Christmas Eve Night at HOME!

We made it home from our trip

to find a light snow fall at home!!!

Baby, it was so cold that the kids didn't

even care to get back in the snow!I just have to show Hadlee in her hat that

my first college roommate (Alison) made her...

probably my favorite baby gift that Hadlee received.

AND also the precious scarf that a sweet friend

(Caroline) from my school made her two years ago.

Then treat of all treats,

God Mommy's packages for Hadlee

and Baby Boy Love had arrived.

(Walker's hadn't made it yet!)We LOVE us some God Mommy!
It was really nice to be home on

Christmas Eve with just our little family.

We ate pizza, warmed up and then

opened a few presents. The kids started

out with what they got each other...HA! Yes, they both got each other a

RED Light Saber!

(The night Haddie and I wrapped her brother's gift,

he walked in the room and she showed him the

present and she said, "It's not a red light saber!" ha!)Haddie was so happy to finally

have one of her own!

Insert Star Wars theme song here...Daddy gave Walker a

VERY SPECIAL gift that night...A Red Ryder BB gun just like

Daddy had when he was Walker's age...This was a proud moment for T-Daddy Love!

Don't worry...Troy will take every single

precaution in the world to teach Walker about

this BB gun and it will always be put up safely!I LOVE MY GOOD LOOKIN' MANLY BOYS!!!

I gave Hadlee a VERY SPECIAL

gift on Christmas Eve, too!The BABY BROTHER doll...
AHHHHHHHHH...

Good Lord willing, soon this won't be a doll baby!

The kids also opened one gift for Baby Love...How funny that it was the same outfit

that God Mommy had sent him earlier that night!!! Just practicing...it has been a while!

Before bed that night, we were all sitting in the living room in front of the fire place and Hadlee and I were playing Memory. The wind made a noise in the chimney and Hadlee put her hands over her face in complete shock (it was ADORABLE!).

She and Walker both agreed it MUST have been Santa trying to come down the chimney, but he heard that we were still up (okay, so maybe I told them that!). Regardless, I've NEVER seen two kids gather up their things and head straight to bed as quick as they did! We read about Jesus's birthday and they were OUT!!!

(We won't even discuss Walker waking up from 1:30 to 2:30 IN THE MORNING begging to get up for the day!!!).

A White Christmas Eve

Christmas Eve Morning 2009...

Talk about some excited kiddos!!!

JOY

deep deep down in their hearts!

T-Daddy Love was out loading the car

and actually trying to decide if the

weather was going to let us go celebrate

Christmas with his side of the family.

Haddie Girl learning to use the camera...Thankfully, we were able to leave and

what do you know...it was a

WHITE CHRISTMAS EVE

at "Shampoo's" house!

(Aunt Cindy's)Walker LOVED it!!!Baby, it was cold outside!

Our AMAZING Great Grandparents...Our WONDERFUL Great Grandmother...The BEST Mamaw in the World!!!The first gift the kids opened was for

Baby Boy Love...Mamaw made him a special, super soft, sweet

blanket! I can't wait to wrap him up in it!!!Then it was all out crazy gift time!!!Aunt Cindy (before she got in her new

pink snuggie!) made the absolute BEST

Mexican food lunch for everyone.

I'm talking...D-LISH!!!Our Beautiful Nieces...We had such a wonderful afternoon.

I am so thankful for Troy's family!

A hug for the greatest man we know...

Grandpa RobinettLet it Snow Let it Snow Let it SnowIn my 34 years, I have never seen snow

at Christmas. What a special treat!!!Enough of that though...

it was too cold for the girls!But NOT this boy...We had to drive home earlier than we

would have liked because we were

worried about icey conditions.

The kids were begging for us to stop here...See Daddy's crazy expression...

wonder why?!?...because our kids wanted ICE CREAM!!!

What a wonderful Christmas Eve afternoon...

Snow, Family and Ice Cream!

PEACE LOVE JOY

I have never in my life felt so much

PEACE LOVE and JOY.

Wishing you the same!

Merry Christmas 2009

Happy Christmas Eve!!!

I am so thankful to be spending Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with these two precious angels!!! There is so much to celebrate!

Thank you, Sweet Jesus!

Rethinking My Purchases

Troy's air conditioner for his new office

arrived in a big, BIG box with a lid!

You would have thought Santa had left the

box for my kids...they were that happy about it!!!

They played in this box for two days straight...

It was a "house", a Star Wars ship...AND a bed!!! Walker wasn't kidding about

sleeping in the box that night...but don't

worry Daddy moved him to his real bed!The very next morning

Troy and I heard Walker on the monitor

go into Hadlee's room whispering for her

to wake up. Without saying a word to us,

they came in our room and hopped right

back into their box to resume their playing!!!I've really been rethinking all the gifts

that I bought for them!!!

The Hap, Happiest Season of All

We are busy, busy, busy...

but lovin' every minute of the

Christmas Season!

Our new addition is almost done.

I took these pics of my Walker Man two

weeks ago. There has been much more

work done on it since then. We sure are missing

Louis...our dear friend/builder. It just hasn't

been the same without him coming around.

I often can't hold back the tears and I know

it's been way harder on Troy. We miss LV.

Walker LOVES to check on things at the

construction site...like father like son!

I love this boy so much...Haddie Girl, on the other hand,

would rather stay inside and change her baby's

diaper (with the diapers she steals out of
Baby Love's room!!!) and put

bows in her baby girl's hair!Walker has had lots of play dates

at other people's houses lately

and this makes some certain little

girl very sad. So, sometimes, she goes

to play at Grandmother's..."Grandma's House

Children Spoiled While You Wait"

Couldn't be more true!!!

Hadlee likes to count her presents and then beat Grandmother at Candyland!

My sweetie now has a bestie at Sunday School...Miss Ann Marie! How adorable are they?!?Ann Marie has the cutest personality and she just so happens to belong to a dear friend of mine from high school!!! Walker continues to read all.the.time!

Sometimes he even indulges sister bear...

Hadlee finished her first semester of ballet

and tap. She has really begun to love it

and she even learned how to skip!!!

Apparently skipping makes you quite sleepy...

My Sleeping Beauty...

This Stud Muffin is wanting his

hair spikey lately...

perhaps like a certain best buddy of his!

Walker has also started using the word "SWEET"

to describe lots of things...such as his cool hair!

On Sunday we celebrated my

beautiful sistah's birthday!!!

As always, my kiddos had a BALL playing

with their cousins...especially my hunky

almost 21 year old nephew!

Sweet Cheeks...

So thankful for my family...

My sistah is a HOTTIE at 48!!!

CoCo (Kelli G) and Kate Kate

spent some of their weekend home

with us! Leave it to CoCo to show up

with LOTS of gifts for Baby Love

(she's mad because I wouldn't let

her give us a shower!)...

Her gifts were so perfect...

blue camo outfit, Baby Love's going home outfit

(the ONLY friend I'd ever let choose that!),

and a camo lovey just like Walker had ~or has~.

(She gave Baby Walker his, too!).

Then there were these awesome Aggie pacifiers AND...

THIS......................

I guess Baby Love will wear this when he doesn't have on his Anakin Cosmo onesie!!! CoCo is waaaaaay too generous, thoughtful and fun. I love her like crazy!

We visited all day long while the kids played.

Then we had our hair done by Kate Kate...Aren't we HOT?!?Finally we just crash sometimes...

and when Daddy is in Denver for work,

we all crash *and snuggle* in mommy's bed!!!Then it's on the go again...

Hope you are enjoying the hap, happiest season of all, too!!!

Happy Birthday Jesus Party

The Hoodies and I decided that we needed

to give our kiddos a little reminder as to

what Christmas is really about...

so we thought what better way than to

have a birthday party for Jesus!!!

I was more than happy to host and make

a most special cake!!! When I told Haddie about

the party last week, she said...

"Is Jesus going to be there?"

Beautiful Robin read two Christmas stories

to the Little Hoodies. It was so sweet!

Look at cutie pie Brady Boy looking up

to see the book better!Sweet Robin also taught the kids

"Jesus is the Reason for the Season"!Landry and Hadlee were so into hearing

the stories! Aren't they sweetie pies?!?We have MUCH to be thankful

for in the 'Hood!!!Dylan was sick so he and his baby brother

Bryce and sweet mommy had to stay home.

We missed them, but were so glad

that their big sister came!!!We sang 'Happy Birthday' to Jesus

and then had cupcakes!

Missing our Sweet Elizabeth...

LOVE LOVE LOVE

It is so comforting to live by mommies who all have the same values and wishes for their kids. I think we may have a new Christmas tradition in the Hood.

"Let us thank God for His priceless gift."

2 Corinthians 9:14-15

Happy Birthday Jesus!!!