I Love Christmas!

I know I say this every year, but Christmas is sooo much more fun with little kids. The thing that I get the most excited about is seeing the girls faces when they see what Santa brought them. I LOVE IT! We've been dealing with some stress about Brett's job lately, but it didn't stop us from having a wonderful Christmas this year.
On Christmas Eve we had our friend Katie over to celebrate with us. Her husband was out on alert, and there was no way we were going to let her be alone on Christmas. On Christmas Eve we have a smorgasboard of food and watch Christmas movies; its a Maxfield tradition that we've adopted. Afterward we decorated Christmas cookies and read "Twas the Night Before Christmas" and "The Nativity". We always open one present on Christmas Eve. This year we all got Hoodies, which are seriously one of my favorite things. The girls also really loved the cute presents that Katie brought them.



I really appreciated that McKinley let us sleep until 8am on Christmas Day. When she woke us up she told us that she saw Santa going up the chimney...what an imagination!!! The girls, like always, recieved a lot of wonderful presents. Santa did not disappoint!



That evening Bretts parents came up to visit, and it was fun having them come. After dinner we had a Birthday Party for Jesus. McKinley was so excited to help me make the Birthday cake. We had a great weekend with the Maxfields, even though everyone was sick. The Maxfields brought us so many fun presents that it felt like we were having Christmas all over again. We appreciated them making the drive to come see us, even though they weren't all feeling well. My parents are coming up to visit for New Years and I can't wait. It sure is nice living closer to family, especially during the holiday season.
I hope everyone had a Wonderful and safe Christmas!

Role Reversal

Our little McKinley is growing up WAY to fast! Recently I've heard my words coming out of her mouth a lot. Usually its aimed at Annabelle, but not always. Yesterday while we were in town I had a moment of road rage at the car in front of me. Apparently I was saying "Oh My Heck", because I heard that phrase coming from the back seat a few times during this event. Then I let my frustration get the better of me and I called the person in front of me a "Stupid Idiot". Whoops!!! Of course the 3 year old in the back seat heard... and she was horrified. She immediately reminded me that I said a "Naughty Word." She then started telling me the good words I could have said instead. Such as: "Hello", "Silly", or "Oh Frostbite". This cute little girl makes me laugh. How funny that my 3 year old had to be the grown-up and explain to her mommy that we don't say "Naughty Words". I think my life would be sooo boring without my "Little Mommy."

Disney World Pictures

As I mentioned in my last post, I took over 400 pictures while we were at Disney World. It was difficult to pick which ones to inclued, but here are some more of my fav pics from our trip.

If anyone is planning on taking a trip to Disney and wants some pointers let me know. With some advance planning you can schedule some really fun things. :O)