some christmas photos

Here are some pictures from this year's Christmas - Here is Kaytlyn waiting for the go ahead to rip into her presents...

this is the latest addition to the family, Sierra gifted Susan and Daniel with Levi Button a Mini dauschaund.
Here is Madison trying on her pink Uggs that Aunt Lisa got for her.

Here is Halle opening presents at Gramma Lauraine's house

and Lindsey ... the anticipation is killing her!!

and Ryan and the ever elusive NE patriots nerf football

And Kaytlyn ripping into her GeoTrax - can never have enough trax for the trains!

I really do love Christmas even if it's a pain to run from place to place... one year I will not have to go dashing from here to there and back again...and I will probably be upset!

my best gift...ever

This year I got the best present ever! My best friend got me a ceramic Christmas tree ~ now you may think "whoopee" but seriously, this gift means so much to me.
First of all we had one when I was growing up so it reminds me of my childhood, always a good thing. Secondly, my dad's mom, Gramma Marion made this for us in her ceramics class~every year she made us something ceramic and I always (usually) loved them. What I wouldn't give to have them now...our house burned January 11, 1982 and we lost everything... so when Karen and I were shopping at Target this year and I saw a decoration that was based on this type of tree, I made the comment that I really wanted to find one of these to replace the one that Gramma had made and that was lost in the fire and I thought nothing of it since then... until I opened my present from Karen. It brought tears to my eyes that she would have picked up on how much this tree meant to me from that one little comment. She truly is my best friend. This tree will hold a special place in my Christmas display every year. Thank you K.

Christmas at Karen's

Christmas Eve we go to my best friends house and celebrate Christmas with her family - this year her parents joined us as well as her mother in law. It was a wonderful dinner followed by the best part (at least according to the kids) opening the presents!!