December 25th

Day 360 | December 25, 2012 - Tuesday

Merry Christmas!!!

This year was one crazy holiday season. For the first year ever I had all of the gifts wrapped a week early, I barely got any baking done, and gift were put under the tree at 10:30 Christmas morning. Connor stayed at his dad's house last night and I wanted to the girls to wait until Connor go home so everyone could open their gifts together. It wasn't until after noon before the unwrapping started. 

The girls were given a new table with four chairs so they could all sit together.

You should have seen Connor's face when he saw this bike. 

It was driving Kelsey nuts that she couldn't touch the gifts.

So I caved and gave her one to open.

Then Paige wanted one too.

Bree and Kelsey enjoyed some pancakes on their new table.

Auntie Lisa came and surprised Kelsey with diamond earrings...finally got her ears pierced!

December 24th

Day 359 | December 24, 2012 - Monday

Our Christmas eve tradition is for the kids to open one very special gift. That gift is their Christmas jammies that they must wear for Santa to come and see them. 

Here is a photo of the girls in their Christmas jammies last year at Grandma's

 Christmas Eve tradition is to take a tubby in Grandma's big bathtub.

 The girls fought over who got to sit in the rocking so getting a shot of all three girls did not happen.

December 21st through 23rd

Day 356 | December 21, 2012 - Friday

Like father, like daughter. She's on her phone almost as much as her daddy...tell stories I'm sure.

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Day 357 | December 22, 2012 - Saturday

My Uncle Howard and Aunt Tammie came to visit the girls today and top bring Christmas gifts since we can't get together Christmas day. I just love this photo of Kelsey talking to Auntie Tammie...have fun captioning it!

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Day 358 | December 23, 2012 - Sunday 

Every year for the past 15 years I have baked (from scratch!) holiday cookies and candies. This year just wasn't happening. I felt so guilty for not making the effort so I broke down and bought boxed mixes and easy recipes. Thankfully I had a little help. Okay, so he only helped so he could like the bowl.

December 16th through 18th

Day 351 | December 16, 2012 - Sunday

I've made every effort this year to not spend Christmas Eve wrapping all the gifts. I started wrapping on the weekends while Connor was at his dad's. Unfortunately Paige wised up to what I was doing and wanted to open all the gifts...I had to rewrap quite a few. I decided to wrap one of her dolls to keep her preoccupied...it worked!

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Day 352 | December 17, 2012 - Monday

We are seriously going on like two weeks with this nasty cold that has finally taken over Kelsey and me. She is so miserable, can't breath without coughing, can't sneeze without blowing boogers everywhere...it's awful!

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Day 353 | December 18, 2012 - Tuesday

A little holiday light bokeh for a sweet baby girl

December 1st

Day 336 | December 1, 2012 - Saturday

Every year I take the kids to see our local Christmas parade in Edgewater. This year I decided to attend the parade in New Smyrna Beach. We found a spot just in front of the court house, settled in between a couple cars and played in the grass while we waited for the parade to start. Two hours later the parade ended our the girls were exhausted...success!

November 30th

Day 335 | November 30, 2012 - Friday

We were doing so well with the decorations on the tree. Almost a week had gone by before Kelsey discovered the balls hanging from the tree came off. Shortly after this picture I removed all the decor from the bottom of the tree.