Christmas Day

Merry Christmas Nana

Look at all the Santa loot...wow are we spoiled!

Mom...hurry up..I want to open presents!

Ash at Dave's parents house

Christmas day at our house started around 8:30am thanks to the girls sleeping in late! We opened our stockings and had some breakfast then it was on to the tree for more presents. Ash was surprisingly grateful for all her gifts and it was joy to watch her open them. As the girls napped during the afternoon the adults watched Elf and cooked the turkey on the grill...yum yum. We stuffed ourselves silly then headed to Dave's parents house for more food and presents. Ash got a little restlesss waiting to open presents while the aduts cleaned the

kitchen...she is only 3:) We had lots of fun watching the 3 little ones open gifts and play with new toys. Then we headed to the basement for some serious Texas Hold Em. I never had a chance to play...perhaps next year! Maddie conked out about 9pm and Ash made it all the way until 10:30pm when we left. The day after Christmas is almost my favorite day because we don't shower and sit in frontof the TV all day in our jammies...bliss! That night we had a quick adult night out while Dave's sister Cathy watched the girls and went to dinner at Trio Cafe with some good friends of ours. I had the BEST cheese pizza, caesar salad and tomato soup EVER...a really great restaurant. We tried to hit a late movie but everything was sold out that night...so we went home and watched a video...again in our jammies:)

We are headed down to Vegas tomorrow to stay with Mike and Katie during the weekend this time WITHOUT kiddies!! My wonderful parents have agreed to watch them so Dave and I can have a little mini vacation without spending too much money:) Thank you Nana and Papa...we are so excited to sleep in for 3 mornings!!

Christmas Eve

Reading the night Before Christmas

Look at those cheeks!

Oh joy...Santa is coming!

Yummy ribbon!

Playing trains with Papa

Christmas Eve this year was just like the last three...don't you love traditions?? We spend some time at Nana and Papa's before they go to church, then we head over Dave's Grandpas house for a turkey and ham dinner and a silly gift exchange. Then it is home to wait for Santa. Mike, Dave's brother, and his wife Katie alwasys stay with us and it is so fun to hang out together. After the kiddies were in bed we stayed up way too late watching the Hangover...very crass but very funny:)

Cookies for Santa

Have you ever seen such pretty cookies???

Is it Rudolf or just Nana???

We had a fun night a few days before Christmas making cookies for Santa. Ash had a great time frosting the cookies and decorating them however she wanted. Santa ate both cookies we left him! It was a sucess:)