More pictures from Christmas.........

Christmas Morning!!!!

Oh, what fun.....the kids had a great morning. I believe Olivia got everything she asked for, except a dog!!! That'll come at a later date. It was alot of fun to watch them both get so excited everytime they opened something. Billy would just say-"Oh, wow, wow!" And Olivia couldn't believe Santa got her what she asked for. And she got a pair of pink and white cowboy boots that I think got the most emotional reaction. Once she opened them she jumped in her dads arms giving him the biggest hug. She had shown him those boots when they were at the store and he somehow snuck out with them without her seeing them. Tearful moment, very sweet. And of course Billy didn't show much concern for anything except once we showed him how Elmo works, he just laughed and laughed.....that new Elmo is quite humerous if I do say so myself. All in all a memorable Christmas morning, of course it kindof went downhill after that. See, I decided to make a big breakfast that everyone would eat, sausage, pancakes, eggs, etc. So as I am getting it all done I go to get out the condiments. I reach for the syrup and there is only about 2 tablespoons of syrup left-What NO SYRUP!!!!!! What will I do??I of course had to think fast. Good thing my sister in law lives a minute away, I quickly ran over and got some and we were able to eat. Then, I slowly got sicker an sicker, just thinking it was the baby but no, I had gotten the stomach bug that Bo & Olivia had on Monday-oh misery!! Bo had to go the farm so he took Billy, which was so much help. And Olivia just played with her new toys all day. I, of course, just layed on the couch watchin Lifetime movies. I felt better the next day so no biggie. Well, I hope everyone had a great Christmas.

The Rockettes

What a fun time, Olivia and I had a blast!!!! This was the best show I've been to in a long time. And to see how excited Olivia was just made it better. I think I cried for the first 15 minutes watching her get so excited. Stupid hormones. She loved the girls and thought it was so cool how in sync they were. And the dancing Santas were a big hit. But her favorite was the "golden girls" dancing. Thats what she called them, so of course she got a Rockette Barbie to take home with her. Which she took home and put on the shelf next to Simon the Elf b/c she thought he needed a girlfriend!!!

This is our elf named Simon. He has been a great addition to our household. Olivia has been on her best behavior since he came. She know she cannot touch him or that he cannot talk to her but she loves to talk to him. She really loves to wake up every morning and find his new hiding spot. It is a great way to get her up in a happy mood in the morning. Billy doesn't really get it but thats ok.

and this is where Simon was yesterday when we came home, yes, thats the fridge with a tootsie roll in his hand. He must have gotten hungry!!! Right, daddy!!!! Olivia was very upset when she came home and couldn't find him in his other spot. I had trouble finding him too so I called Bo and he said to check the fridge. I asked Olivia to get something out of the fridge and she found him-she was laughing so hard she started to cry, she said "that is one silly elf!!"

Here are the kids with just a few of their Christmas projects. Olivia is set on doing one EVERYDAY!!! It gets kindof tiring but she loves it so I try to come up with something everyday. The whole-"go color a Christmas picture" doesn't count for her. And poor Billy, wants to be involved so bad but he is so destructive that it just doesn't work so I pinned him in his highchair with rubber beads that he had a hay day with. The projects are supposed to be gifts to give to other people but neither Olivia or Bo are going for that. He claims them all...not really Christmas like but they are cute so it is hard to give them away.

Winter is here....we were only supposed to get a "dusting" of snow. It was quite beautiful. Until the next day it was all gone. But we have now been blessed with 3 more inches with more to come. It is definetly VERY cold here so this round should stick around for a while. It puts you more in the holiday mood.

Gingerbread House

Olivia finally got to make her gingerbread house. Oh what fun, I put it together and Bo and Olivia decorated it. I was busy keeping the little guy out of harms way. Meaning that if he touched it Olivia would have gotten him. He did finally sneak in towards the end. Bo gave him a piece of candy to put it on the house but he popped it right in his mouth. He gave him another one and he figured it out.