Christmas 2009

I can't believe Christmas is over. It came and went so quickly. I feel like I blinked and it was gone! The preparations felt as though they took months and then the actual day was gone in a flash. Here is how our Christmas went...
Christmas Eve was great! Dennis was off work all day! It was very last minute so we weren't able to plan anything special, but that's okay. We were just thankful that his boss had some kind of heart at the last minute! We went to church at 4:00 with my dad and then we went to my mom's house to have dinner and do our Christmas w/ her. It was great!!!!! My mom and dad surprised Chance and bought him a dirt bike this year, so he was ecstatic!!!! We all got lots and lots and lots of fun stuff for Christmas from mom and were so very grateful!










We came home from my mom's and we let the kids open one present each...their Christmas PJ's!!!! We gave them their baths, etc. and then we all climbed in Sadie's bed and read "Twas the Night Before Christmas". Sadie was hanging on every word. It was precious.

Dennis and I played Santa until a little after midnight. I was pooped! But, we got it all done. And, I made some delicious Monkey Bread in the process that I ended up snacking on all night long.


Christmas morning was soooooo much fun!!!!! We got the kids up around 8:00 or so and made them sit at the top of the stairs for just a moment while I got the video camera ready.



They were both soooooo excited when they came downstairs. They didn't know what to play with first. It was awesome to watch their little faces. The played and played for hours!!! Dennis and I cooked a huge breakfast and ate while the kids never stopped. Sawyer stopped a few times to eat a few bites, but Sadie didn't stop until it was time for her nap that afternoon. Food was of no importance to her!




Deb and LJ stopped by when the kids woke up from their naps to see all of their new toys! Sadie was so excited to show everything off.
David and Barbara came by after that and stayed and had dinner with us. Dennis smoked a ham all day so that's what we ate for dinner and it was quite delicious. We opened gifts with them and shared in their sadness that little Zoe had passed away the night before. We are going to miss that precious little dog. She was the best! She could lick you from across the room with that LONG tongue. I loved her to pieces!!!! Rest in Peace precious little Zoe. Tell Cocoa that we said "hello".




The next day, we got up and headed to Grammy's for Christmas w/ her, Daren, Rachel, & McHaney. It was so much fun. Once again, the kids got tons of stuff!!!! They were so excited. The funniest part was when they were bringing Sawyer's car downstairs and he was going crazy over it. It was the cutest thing!!!! I'm not sure I've ever seen him get that excited.





We came home for naps and I took down all of the Christmas decorations (because I had obviously lost my mind) and then we headed to Dennis' aunts' house to do Christmas with that whole side of the family. WOW! It was madness, but so much fun!! The kids all played pretty well together and we had so much fun.






Here is a hilarious video of the kids running around in circles and singing "Jingle Bells".

What a wonderful Christmas to remember. It was the best thus far! I know that each year will only get better, but I'm even more excited to see what 2010 has in store for this family. God has already blessed us beyond our wildest imagination and I know He has even better plans for us for the next year!!!!