Saturday, January 2, 2016

Christmas 2015

 Merry Merry Christmas Everyone! Christmas has come and gone and what a wonderful Christmas it was! We added something different this year, and took the kids to Six Flags! The weather was prefect, lines were short, and it was decorated beautifully with Christmas lights. Here is Jackson and Sam going on the first roller coaster. This is a small roller coaster and Jackson was not a fan. When it came time to do the big roller coaster with the loops, I thought for sure he was going to opt to stay with daddy. He didn't. He put on a brave face and rode with me. He HATED it! Screamed, "Get me off of this!" the entire time. Needless to say, I think we are going to wait a few years before we attempt it again. :)
 Carousel with my sweet boy!
 Posing in front of some lights.
 They had one section filled with light sabers. So cool!!
 Even though we made a gingerbread house at school, Jackson insisted we make one as home as well, so he could eat this one. So we did! It was a messy good time!
 Yummy!
 Jackson one this hat at Six Flags and this is now how he wears his hats. I'm not sure where he got this.....
 This year was a little different. Normally, Noni and Granddaddy come up for the boys birthdays and then stay until Christmas.  Because Gigi is sick, they didn't come until Christmas day. We missed them! Here is Beckett guarding Granddaddy's favorite cookies until he could get here!
 Time to make the sugar cookies!

Both boys were big helpers this year, but it was still the biggest mess you have ever seen!













 Good job boys!
 Christmas Eve we headed to the 3:00 nativity service. I had 2 shepherds this year.
 Cheese!
 After the service, all the kids stay up front so you can get a pick. Not easy to do! I am not sure what Beckett is doing in this picture...
 Are we done yet?
 After church, we had to get the cookies decorated before we headed to the Lights of Life Christmas lights. I was really excited to go see the lights. Somehow, they were much better in my mind than the real thing. Halfway through, Jackson said, "This is not entertaining me." :) Needless to say, this will not be on the list for next year.
 After seeing the lights, we headed to the Chicken and the Egg for Christmas dinner with the Wonders. All was great until the end of the meal when I started to feel sick. Both Andrew and I got food poisoning! Not good!! I was able to rally to finish the Christmas Eve activities.
 After dinner, we got on our jammies and it was time to see if the boys were on the nice list this year. Jackson was!
 Beckett's turn. He made it too!
 Time to put out the milk and cookies for Santa. This was really cute.Beckett crawled into our bed around 1:30. He said, "Santa ate the cookies and drank the milk!" and drifted back to sleep. He didn't even look at the presents. All he cared about was that the big man in red got his cookies.
 Before we headed off to bed, we had to sprinkle the reindeer food!
 So excited!
 The moment had arrived! Surprisingly, the kids slept until 8 and then were so excited to see if Santa came!
 Pulling up the rear!
 He came! Beckett's loot. Beckett got a kindle, hot wheels garage, duck shooting game, fake mechanical spider, and remote control batman.
 Jackson got a WiiU, Supermario Bros 3D for the Wii, Kindle, Guitar Hero, and a new soccer goal.
 Jackson loves his Kindle!
 Another favorite gift....Duke the Beanie Boo. He thinks he is 'So Adorable!"
 Checking out his stocking!
 Skylanders for the Wii!
 Beckett just kept saying, "Is that another one for me?"
 Normally Noni and Granddaddy are with us Christmas morning. The boys were really sweet and decided to wait until they got there to open all their presents. We had Jackson open one from us so he could wear them. He got a new shirt and pants for his dirt bike. Looking good! That night we went to Brad and Kiera;s for a delicious meal of lasagna. The kids got a trampoline for Christmas. They all had so much fun jumping on it!
 After dinner, we headed home to finish Christmas. The best part for me is seeing Jackson so excited to give everyone the presents that he picked out and bought. He got Granddaddy a Clemson cup.
 Some airplanes for Beckett.
 A necklace and earrings for Noni.
 A scarf for Mommy. Somehow I missed daddy's pick, but he got him a golf cheese plate. :)
 My handsome boy in his new shirt from Noni and Granddaddy.
Last but not least, we got Jackson some boots for his dirt bike. He is now as protected as I can possible make him! So far so good with no injuries!! We hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas. To all our family we were unable to see, we love and miss you!!

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