabe

And for Maggie

Christmas Eve

Mawmaw Inez

Grandmother

Audrey

Such a big boy!!

They just couldn't wait to open gifts!

Mawmaw Baker

Gabe (5), Blake(4), Abbi(8), and Maggie(2)

Papa and Mags

Santa and Gabe

(this was the real Santa)

Mrs. Jenerick

School Christmas Party

Not this year! Maybe next?

Gabe's Tree! He loves doing his own tree!

Maggie's tree

Our Big tree!

Santa Train with Church

Gabe had a mouth full of candy!

This wasn't the real Santa!

We found him one morning just after he had his bath!

Trying to get a pretty picture.

It didn't work very well!

I love this picture!

We had a great Christmas this year. It just all went too fast. I told Jake next year we are going to stop dance and music in December so we can enjoy our time with each other a little more. Gabe really started wondering about Santa this year. We had to be very careful about it. He always wanted to know if we were going to see the "real" Santa. I just told him that he would have to tell me. He knew more about it then me. Maggie loved to talk about Santa but did not want to see him or want him to come to her house! She wanted the toys but didn't want him.

The kids got way too much stuff. I am still trying to find places for all of Gabe's stuff. But that's how it is every year. With a birthday and Christmas just three weeks apart it gets really hard.

I loved my time at home with the kids but I was ready to get back to work. I truly have the best of both worlds here at work. I get my babies with me all day and they don't have time to mess up my house!

Tate Farm's Church night

We went to Tate Farm's with our church this year. I thought it would be like all the years before where every church and group would also be there. I was shocked when we got there and found out that it was only our church. It was sooooo nice. I was able to just let the kids just run around. There was no waiting in line for anything. After picking our pumpkins and a little play time we all ate BBQ and hot dogs and had a great devo. It was a great night. I can't wait to go back next year.
Gabe had such a great time playing that he made himself sick on the way home. Ha! (Thank you to the nice lady in Taco Bell that gave us wet towels, bags and Gabe a Sprite to drink.)


Is this not sad?! He was mad! I just got on to him for picking up the pumpkins and dropping them.

I can't get a good picture of Mags right now. As soon as she sees me she turns away. We have lots of great profile pictures!

You see she was not happy in this one and Gabe had a boo boo on his head. It's a funny story of him trying to show a little girl how to give yourself a carpet burn.

She is such a daddy's girl! He is eating it up right now too!

She loved all the animals.

Best picture I got of her all night.

Baby pigs that Mags loved!

Field Trip to Tate Farm's

Class Picture
Silly face

more silly faces!
It's all he does right now when I try to take his picture.


The new thing this year was a BIG jumping pillow! It is the new favorite activity.

I found lots of corn in the dryer the next day.
Each year we go he has a little more fun.
I love this little smile.

Gabe was the only one is his class to pick a green pumpkin.