Christmas... Part 1

christmas was amazing. i love christmas- i love all the little things to prepare for it. i'm all about starting new traditions within our family. we had such a great time back east. my mom does such an awesome job at making everything so perfect... when i say perfect... i don't mean, in a perfect kind of way- i mean just how i remember christmas. christmas day was so fun- it was great to see the kids get so excited about their presents. maddex loved his remote control truck... he still plays with it everyday. the best part about christmas for me was having our cousins come visit from pa, ny and ut. i wish we could all live in the same city... we have so much fun together. i love being with my family... they are all so great. i am so glad i was able to be home for christmas. 

*this is only christmas part 1... michelle has christmas part 2- lot's more fun stuff... 

santa had some yummy treats...

i'm a big fan of the photo name cards...

i love this picture.. i love shauna and dads face...

brody and maddex did this over every gift... quite funny.

grandma got maddex a barn and tractor... so cool.

tanner recieved a laser for his gun

mom surprised shauna and i with a girls trip to ohio in may... for a huge antique/flea market show. 

dad made a huge breakfast- like always.

ok so... trying to get a picture of all three kids in their pj's, which i made, was a real experience... we have about 50 pictures of the same position...all weird faces and gestures... so i have chose a few of my favorite... 

this was a "reel" hit... ha

my mom has the prettiest decorations... i love all of it. 

christmas dinner... so formal, yet still in our pj's :)

aunt shorty's toffee. yum.

the great grandkids... 

the grand-daughters... 

this is how it mostly went... the guys in one room:

the girls in the other:

crystal giving m. a hair cut.

mom took us to a park with lots of cool christmas lights- this was m's favorite... we drove through the park twice. 

to be continued... :)