December 2011

Macie and Landon being silly.  Landon is getting so big so fast.

Macie had a Dance program in December.  She absolutely loves to dance.

This was her first time on a big stage performing.  She was in heaven.

We celebrated my Grandpa's 79th birthday this year. 

Collin and Landon having cousin bonding time.

Happy Birthday Grandpa!

Our Christmas visit to St. Anthony to wish Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa a Merry Christmas.

Carter looked so sweet when I went in to check on him one night.  He loves stuffed animals.  This puppy is one of his new favorites.  Grandma "T" gave it to him one day when he was sick.

Vasas Christmas Party!

All the older cousins sitting down to enjoy dinner.

Macie and Madi loving their own table.

Grandma and Grandpa Vasas with all the grand kids!

The Vasas Family

Three Silly Boys!

My three precious kids with their new pajamas.

Aunt Nic had our family this year.  She made Macie and Carter a Quillo. Dave got a Cheese Cake and I got a new scarf, gloves, and slippers.  Landon has a Quillo coming. 

Carter got this Glow Board Drawing Frame from Grandma and Grandpa.

Macie got a new jewelry box with some new earrings.  She loved it.

Daddy and Landon.

Landon enjoying his two new blankets.  The one he is sleeping on is what he got from Grandma and Grandpa Vasas.  Grandma Jan made it.  And the green blanket with Santa on it is from Grandma "T".  He was so cozy with his new blankets that he fell fast asleep.

Helping with Laundry!

Christmas Cookies.  No holiday season is complete without decorating some sugar cookies with tons of frosting.  The kids had a blast. 

Sarah was able to join us for the fun.

Landon trying to open the presents early.  He succeeded on a couple.  Silly Boy!

Our Christmas visit to see Great-Grandma Horkley.  She loves the kids so much. 

Christmas Eve!  We have the most fun Christmas Eve.  It has become our tradition to go for a drive as soon as it gets dark and see all the lights that we can.  There is this one house that we go to that the lights change according to the music.  The kids really loved it this year.  Then we all pick whatever we want to eat from where ever we want and take it home.  This year Dave got Pizza from Papa Murphy's, Macie got chicken nuggets from McDonald's, Carter got a Pizza from Pizza Hut, I got Mandarin Chicken and Fried Rice from Hong Kong, and Landon got Carrots and Bananas from Walmart.  After we all get our dinner we head home and put in the Muppet Christmas Carol and watch it while we eat.  Then we open one present on Christmas Eve.  Every year it is the same thing.  New pajamas to wear to bed that night. 

Macie got these cute purple pajamas with kittens on it.  Her two favorite things.  Purple and Kittens

Landon got these ones.  He looked so cute and they were so soft.

Carter got his very favorite thing Mario.  He was so excited.

We love new Pajamas!

Christmas Morning.  Everyone lines up to head out and see what Santa has brought.

This year Carter asked for a Laser Gun and Sword. 

Macie wanted a Big Dolly and A Big Horse.

Landon got this really cute Peek-A-Shoe Octopus.

Macie was so excited about the Tootsie Rolls in her stocking.

And the Giant Hershey's Chocolate Bar.

Landon got a new little outfit in his stocking along with some new spoons and little puff treats.

This year Dave and I decided to get something together.  We didn't really want or need anything so we decided to take the money we would have spent on each other and combine it as well as the money from Dave's parents and Grandma and Grandpa Birch and buy us this wonderfully fun Big Screen TV.  We got a great deal on it at Walmart.  It is a Sony 47" HDTV.  We love it.  It was probably one of the best Christmas gifts we have gotten together.

Merry Christmas Carter!

Merry Christmas Macie!

Merry 1st Christmas Landon!

This cute Lightening McQueen chair is what Dave and I got for Landon this year.

Carter really fell in love with this new Wii game called Skylanders.  So Dave and I got him that for Christmas.

Macie really loves computers.  She found a fun and learning Laptop that she really wanted so Dave and I gave her that.

Grandma "T" and Grandpa found this huge Zebra in Sam's this year that they couldn't resist.  And when Landon opened it he actually laughed out loud.  It was great.

For Christmas dinner we go to my parents house and the kids exchange gifts.

This is what Landon got from Collin.  It is his favorite toy right now.

A couple of days after Christmas Landon was so exhausted from all the fun that he fell asleep face down on the floor.  It was one of the cutest things I have seen.

His whole body was so relaxed.

The week after Christmas was so fun.  We spent the entire week at home playing with all of the new stuff that they got.  Macie is in love with Little Pet Shop and my mom gave her an airplane and a whole bunch of extra animals and then she got an animal hospital from Great-Grandma Birch.  So she has been in Little Pet Shot Heaven.

Carter saw these little Trashies at Toys R Us one day and fell in love with them.  It is similar to the Squinkies that are so popular right now.  My mom got him the whole set.  It came with a dump truck and a lot of garbage cans with Tashies inside.  Landon loves sitting in his bumbo on the table and being a part of all the fun.  He was trying to play with the truck.

Carter got all of them out and lined them up and then asked if I would take this picture.  Cute boys.

This picture is funny.  Landon just smacked Carter right in the face.  Carter was laughing so hard.

My handsome Boys

This was the first time that Carter got to feed Landon.  He had a lot of fun doing it.  However it was not as productive as I would have liked.  Carter and Landon kept laughing at each other.