More Christmas...

Mamaw, Aunt Leslie, Aunt Lane and Uncle Keith came to our house for Christmas this year. We were so happy to everyone together. Alivia and Drew loved their attention and presents too! Now we're just trying to figure out where to put everything. I've already put more toys in the shed because we are running out of room. To no one's surprise, the kids didn't even notice they were missing! Thanks for being here. We all loved having you! Enjoy the pictures. :)

Pretending to have a slumber party on Alivia's bed.

Excited to start opening gifts!

Aunt Lane, Aunt Leslie and Alivia

A fire station!

More dress-up shoes from Lane and Keith.

Just scooting around. :)

Reading time with Aunt Leslie.

New scooters! They love them!

Photos by Alivia

Aunt Lane was nice enough to let Alivia take a few pictures with her camera. Here are a few of her favorite things.

Mamaw

Her new kitty cat from Papaw Bine and Miss Carole

Silly Uncle Keith

Christmas Morning

The kids kindly let us sleep an extra 15 minutes on Christmas morning (up at 5:45am). They were both very excited to see that Santa ate all of his cookies and left behind lots of goodies. We enjoyed the day at home together. The kids played with their new toys, while Brad and I took turns napping. :) It was a very Merry Christmas!

Christmas Eve

We spent the day at home and enjoyed every minute. Alivia and I made Santa a few cookies this morning while Daddy and Drew took naps. I asked her if she thought Santa would like chocolate chip cookies and she quickly said no. She insisted that he wanted cinnamon. So we made snickerdoodles and left them on the kitchen table. :) We also decided to start another tradition. We got the kids in their jammies and then drove around to look at lights. So much fun! Alivia is so excited for Christmas morning. I am too!

Christmas Jammies

She asked to pose like this!

Being silly with Daddy

Watching Daddy

Drew had to watch Daddy clean out the driveway. He gets so mad when he has to get away from the door or window. Daddy's anxious for the day when he can help!

Hello Kitty Birthday

Alivia's 3rd birthday party with family was a hit. She chose a Hello Kitty theme and insisted we all wear party hats. :) She was spoiled with many new toys and lots of new clothes. I think it's safe to say the cowgirl boots were her favorite. She wore them all evening and insisted on putting them right next to her bed so she knew where they were when she woke up. Thanks to everyone for finding time to be here during the holiday season. She loved it!

Showing off her Hello Kitty balloon.

Daddy surprised her with flowers!

Pink cowgirl boots from Papaw Bine and Miss Carole

Party hats for everyone!

Time for a quick family shot. Drew was enjoying a few new toys for himself. :)

Hello kitty cupcakes with way too much icing!

She loved this part. We had pizza for dinner and put another candle in it too.

Drew didn't have any trouble with the cupcake. Alivia thought he looked a little like Santa Claus.

Working with Uncle Craig on her new puzzle

Happy as ever!

Three

Happy Birthday to our beautiful baby girl, Alivia Grace!

Snow Much Fun

For the first time in a long time, Brad and I enjoyed the snow. We took the kids out to play yesterday afternoon and had lots of fun. Drew didn't show much interest, but Alivia loved it! We all made snow angels and threw snowballs at each other. Enjoy the pictures.

Abby Cadabby

Alivia was playing dress-up tonight and decided to wear her Abby Cadabby costume. ;)

Naughty

Alivia decided to use her marker as lipstick tonight. We thought she was in the kitchen tracing her letters and she came in the living room looking like this. :)

Here's Drew during dinner with pasta in his hair. It's a good thing Santa is forgiving. These two have been quite rotten lately!

Cheese!