Ain't she pretty

Kelly loves having her picture taken at the new house.

The Cabinets are in the House

The Cabinets were delivered this morning!!! Bathroom and kitchen. They were being delievered while we were meeting with the lighting company because we recieved the wrong lights for the upstairs. Which luckily is not going to throw everything off track now they will be able install the cabinets while waiting on the lights.





The girls are loving going to the house each night. The lights and fans in their rooms work. Everytime something come to be installed in the girls room or their bathroom it seems to be installed first. The contractors seem to like watching the girls get so excited, when Dane installed Alicia's light switch she was more excited over her lights working than she was Christmas morning. Today Russ finished the tile in their bathroom so they are in heaven. Kelly and Alicia can hardly stand that there are three large boxes in Alicia's room and they can see in them, they know it is all for the bathroom but can't wait to see it. Roy and Russ still believe they will have us in by Jan 17th.

This is the light that will be out between the garage doors and at the front and side door.



Here is the hardwood flooring Roy installed in the kitchen and dinning area. The girls and I love it and John hates it all he keeps telling us is that our feet will be cold walking on the hardwood.



This is the tile I have in all four bathrooms and as you walk in the house from the garage into my office/wash area. In this picture it doesn't look so great, Russ had just been working on it and had just scrubbed off the excess grout. It will look better later when completely finished.

To Grandma's House We Went

We headed to Grandma and Grandpa's house as soon as the morning chores were done. The kids were excited to be heading to Middletown but a little disappointed that some of their cousin weren't going to be able to spend the day with them. Callie was very disappointed that Connor and Corby weren't going to be there because we had their names for Christmas and she personally picked out their gifts. For Connor she choose horses and also a truck and trailer, she done this knowing that Connor loves horses and she was hoping to make him like her a little better since he tells her he hates her at every 4-H meeting that he hates her, when all else fails try a bribe. For Corbin she picked a t-shirt with saying some smart comment on it because she thinks he is a lot like his father and would enjoy it. So she is hoping that both boys enjoyed their gifts.



I wasn't quick enough with the camera Grandma had been rocking Alicia. I thought Alicia was getting a little big to be on Grandmas lap only to be told by both of them that she's not to big yet.



Alicia loved her gifts that she got at Grandma and Grandpas. She recieved Horton hears a Who, she loves it its was the second one of the season and she is not sure she is going to return it for another movie. She also recieved books and has already read all of them because as she saids "they are just awsome". Even with all her difficulty she still loves reading.



Kelly and Alicia are helping Aunt Donna pass out the gifts from under the tree.



Callie and Nicholas snuggling on the couch, I believe they were wanting to take a nap apparently they stayed up late waiting on Santa to hurry up and then the little girls were out of bed extra early. 5am was a little eary for all of us. We had planned on getting up early since Callie and Nicholas needed to be at his parents to watch his siblings open gifts also but we hadn't planned on being up quite that early.



Heather and Kole and of course Grandpa Howard was always close by no matter who was holding little Kole, reminds me of when his kids were babies.



Nancy and Grandbaby Kole.



Grandma and Grandpa have a lot of Sassy little women and here are three of the most sassy. When these three are on the same team its like gang warfare, just get out of the way because they play to win and don't mind blood shed.



Audrey had just finished telling a "beaver" story. She always has a new facinating story each time the family gathers, apparently hospital work is never boring for the Doctor.



Kyle was getting personal with Pictionary Man. However Alicia had everone stumped with her version of a Surfer Dude, it was very well drawn it was just that her cousins had their minds in the gutter.



Aren't they B E A utiful?



The Cousin were playing Uno and being roudy if you can believe that.

Christmas Special? You Decide......

Callie and his parents must be so proud. Nick got this little beane for Christmas and his ribbon.

Christmas Angels??

The Christmas Program at church was wonderful the girls and Nicholas all took part, J.T. choose to set with his mommy and not be in the play this year.



Alicia was the "Head Angel" again this year.







Nicholas will never be mistaken for an Angel, however he was kind enough to be a shepard when Callie called him and ask him to help out. Like he really had a choice.

Alicia

In years to come Alicia is will NOT find this tidbit funny. We were wondering around Wal-Mart trying to Christmas shop, we walked by the movies and she says "Oh I want that movie, Horton hears a Whore." Needless to say we all laughed at her. I am sure that Santa will be bringing her the movie Horton hears a Who. We will also be working on her reading skills over Christmas break.

Tooth Fairy Update

Last night Alicia informed me that the Tooth Fairy STILL had not stopped by to pick up the last tooth that she lost. Everyone who knows Alicia knows she spends way to much time thinking she informed me very sarcastically "Oh, she is probably having trouble getting the money together and that is why she hasn't stopped by yet with my two dollars."
Alicia will be very happy this morning to see that the Tooth Fairy finally scrapped together the necessary cash to pick up the tooth.