LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW...

...Don't ya just love Christmas!...

Wrappin' Up Some Christmas Joy...

Time to wrap all those presents, and get ready for the big day!  So excited for Christmas morning, but can't wait for some "down time" with the fam!  Everything gets so crazy this time of year (myself included).  Running around, shopping, wearing yourself out trying to get it all done.  I'm ready for some...sitting around...sipping coffee...watching the kids swim in the sea of Christmas presents...stuffing our faces with turkey...having nothing to do but be together.  (Sigh)...Can't wait!

Me and my Lilee Boo

I wrapped up my own present this year!

Then, of course, she had to do the same.

Now Daddy's turn

Twas The Visit From Grandad ~ Made Magical...

My dad came in from Richmond Va. for a quick visit before Christmas.  We were having lots of fun, then Grandad had to "go visit a friend" for a short while.  Lilee was bored, so she invited some of her friends over to play.  Well, I bet Grandad wishes he had stuck around because...you'll never guess what happened next!

.....(jingle, jingle, jingle).....

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter...(jingle, jingle, jingle)...Lilee and her friends sprang from her room to see what was the matter!  Away to the front door, they flew like a flash...tore open the baby gate and threw up the sash.

.....(jingle, jingle, jingle......"HoHoHo")......

When what to their wondering eyes should appear...

...But a big ole' Santa...(gasp)...he's really here!!

Oh Grandad...you really missed it! (*wink,wink*)

Yep...Santa REALLY came to Lilee's house!

What a MAGICAL surprise!

Hmmm...for some reason...Santa looks very familiar????

And I heard him exclaim, as he drove out of sight...

"Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!"

Thanks Santa...for making this visit from Grandad...so magical!!!
Love you!
(XO XO...Heart Heart)

Sing-It Baby E...

One of the reasons I chose the camera that I did was for the video option.  I wanted a DSLR quality camera, but I wanted the option of capturing video's at the same time...all with the same camera.  Yes, it came with a hefty price tag, but after today...totally justified!  I can shoot a video and snap still pictures while the video is recording!  I was starting to get really annoyed with taking pics with one camera, and a video with another.  So...

...here's Easton giving it a test run.
  
Remember the video from this summer that had Easton and Lilee dancing to "Ice Cream Freeze"?  Well...this time, Easton decided he was gonna out-sing Hannah Montana and Lilee! This time, he decided he was stealin' the stage!  Oh my, this is heeeeeelarious!  All I can say is,

"Sing-it Baby E!!!"

***(pause the music at the bottom of this blog before clicking play)

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Charlee Check-Up...

Lilee and Easton...giving Baby Charlee some lovin'

We told Lilee she could see Charlee through MiMi's belly button

Beautiful Mamma Em

Counting down till Charlee time!  Can't wait to get a hold of this one!!!

Poor Gram's Got a Boo-Boo...

Lilee and I have been kind-of busy the last few days.  We've been taking care of Gram (my mom)...see below...

Yep, she has broke her ankle in two places...and gonna be down-n-out for... Doc says possible till February! Oh my! Gram doesn't like to do "nothing"....so we've been trying to take good care of her...like she takes good care of all of us!  Lilee has been busy baking her favorite person a "feel better" cake, because she said it would make her Gram feel muuuuch better.  But little does she know... just being with Lilee makes EVERYTHING much better for Gram!

So.. I'm grabbing this opportunity with both hands...and my heart.  After all, when you get the chance to give back to your mamma, after all that she's done...

~shouldn't you??

An early visit from Santa...

I got to open my Christmas present early this year!

My wonderful husband...

...he knows how much I love my moms "fancy expensive" camera (as I like to call it).  And he knows how often I steal it borrow it from her.  Now, thanks to my honey, I have my own! 

Mamma will definitely be kissin' Santa for this one!!