Christmas & New Year 2010 family fun foto's~finally

I always say better late than never!! I knew eventually I would get around to posting some highlights of our 2010 holidays. Sadly we were not able to get together with our 2 eldest children Juli and Vance. We missed them very much and enjoyed doing ichat with them.

Christie says, "No more wrapping! I'm taking a break!"

See what happens when mom pops in and turns on the bright light!

What a happy scrubber Robyn is!

Someone needs a nap!

Her dolls are tucked away safe and sound!

Kim and daddy enjoying a cuddle!

New Year's Eve dinner. Thankfully, only once a year!

Kimmy enjoying some little sister time after prettying up their hair!

Kenzie, Robyn, and Mary enjoying playing pretty, pretty, princess!

Some of the children braved the cold for a game of hide and seek.

Kim posing with her 'models.' Everyone got their hair trimmed or styled from our very busy daughter hair stylist. She doesn't do hair professionally but our family alone can keep her up on her skills!

Little girls putting forth their best pose!

Only two of my kids were brave enough to sit on Santa's lap!

Christie's silly faces!

Daddy and Robyn preparing our usual Christmas morning breakfast of ham and hot chocolate.

Merry Christmas!

"Awake and sing! 't is Christmas morn,Whereon all earth salutes her King!In Bethlehem is the Shepherd born.Awake, O little lamb, and sing!"

So, dear my child, kneel at my feet,And with those voices from aboveShare thou this holy time with me,The universal hymn of love.

Old fashioned Christmas stories

Pull up a chair, gather round the family and enjoy some great Christmas Stories. They are free to read online right here! Print them off and share with everyone.

Getting acquainted with the nativity

On the tree, off the tree, in the mouth, and so on...

And it starts all over again! Mary has been putting candy canes on the tree, taking them, putting them back on all day! And in between she's been eating them too. I think for every two that comes off, only one goes back on the tree. The other goes into her mouth!

This little picture ornament of Christie really bothers Mary. Four times in the space of one hour she would bring it to me and say, "Can we take this off the tree now? Why does it have to be on there?" What do you think? Does it stay on the tree or do we put it in cold storage?