Finally

Leaving milk and cookies for santaLook at all the goodies santa left!

My Kitchen!

A Bike!

"My Car"

playing with new toys!

I had a camera issue and it didn't want to share our Christmas photos, but we've got them now! Christmas morning was a BLAST. We came back to Decatur on Christmas Eve so we wouldn't miss Santa stopping at our house. Gracie left a plate of cookies and decided "he need chocolate milk". Not sure why she thought that. Anyways, Santa came that night after Gracie went to sleep and left her lots of surprises including her kitchen and new bike. We had to wake her up at 7:30 to get going. She yelled "My Kitchen" when we walked into the den. It was hard to get her to open anything as she just wanted to play with the kitchen. Alan and I each got some surprises too - Wii games for both, place setting of silver and a serving spoon for Mary and lots of grilling stuff for Alan So much fun. We then ventured off back to Birmingham to see MeMe and Chief and Aunt Elaine and Uncle Jeff. What do you know, but Santa came to MeMe's too! Gracie got lots of stuff for her baby dolls and a Power Wheel Barbie 4 wheeler which she LOVES!

Happy Birthday Alan!!!!!

HAPPY 30TH BIRTHDAY TO ALAN!!!


Gracie and I will be headed to Bham for some fun and Alan is BBQing all day for his bday fun. We just sang him Happy Birthday and brought him sister shubert sausage rolls bday cake in bed! He also got some "fancy" beers and Wii game!

Christmas Eve Eve Party

Mary and AlisonMom and Gracie

MeMe and Gracie

Gracie with her cousins

Pat and Aunt Dotty

The family

On Eve Eve Chief's family and some close family friends come over for a visit and dinner. Gracie had fun playing with her cousins Jana and Ashton and was up until midnight!!!

Christmas at Nana's house

Gracie opening her new princess outfit! Oh Boy. Thanks Katelyn and Karoline!

Decorating cupcakes

With Nana

Karoline keeps Uncle Big A in line!

Katelyn gets a new story book

Nana's house was full of activities on the 23rd. All the cousins got to decorate cupcakes first. This was a new activity for Gracie but I think she had fun. Then they went out to their playhouse to get their stockings and goodies. We did presents and lunch.

Christmas with Nanny and Papa

Dada helps Gracie open her ABC Zoo

Uncle Wills (as Gracie calls him) Aunt Katherine, Harrison and Hayes

Nanny and Papa with their new "Handprint Fish" Bowl

Karoline sleeps through presents

Ok, since we have lots of pictures and lots going on the past couple of days, every activity is going to be in a seperate post. We celebrated with Alan's dad and step mom at Alex and Karyn's on the 22nd. Alex and Karyn made a yummy dinner and we all enjoyed visiting together.

Gracie's Christmas Party

Gracie checking out her treats!She went straight for the sweet tarts and marshmallows

All her friends enjoying the party

Good juice

No party is complete without a little hammering on the slide.

Today was Gracie's school party. She had a fun time enjoying a special snack and extra playtime.

P.S. Gracie decided she would open Dada's Christmas presents while Mommy was in the shower this morning. She got about 1/2 of them opened before I put an end to her fun. She must have thought his presents weren't that great b/c she just threw them all to the side. When I caught her she goes "where mine?"

Annual Christmas Party

The A D Pi girls. Niccole and I are the pregnant bookends!
Me, Alison, Claire and Jennifer

Me, Alison and Heather

Heather, Elaine, Jamie and Melanie

Gracie does miss any action either! She wants a present too!

Every year, my mom, sister and I host a Ornament Swap brunch for our good friends. It's always so much fun and we look forward to it all season. We had a wonderful turnout and lots of stolen ornaments this year!