That's just how we roll

Daddy's turn to watch Alyson while I run some errands. I come home to this. I think I have two crazy kids sometimes... :)

Merry Christmas!

Santa came!

Alyson hadn't paid much attention to the Christmas tree since we put it up, but this morning she immediately pointed at the toys and started clapping at what Santa had put beneath the tree. I love her Christmas PJ's. They were a gift from Me-Maw.

A new baby doll. She's giving her baby a kiss.

A baby doll, 3 new learning toys, a rocking horse from grandma and books, books books!

What a wonderful Christmas!

Aly's first laptop. She went 13 months without a computer- you try doing that! She's amazing!

Checking out her rocking horse with daddy. It makes real horse noises!

Thanks Grandma!

And when it is all said and done... they both go back down for a nap. Best Christmas ever!

Christmas Eve- Winter Wonderland

Let it snow; Let it snow; Let it snow!

On the 23rd it was seventy degrees and Aly and I were playing barefoot in the front yard. What a difference a day makes! We had an Arctic blast come in Christmas eve morning and the snow fell all day. I don't remember it every snowing all day before and I think this is my first white Christmas too. This is the view from out front door.

Alyson wasn't so sure about going out in the snow at first, but she loved to look out the window and watch it fall.

Finally, with daddy's encouragement, we ventured outside. She had so much fun! For about five minutes.... Then we were back to the warm living room and looking out the window at the snow. P.S.- I love this picture!

This is the scene at our house everyday around 4:15. That is about the time we start to expect daddy to come home. Now that it's too cold to sit on the front stoop and wait for daddy, we look out the window. "I'm so glad when daddy comes home...."

How Texas girls stay warm

She would stay like this all day if she could.

Someone's a daddy's girl....

Getting ready for Christmas

The nativity. We only set up one this year, Alyson liked to hide baby Jesus

so I put the others up.

My favorite decoration. Alyson likes the lights.

We have our first real Christmas tree. Previous years we had a fake tree but we threw it out and are enjoying the real thing. So far no one seems to have an allergies, so hopefully we can always have a real tree. It smells so good. This is Aly's first tree too- since last year I wasn't up to putting up the tree.

Alyson got to visit with Santa at the ward Christmas party....

she was not a fan....

I got the "look" after our attempt at Santa sitting. If looks could kill....