Santa Came!

I was very excited for this Christmas!  We were home!!!  at our new home!!!  Amelia is now 3 and I just knew she would be just too excited.  I guess we will get some excitement in 2 more years.  Anna Claire went straight for her toys.  Especially the shopping cart.  Santa knew what he was doing when he picked that one out for her!

Checking out AC goodies

Amelia was most fond of her pillow pet.  It took a while to convince her to look at her other stuff.

And she is off for some shopping!

We're big fans of the monkey hat at this house!

Our little "Sophia" checking out her new owl hat.

I think I actually unloaded AC's stocking for her.

After a busy day of playing, it was time to relax in front of the tv.  Anna Claire was a little messy at dinner and Amelia has to be just like Anna Claire.

 

Santa brought me a knew camera for Christmas this year!  Yay!  Now once I learn how to use it, I will hopefully have some great photos to share with you!

Merry Christmas with the family!

We had a lot of fun celebrating Christmas this weekend.  I am terrible and didn't take many pictures.  We started out our Saturday morning with brunch at Jackson's on the Square.  They were doing a benefit for a girl with a vascular malformation.  We loved our brunch.  I have been wanting their beignets ever since I knew they made them.  I finally had a reason to get them.  They don't usually serve brunch.  We then headed to Drew's family in middle Tennessee for Christmas.  We had a lot of fun.  It was a small gathering this year.  The girls were the only little ones there so they were very spoiled.  We headed home in some crazy weather!  There were tornado warnings all around us.  I was very glad to make it home!  Sunday, they announced our membership at Bartlett Woods Church of Christ.  It feels good to actually be a part of a church again and not just a visitor!  That evening we went to my parents for dinner.  The girls had a blast playing with their cousins!

This horse was given to my parents by one of their church members.  It was a huge hit!

Nothing better then jumping on your aunt and your cousin!

Hard work

Poor Anna Claire has given up her morning nap on some mornings.  I try to serve lunch a little bit early, but she still struggles.  This is usually how she finishes her lunch.  

zoo lights

I was very excited to take the girls to zoo lights.  The problem with night time outdoor activities in December is that it is very cold!  But, we had a good time anyway.  We had some friends come meet us.  We enjoyed a magic show by Mr. Nick.  Then ended the night at Chick fil a.  You can't complain about that!  

I love Christmas lights!  It was so pretty walking through the courtyard with all the snowflake lights hanging.

We were bundled up good!

Breakfast with Santa

Our church does a breakfast with Santa every year to help raise money for agape.  It was delayed a week due to the ice.  Daddy had planned a guys hunting weekend, so it was just us girls having breakfast with Santa.  I really wanted to just stay home, but I am really glad we went because it was a lot of fun!  

Amelia got some pretty sparkly nails

Such a big girl sitting there getting her face painted

The final product.  I could just stare at that sweet face all day!

Amelia and her friend Maggie Lynn.  I couldn't get either of them to look at the camera at the same time.  They had matching butterflies.

They made up their own rules to the bean bag toss game.

Amelia did really well with Santa this year.  Anna Claire, not so much.  It made for a really good picture though!  Maybe I will scan it in here sometime!

Partying with my big girl

Amelia is officially 3!  She definitely encompasses all the qualities of a 3 year old that I was told to expect.  But, today is birthday party day.  I had big plans of throwing a party with friends and renting a bounce house because wouldn't that just be so much fun.  Thank goodness that I am a procrastinator this year.  20 degrees and ice does not equal a fun bounce house party.  We still had fun.  I decided to just keep it small and just family again this year.  We went to the local Mexican restaurant, Pericos.  We were the only ones there.  We then came home for cake and presents.  Amelia was in heaven.  Next year I will be better at planning a little earlier! 

 

Excited for rice and beans!

 

She wanted a pink cake.  It was yummy!

A fun game of fishing with her cousins

The girls were in heaven!  Anna Claire thought it was her special day too

Snow Day

What do you do on a yucky, cold, icy day.  You make Christmas cookies of course!  The girls loved the cookies, and daddy was overjoyed to help with the decorating!

Anna Claire preferred eating to decorating.

 

Luckily the ice wasn't as bad as they predicted, but I enjoyed my extra day at home with my girls!