Believing in Santa!!!

Being the baby in my family by many years,

I was spoiled rotten...especially at Christmas.

At the same time, it was instilled

in me to be extremely grateful and giving.

I always knew the true meaning of Christmas,

but we also celebrated Santa in a BIG way.

I hope I am carrying on the same

traditions and ideals with my own family...

because boy do I LOVE buying gifts

for my babies!!! Luckily so does Troy!

As a child, I believed in Santa for a LONG, long

time. I don't know how old I was when I

overheard my sister late one Christmas

night after I was forced to bed tell

my mom to move the Coca Cola shirt

(remember those rugby Coke shirts?!?).

It was at that moment I then knew.

I'm thinking that was like fifth grade!!! ha!

Therefore I LOVE love LOVE it

that this seven year old...

(unless he's really tricking us)

truly believes in Santa!!!

PURE EXCITMENT! AN I-Touch!!!

PURE EXCITEMENT for everything!!!It's sometimes the little things that

make her most happy...She got her cupcake maker!I-Touch Crazy...Hadlee has wanted this little mini-van for

a long time. For some reason, she calls

it her "rubber ban" so now we all do!Santa just couldn't possibly leave

out Baby Boy Love!!!

Looks like Santa might have a name

for him picked out!

This Christmas was ALL ABOUT

STAR WARS for SkyWalker Pierce.Hadlee kept hugging me...she didn't know what to think!This kid LOVES to play and that makes it so

much fun to buy for him!

He has such an imagination.We opened more presents under the tree...

both Walker & Haddie are at a quantity is better

than quality stage as far as opening gifts go!!!Little Sister was really impressed by

Bubba's new gadget...

I think the next two pics are funny because

they are the only ones of Troy and me opening

gifts and it looks like we are both asleep in them!
Could we have been tired?

Or could it have been Walker's desperate

attempt to start the day at 1:30 AM?!?!?!?!?

Look what Walker got for Baby Brother...And look what Baby Brother

got for his Big Sister...Such a happy morning...I was so thankful to be at my home

with my healthy, loving, sweet kids

celebrating Jesus's birthday in a

BIG WAY!!!The rest of the morning was spent

playing, playing, playing,...and playing some more!!!Troy and I also caught a glimpse into the future...While the kids were taking a bath to get ready

to go, they started talking about Santa.

I chimed in by saying that I was really surprised

at all they got because sometimes I worried

if Santa would bring them anything with the

way they had behaved at times.

Walker looked at his sister and said,

"Yeah, I know.

We really pulled this one off."