Christmas 2011

Christmas Morning was so much fun this year!  With Christmas falling on a Sunday we got up and the girls were able to unwrap their gifts, then we got ready and headed to church, after church we were able to be a part of delivering meals to a few families!  This was such a neat experience once we found our way to where we were going (Jesse learned never to leave me in charge of getting directions :)!  After we delivered the meals we headed to Granny's house and then packed up and headed to Papa Chuck's house!  It was a fun day of Thanking God for sending his son, serving others, and spending time with people that we love!  

On a side note...Our family does NOT take the best morning pictures :)  LOL

Our sweet girls and Penelopea (of course :) on Christmas morning

Opening Gifts!

Penny had to have her own gift too!

Allee made Jes this #1 Dad shirt

LOVE THEM!

Mama with her 3 little sweets

Addi, Hannah, Allee, Emma, and Elli

Merry CHRISTmas!

Christmas Eve with Grandma and Papa

We are blessed that we live close to our family and are able to celebrate the holidays with them!  It makes for a crazy couple of days but we love getting to see everyone :)

Chase, Hannah, Emma, Allee, Grace, and Penelopea

CrAzY Kids!

This puppy is NOT loved :)

Cousins Forever!

Hannah with Uncle Bubby

As the girls would say...BCF...Best Cousins Forever!

Chase and Al...don't let this picture fool you...LOL

Grandma and Papa!  YOU ROCK!

Christmas Program

Allee and Emma were part of our church's Christmas Program this year, "Dude You Hear What I Hear."

It was a super cute program that helped remind people that Christmas is not about the presents it about Our Savior's Birth! 

Al Pal singing her solo

Emma in the choir

Emma's putting a little attitude to this song!

Al's facial expression in this one crack us up!

Jingle and Dingle :)

After helping Emma's class with their gingerbread houses I was able to go to Allee's school for a little treat.  Al's 4th grade class preformed a few little Readers Theater skits!  They all did such a good job and the skits were super cute!  (Esther they made me think of you :)  Nice job kids and Thank you Mrs. Glidewell for making learning fun!

Allee with her sweet friend Emily

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Allee has been blessed this year with this sweet friend!

Emma's Kindergarten Class making gingerbread houses!

Wow fun times in Mrs. Buckner's Kindergarten Class!  What an AWESOME teacher she is to take on letting here kindergartner's each make their own gingerbread house!  After lots of creativeness and honestly not as big of a mess as I figured it would be, they had their completed masterpieces!  I was honored to be able to be in the classroom and help with this fun project!

Emmie with her table at school!

Emmie with her completed Gingerbread House

Nice Job Em!

Thanks Mrs. Buckner for lots of Fun memories!

Steelers Game in KC

A good friend of ours was getting rid of her Steelers vs. Cheifs tickets.  Of course I knew I had a guy who would love to go! My plan was for Jes and his dad to go...but Jesse had a different idea.  Since I had never been to a pro football game he wanted me to go with him.  I was very anxious about going....but we had a good time.  But...I would much rather watch from home ;)

Santa Visited Beyond Blossoms!

Santa Visited Beyond Blossoms!  It was such a fun but busy day!  Here are a few snips of what went on at the store!

Time for Santa...(aka...our old friend)

 Here are a few of our FAVORITE visitors from the day!

My cousins' sweet little ones :)

A friend of Emma's from school

Annie helped serve cookies

One of my close friends' that I grew up with daughter 

This is one of my FAVORITES

Our sweet friend Tammy helping make sales!

Papa Chuck's Deer from Kansas

Papa Chuck went to Kansas hunting and came home with this Monster!  Way to go Papa!

The girls with Papa Chuck and his Kansas Deer

Jesse (Scruffy McGruff) and his Dad

Penelopea Sophia Sheppeck was added to our Family!

We added a sweet new addition to our family on Allee's birthday!  Penelopea Sophia Sheppeck our new puppy!  Allee had already picked her out and knew she was going to get a her but she thought it was going to be another week before we would get to bring her home from my Granny's and Aunt's kennel!  Sooo  she was quite surprised when she got home from school to find sweet Penelopea waiting for her :)  Happy Birthday Al Pal!  Hope you and Penelopea have many fun memories together like I had with my childhood dog, Snuggles!

Hannah getting some snuggle time before Allee saw her!!

Allee realizing that the puppy in Hannah's apron wasn't a stuffed animal

Allee in disbelief!

Allee and Penelopea

LOVE!

What better way to spend your birthday!  Your best friend, Your Sisters, and Your New Puppy! 

Happy 10th Birthday Our Sweet Al!

 Oh my goodness our sweet girl!  Where is our time going?  How can you already be 10?  As you like to remind us...you are double digits now :)  We love watching you grow into the beautiful young lady that you are becoming!  We can't wait to share many many more years of celebrating your birthday with you!  We pray that God continues to guide your path!  Happy Birthday our beautiful, energetic, faith-filled, prankster, goofy, hardworking, lovable, smart, soft hearted, animal lover Al Pal!

We LOVE you!

Daddy, Mommy, Hannah, and Emma