Wow! What an AWESOME Christmas we had this year! There were SO many things to be thankful for, but I am most thankful for having everyone at home together on this special day. No hospital stays to worry about, and nobody sick... everyone was healthy and happy! What a blessing.
Yesterday, Christmas Eve, we had dinner at Granny and Pa's, and then had our Christmas at Mom and Dad's where we opened some pretty cool presents: Carrie Underwood tickets (woohoo!), enough musical instruments to create a band, vests & scarfs, and more. Today, we had a fun-filled Christmas morning at our house, and then we went back to Granny and Pa's for some more family fun, presents, and Christmas cheer. Once we got back home, we all took a nice, and well needed nap. We woke up, got ready, and went out to dinner. After dinner, we went to see a house in the neighborhood that had lights that "danced" to music on a specific radio station. THAT was super cool, and the girls (and Kenny and me) really enjoyed parking for a bit and just watching how the lights changed with each beat, and faded like each note!
I have to say that Santa brought some really good stuff to the house this year (as he always does!). Brooke's favorite Santa gift this year was definitely her pink BB gun (see the video of her opening it here in the video link - coming soon!), with her new "cool" blue bike as a close second. She was emphatic that she didn't like pink or princesses anymore. Taylor's favorite gift was simple: sparkly pens and paper - she loves drawing and writing. But, she also loved the bean bag lap writing desk that she can now use to write and draw when she is sitting. It gives her a large, hard surface to write on which makes it much easier than her lap or a book :) Madi enjoyed playing a bit with everything she got... her baby, her doctors kit, her clothes, her books - but, she hasn't been able to go out in her biggest gift: a new power wheels Barbie Jeep. It has been cold and rainy all day :( Nurse Louise also brought the girls some gifts to open, all of which they loved! Brooke got a BFC gilr, Taylor got a Moxie girl and a tinker bell nail/cosmetic kit, and Madi got a LPSO dog, who she fondly calls "Foofoo". My favorite gift was what my girls got for me: a sterling silver necklace with a cut out heart in the middle that has each of their names stamped under the heart :) LOVE IT! But, seeing Carrie Underwood is a close second!
Thanks to everyone for a wonderful holiday! What an awesome couple of days! XOXOX. 
