Christmas 2010

Christmas was a complete success this year. We stayed within our budget and didn't go crazy on nonsense stuff. I thought it went well. The boys Aunt and Uncle visited them first to get the unwrapping underway. The boys took forever to go to bed but finally Santa emerge and took care of business. Gavin got an awesome train.

And Roy got a SUPER FAST remote control big wheel.

The boys gave their dad a new cross for his necklace.

It didn't take long for the boys to fly through all their presents and we headed over to Grammie's house. Gavin brought over his new F-150 so he could take his cousins for a ride. I am not sure how Rocco didn't fall out.

We finally got them inside for a quick picture before the REAL Santa showed up.

Rounds and Rounds of toys came their way. These kids really must think they have died and gone to heaven at Grammie and Poppy's house. She really treats them like royalty. The kids all got their very own bean bag chairs. The adults like these the most. All of us were talking about how comfortable for our aching bodies.

Gavin and Jillian were discussing life's solutions!!!

Finally we ended up at our favorite neighbors for some yummy dinner. It was so nice of them to include us with their family. After dinner, Bill and I did some tamale making. I will say I am terrible!!!! They are cooked and in our fridge...... I think I will be testing them tonight!!

Great Wolf Lodge

The lobby was decked out for Christmas. It put me right in the Xmas spirit! At the main diner we got our own wolf ears.

We stole them from the boys!!

We headed out to the indoor water park and I will say it was by far the BEST vacation we have taken the boys on.

Yes, I am hiding my growing belly behind the boys. So smart....

The hotel had so many fun things to do. Roy's favorite thing was Magiquest which is basically a Harry Potter Scavenger Hunt throughout the whole hotel. It kept the kids busy for hours. The catch was you were not allowed to use the elevators at all. WOW!!! Did I do some climbing. I had to rest and Roy would run up to the other floors and come back down and check in. :) Here is the boys checking in on the screen to see their "status" and what else they needed to collect.

And here is what greats you as you walk in to the park...

And if you stand there long enough, you will be hit with a huge bucket of water.

These slides were a blast. Roy loved the green one and Gavin loved the orange one. MAMA loved the ALL!!!!

Finally I asked a lady to take the family shot on our way out the door.

I recommend this vacation to any family with kids that LOVE the water!!

Attempt at Gingerbread Houses!

We had a slumber party at our house so my sister and brother-in-law could enjoy a Xmas party so we decided to take a crack at making gingerbread houses. We were completely unsuccessful. These faces started out happy but once the icing wouldn't hold the houses they quickly became disinterested.

But we tried to make it work but in the end we gave up.

But aren't these faces just soooo cute.

Kids slept like champs but Roy ended up in our bed. How does that happen? The oldest kid ends up in our bed. I just knew Jillian would find her way over but she slept great. The kids played and played and wore us out.

Hopefully they had a little bit of fun!!

Sorry for the lack of Posts!!

We have been super busy lately. I found out I was pregnant in November and I think I have remained in complete shock. I am very excited but I am the type of person that gets sooooo nervous. I worry about everything. Everybody has been awesome towards me though. I went on an ACTS retreat and loved it. Bill went on team for an ACTS retreat so we are really on cloud 9 lately. Business has been good but a very stressful time for Bill and I. Hopefully one day we can breathe again and life will go on. The boys are doing great in school and growing up. Xmas should be a blast for them this year. We are headed to the Great Wolfe Lodge before Xmas and we are really looking forward to treating the boys to lots of fun. I will do better on my posting...PROMISE!!