Belated Christmas Post!

Waiting on the stairs while Mom gets the tree turned on!
Beck with his new peewee pillow pet frog! Pip just looks confused!

Santa brought London a sewing machine!

Beck gets so excited with EVERY single present! He loved the Star Wars Character Encyclopedia!

A new DS game!

We spent Christmas morning opening presents at home. Then, we headed south to Grammy Jennifer's house! We opened more gifts with Grammy, and Wade, Melissa, Averie, and Keaton. The kids had so much fun playing together! Around nap time, we headed home for 30 minutes or so, then headed to Grandma Jilly's! We opened stockings, my personal favorite, and then gifts from everyone. Then, we had an amazing dinner! Wish I would have taken more pictures! It was a wonderful Christmas!

Cammers and Londy

opening her stocking from Grandma Jilly!

Beck and his new Air Force backpack! Ryan took Beck to the HAFB a few days before Christmas and her picked Beck up this backback, a hat, and some pins for the backpack. Beck was in HEAVEN!

Tess? (they look SO much alike) and the Pipster. They are so cute together!

Londy's Piano Recital!

Okay, so I'm not receiving any Mother of the Year awards for this post. It was in early December. I forgot to video it, and since Matt thought I WAS recording it, he only took three pictures! Needless to say, she did amazing! She did a duet with Miss Amy, her teacher. We were so lucky to have so many family join us there! We had my mom, my grandparents, Aunt Jenny (with Cammers and Reesey), Aunt Hydee, and Wade and Melissa (with Keat and Averie.) We went to dinner afterwards. It was Londy's pick, and she thought that the Sizzler was best. We had a great dinner, and are so proud of our little pianist!

Nope, she's not possessed. Just in a hurry to sit down after her song!

Londy's Book...

Londybug was trying to make a book for her cousin Reesey's birthday party today. Last night we were at my mom's and she was making the book with Cammers and Kalena. I went in to check on them, and found her crying by herself. I assumed she was just feeling left out, so I asked her what was wrong. She replied, "Mommy, we're trying to write and illustrate this book for Reesey! I asked the girls for ideas for the book, but they just keep talking about other stories, like Cinderella. That's plagerism, Mom; PLAGERISM! They want me to steal another author's ideas, and I won't do it. IT'S STEALING AND I WON'T STEAL ANOTHER AUTHOR'S WORDS!" I didn't quite know what to say at this point. They didn't cover this in the parenting manuel! I simply said, "I just love you, London." Then I left. It was just a little too crazy in there for me! What an amazing little girl she is! Here's the finished product! I think it's super cute!

(if you can't tell, it's Strawberry Shortcake and Phineus from Phineus and Ferb)

LOVE it!