Makeover time!!!

Mom-Mom gave Hailey a make-up kit for Christmas, so I gave Mom-Mom the privledge to be the first to help Hailey use it (privledge? Is that the right word...ha ha ha)Becky tried to help her too, but Hailey wanted to do it by herself....She looked so serious during the application - she knew what she was trying to do...what a hoot!Once she put on her lipstick, she kept her lips closed like below and even talked with her lips curled in...HA HA HA!Mom-Mom's turn to "put her face on" (Becky got quite the makeover as well, I'm sorry I didn't get a picture of it!)Tyler watch one while cruisin' around with his new walker!

Visit with Nanny & Pop-Pop

Looking up to Pop-Pop! What a precious picture!Other than that, we didn't get the greatest pictures from the visit. As always, the kids found enjoyment playing with the dog toys and Nanny's figurines. But we appreciate everything that Nanny, Pop-Pop & Aunt Deb did for the children.Wrestling with Pappy! SHOW OFFS! :-)

Santa Visited Nana & Pappy's House!!!

Santa delivered a few gifts to Nana & Pappy's house, so we went over there on Saturday Morning to see what he had left. He had a giant pink Barbie House for Hailey (which will be staying at Nana & Pappy's house because there is without a doubt NO room for it here)Hailey loves playing with the Barbies. They all are named Barbie. I guess they will get more creative names in due time.CINDY LOU WHO!! Oh My! Who knew that Hailey LOVES the Grinch and pretends that she's Cindy Lou Who and Pappy's the Grinch! How on EARTH could anyone NOT know that Hailey is obsessed with the Grinch!!! Only fitting that Hailey now not only has GRINCH P.J.s, but is now a proud owner of Little Miss Who PJs!Santa left a Fire Truck for Tyler! WIRRRRR! GO TY! Put out that Blaze! Mr. Eric would be so proud!!Tyler also got a few smaller toys to dabble in....but to be honest, he find Hailey's Barbie house completely enthralling!Tyler was hungry so he's trying to eat some Cheerios!The main gifts from Santa were hidden and Hailey needed to complete a Treasure Hunt to find them. The last clue led her to the garage where 2 new cars sat for Hailey & Tyler!Checking out all the gadgets. What 3 year old DOESN'T need her own Pink Barbie Mustang??There they go!! Both kids in their new vehicles.She's cruisin! Everyone on the road better watch out!!Tyler is very proud of his car as well, but was enjoying watching his sister drive like a maniac!But when it was his turn to ride, he wasn't so sure about it...notice he is gripping on to the side of the car....Definitely NOT a happy face!!SISSY!!!! WHERE ARE YOU TAKING ME!?!?!??!?!Once Tyler was out of the car, Hailey decided she was going to drive with her eyes closed~what a hoot!Mother & Son Nana & GrandsonMomma & Son I wish I had more pictures of Hailey posing with us, but she's WAY too busy. Sometime when I look at Tyler, I feel like I'm looking at a mini-Shawn! How can you not LOVE that face!

Hose Exchange

Due to the OVERWHELMING reaction from the kids on Christmas day, we delayed opening gifts with the Mom-Mom & Dad-Dad till the next day. Also, Johnny wanted to wait for Becky to arrive because he wanted her to see the kids open the gifts from them.

Mom-Mom seemed to really enjoy the time with the kids...as always! Must be fun to be a Grandma....love on them as long as you want, and then give them back! HA HA HA! We always appreciate the help and love that the kids love all their grandparents!AWWW...the cute couple! (Love the shrit, Becky!)Hailey received a Tag Reader for Christmas. It wasn't very glamorous on Christmas morning, but once she figured it out she loved it! She's been sitting for hours reading stories with it. I highly recommend it. It teaches a lot of pre-reading skills. (of course there's nothing better than being read to be a real person, cuddled up with good book!)Hailey was excited to be able to give her gift to Becky. She pretty much unwrapped it and pulled it out of the box for her!! HA HAOK...Hailey was very specific about what she asked Santa for. She wanted all the Princes to go with her Princesses, she wanted Mulan and Pocohantas (the 2 princesses she didn't have), a baby bathtub and a Sleeping Beauty Baby to go in the bathtub. She pretty much stuck with that the whole season, until right toward the end when Tinkerbell came out, she said she wanted a Tinkerbell doll. Well, Santa asked Johnny & Becky if they would help out in that area. So Friday morning, before the exchange with John & Becky, Hailey was sitting on the recliner admiring all her new toys and it occurred to her, "Mommy, Santa brought me everything I asked for, but he didn't get me Tinkerbell."

At first, I didn't know how to feel. 1-she got SOO much stuff, I don't want her to be a demading kid, but 2-why would Santa forget that one thing since he remember everything else (even if it was an afterthought!) So I explained to her that some of her other family members had trouble deciding what to get her, so they called Santa and he shared his list with everyone else. And so far we still hadn't opened the gifts from Mom-Mom, Dad-Dad, Johnny, Becky, or Nana & Pappy yet. Maybe Santa asked them to bring her Tinkerbell.

She got her Tinkerbell!!How else should we handle it? These kids have EVERYTHING! More than enough! So I guess our next task as parents is to teach moderation and that we don't get EVERYTHING we ask for and just be thankful and appreciative of what we do get. I don't want her to become greedy! (Although we are in the WRONG family to teach moderation!! I don't think Daddy knows the meaning of the word...)

Back to the fun...Tyler is flooded with gifts again...What should we play with next?OK...Aunt Melanie, I belive you may have a little competition nipping at your heels for favorite aunt! Hailey has fallen in LOVE with Becky....and SOMEBODY gave her a PRINCESS TENT for Christmas....Isn't this what EVERY young princess needs?? (I know it's surely what I needed to complete the interior design theme I had going in the Living Room....)OK...and every Prince too!!

Christmas Afternoon

Bop, Gram, Uncle Zach & Uncle Nich stopped by after lunch.

They say Tyler resembles his new Shrek doll...Ty says, "what's up with that?"YEAH! Elmo Garage!!Hailey has definitely hit the Overwhelmed point of the day. She is playing with Tyler's toys more so than her own.4 Hunt Boys!Hailey was showing everyone that the Reindeer food is gone.....Bop pointed out that they left a bunch of "Reindeer Poop" out in the yard! Hailey had a blast finding the "Poop" and throwing it up in the air & laughing!!!OH NO! Who's going to get rid of all this poop??BY GUYS! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Christmas Morning!!!

Do you think Santa came? Do you think he went a little over board this year???What did he bring? (I'm very sad that this is the only picture of us coming down the steps and Tyler's head is cut off!!The dogs know when it's Christmas morning! They go straight for their stockings!!! S anta always brings them giant bones and some toys to destroy within the next week! They sure are fun while they last!!Tyler - this is my "WOAH! OVERWHELMED FACE!"New train! Yeah!! I don't have to ride Sissy's princess car!!!!Hailey got her Sleeping Beauty Vanity along with many many more Princess Accessories!This was the first year Hailey had any specific requests. She wanted to get all of the Princess that belonged to the Princesses she already had. She was very excited to see them under (around) the tree Christmas Morning.YEAH! Boy toys! BALLS!!!Car stuff!!BABY BATH TUB!!! Hailey saw this Disney Princess Baby Bath Tub back in October, and to this day it is still in the list of things she wanted for Christmas. I was really shocked that she compiled a list in her head back in October and the list stayed the same!Funny Tyler...OK...Not sure if if this was the intentions when Santa brought the Vanity. Come on, boys...that's why he brought cars & balls!! Dad-Dad...you should be a beautician!Helping Daddy with his gifts....A Wii!! YEAH!!!!I love my boy!My babies got a very special Motherhood Necklace for me.And my Honey hid my gift.....And it was a very lovely right hand ring. SMOOCHES! Love you babe!Daddy & his first son! Hailey is also completely obsessed with Dr. Suess charachters. Mom-Mom found a Cat in the Hat! So cool!Diva in training! (Honestly, I don't think much training is necessary!! What a great Morning!!!