One Of The Best Things About Christmas Is ... Getting to spend time with my adorable nieces and nephews! My mom decided that she wanted to get coordinating outfits for her grandchildren this year get a picture for her Christmas card. That's easier said then done...but over Thanksgiving, my family got together and attempted the impossible...to get five small children to look in one direction and smile at the same time! I was very impressed with how well they did. They also had an audience of 10 adults staring at them and making funny faces. Here are a few pictures...sorry mom if I've taken the surprise away from your Christmas cards.
Ryan, Katelyn, Corey, Kyla, and Elena
Katelyn was quite the model. She stayed perfectly still and smiled like an angel. Ryan also stayed very still and tried to help with his sister. Corey was hilarious. He has a new smile, more like a cheese when you tell him to smile. I didn't get a picture of it though! Kyla was more interested in taking her bow out and couldn't understand why we were making her sit on the fireplace when there were toys to play with! Elena (the youngest) did amazing! She liked being a big girl and sitting on the fireplace with her cousins, until she wanted to be a little dare devil and peek over the edge. I've never seen my brother (her daddy) or all the men in our family jump so fast to catch her. She never fell, she just was checking things out! It was ten minutes of exciting entertainment!
I like this one because it looks like our little Elena found out she was sitting by another cousin...oh wait, it's a stuffed Santa.
We're getting a little restless in this picture...still cute though.
My favorite...I think someone took Mr. Reindeer away from Elena and she decided she had enough! Between the four of us taking pictures, I'm sure mom will be able to pick out one for her Christmas card and hang the rest all over the house. I can't wait until next year when Addison can join her cousins!
My sister found this beautiful dress at a very good price for Addison to wear for her blessing. I just fell in love with it!!! It comes with a bonnet, but we'll have to try it on her to see what it looks like. Thanks, Sis or Aunt Melisa!
A friend from church, Linda, just finished making this quilt for Addison. She is very talented and insisted that she make a smaller quilt for Addison when she is a baby and then when she gets older she can use it for her baby dolls! She thinks of everything! I told her the colors that coordinated with her bed set and she picked out the material and design. I can't wait to get her room set up and see how everything looks!
This is Neil and Daddy Gene (Neil's dad) cutting the YUMMY turkey. I already miss the food!
While we were there we got to see Roxie's puppies! There are six, but they are still camera shy. They are about five weeks here. Oh, Roxie is Daddy Gene's dog. I wanted to take one home, but figured that a new baby on the way is enough for right now. I enjoyed watching them!
