Swimming in the snow

Have you ever gone swimming in the snow? If not, you have no idea what you are missing!!

How long can you stand in the snow without jumpping back in......

about that long!

Much better in the hot tub!

A blizzard the day after Christmas!!!! This just keeps getting better and better!

What is it about snow that turns everyone into a big kid again!

Christmas at Grammy's House

Christmas at Grammy house is always a very special occation. And the best part is it typically lasts for a couple of days!!! Christmas day we get to dress up and spend time with the whole big family! There is always lots of food, laughter and wonderful memories!
Then the day after Christmas we get up early and wait for Uncle Trey to get off of work so we can open more presents!

Poppa loves showing off the train around the Christmas tree and Charlotte loves it too!

Once Uncle Trey arrives it is time for more gifts! The LBI photo book is always a big hit!

This year Margaret's new dress up clothes were also a enjoyed by all!

Poppa looks good in a crown!

Even Uncle Trey gets in on the dress up time!

After all the excitment Poppa tries to lay down for a little nap, and Margaret decides to share every single one of her gifts with him!

Christmas Morning

Looks like Santa came!!!

So many fun new toys to play with!

Charlotte loves her new baby doll!

And the Toy Story train is SO much fun to watch!

But the best gift is watching the girls playing together on Christmas morning!!!

Twas The Night Before Christmas

Twas the night before Christmas and the girls are all dressed for Christmas Eve mass.....

Homemade Christmas cookies and milk are waiting for Santa....

Time to read 'Twas The Night Before Christmas' in front of the tree in our PJ's before heading to bed!

Christmas Cookies

For Mommy's birthday Grammy and Poppa got her a beautiful Kitchen Aid mixer, so there has been a LOT of baking going on around here!

But the most fun has been making Christmas cookies for the first time! Aunt Janis was nice enough to share her 'famous' Christmas cookie recipe with us and we got to work!

Margaret loves cutting out all the fun shapes!

Decorating them with lots of frosting and sprinkles is fun too!

But eating them is the BEST part!!

Christmas Music

Who doesn't love Christmas music, even if some of the words are wrong!

Christmas Card Photo Shoot

Every so often Mommy gets the great idea to do a photo shoot of the girls herself. And every time she tries this she is reminded that this is a LOT easier said than done! Fortunately after taking almost 200 picture she was able to find a few winners!