Christmas Day

We enjoyed Christmas day by playing with all the new toys. Mom frantically got the house ready for the guests. Grampy Russ, Other Nana, Aunt Kathleen, Chris and Christina all stopped by. We enjoyed a pork roast dinner and many munchies. Some of the favorite gifts of the day were, Little Pony cd player, air hockey table and the tea party set. Olivia received enough money from her paper route tips to go out on Friday and purchase Nintendo DS!

Christmas Morning

Olivia woke up at 5:15 to see if Santa arrived. Our routine is mom goes down stairs first and lets the dogs out and gets the video camera ready (my other camera). Olivia came running down to see the living room filled with gifts. We woke Lexi up to come see what all the excitement was, as well as Nana and Papa. Here are some pics of opening gifts Christmas morning.

Christmas Eve

On Christmas Eve, the girls took their tubs and got on their Christmas pajamas. Although, Lexi had a mind of her own on what she wanted to wear. She chose a nightgown and halloween pants. We watched Christmas shows and just after 6pm, Santa Claus called the house and spoke to Olivia. Olivia had no problem ratting her sister out and I reminded her that Lexi deserved presents and to make sure Santa knew. At about 7:30, we got the cookies and milk ready and headed upstairs to bed. Everyone was asleep by 8:30 awaiting the big guy's arrival.

The First Snow Of The Year!

Today we woke up to the first snow of the year. The girls were so excited! Although they were only predicting no more than one inch of snow for the entire day. My girls wanted to get their snow boots and pants on to go play in the snow. I suggested just to put their coats and mittens on and have fun. They tried making snow angels and having a snow ball fight. I was surprised Olivia didn't want to break out the sleds. Here are some pics of their fun in the snow.

O' Christmas Tree....

Last night, Papa, Nana and Olivia went off to pick out the Christmas tree. Since we are on a tight budget this year, I didn't want any part of it. The tree is very nice, very full and about 6ft tall, but about half the size of what we typically get. This year with a little help, the girls were able to decorate the tree by themselves. Here are some pics of our Christmas Tree decorating experience.









Mommy put the lights on the tree.





Olivia helped with the star.



Lexi helped with the garland, after throwing it around the living room and dancing on it.



Olivia wrapped the tree with garland.




Lexi says "This is fun" and decides to decorate herself.





The after picture!

Stone Zoo Lights

Tuesday night after dinner we loaded up in the car and went off to the Stone Zoo. The kids enjoyed walking down the tree lit paths, looking at the animals and listening to the Christmas music. They both went to sit on Santa's lap, but Lexi chickened out at the last minute. We got a snapshot of her facing Santa as a souvenir. Olivia enjoyed the few rides, as Lexi cheered her on. It was a nice inexpensive night for the family to enjoy!