A Thomas & Friends Weekend

This weekend Thomas the train came to our neck of the woods, so of course we couldn't miss the fun. This was our 3rd time to go see Thomas and friends and we hope to go every year until the girls get too old... We LOVE all things trains and the fun times that we find at the train station. The Thomas people add new little extras to the exhibit each year and that is certainly fine by us. Each time we have been, we find new and different things to entertain us and this year's trip to Calera proved to be even better than the last!
We planned to go last Friday with our playgroup, but it rained, so we rescheduled for this Friday.
We got up early, got ready, and headed out at 9:30AM. Thankfully it wasn't raining, but it was quite a bit chilly out. We picked up a friend that lives in the neighborhood and headed south. There was no traffic and we made it there in record time.
Upon arrival, we met up with several more friends and had the best day ever! When we go to Thomas each year we don't even ride the big Thomas train because it is so expensive, but we do, do TONS of other things for little or no money at all!
Upon arrival, we acquired a map and started on our journey around to all the stations to get it stamped for a fun prize at the end of the day. In the midst of getting our paper stamped, we jumped in the bouncers, got some Thomas tattoos, had fun sliding on the big slide, played at the many train tables, colored and made stamp art, rode the steam train TWICE,(the conductor let us ride again because one of our friends lost her shoe on the first time around) we listened to music, had a picnic lunch, played putt putt, went to story time, got balloon animals from the Thomas clowns, and fed the goats at the petting zoo. Whew...I hope I didn't leave anything out...and wouldn't you know that about 20 minutes before we finished all of these fun activities, the sun came out and the chill left the air. A little too late for us because it was about two o'clock and we needed to head home!
Here is a short video that we took during lunch...if anyone knows the music man's name let me know...we would love to get a CD.

Also, you can click here to see some more fun pics from our day!

After we had pretty much finished all the activities, my camera battery died and so we took that as a sign to head out. We cashed in our stamped paper for a fun prize, loaded up the mini van, and got back on the interstate. This time northbound and we were so thankful that we had already been to Thomas because the traffic coming into town was majorly backed up...we even heard that some of the people heading to Thomas missed their train ride because of all the traffic!
The girls were all worn out and were nice and sleepy upon arrival home. They both took a big ole nap while mommy got some things done around the house.
After the girls woke up from their nap, daddy came home from work and took us out to eat at Jim and Nick's for some yummy dinner! During dinner we told daddy all about our special day out with Thomas and he shared with us some pretty interesting tidbits of his day as well.
The next day, our friends from Ocean Springs came in town to see Thomas too. You see, Thomas doesn't go to every town and they had never "met" him before, so when they heard that he was just a hop, skip, and a huge jump over to Alabama, they couldn't resist checking it out. They even got tickets to ride on the big Thomas the Tank Engine for the ultimate Thomas experience. They had a great time visiting with Thomas, but an even better time visiting with us! ;-)
We decided to go out to Pizza Pro (imagine that!) for dinner and met some other friends there too. We helped our sweet friends' baby girl celebrate her 3rd birthday....the kids had a good time, eating pizza, running around, and they even all got to hit the big gong at departure time! The adults had a nice time as well. We didn't ring the gong, but we did have a chance to have a little bit of grown up conversation!
After dinner, we stopped at the grocery and decided on some Bud Select and Strawberry Arbor Mist...just can't resist the mist...and headed home to have a drink or two!
Our guest pooped out pretty early because of their long adventurous day, but hubby and I stayed up late drinking and talking! :-)
The next morning we all went to Sunday school and church together which was a very special treat! How nice to have our sweet friends with us visiting the house of the Lord...and on such a special day~Palm Sunday! We originally planned to attend the church Resurrection egg hunt and picnic, but it got cancelled this year.

:-( I guess whoever decided that we shouldn't have it had a direct connect with God because it surely was raining cats and dogs all morning and it wouldn't have been a good day for a hunt OR picnic at ALL! Instead, we ate lunch at Habanero's. (shocker, I know.) After lunch, we went back to the house to let the kids play for a few minutes and then our friends had to get on the road back home and hubby had to head to work.
The girls and I snuggled on the couch and fell fast asleep listening to the rain pitter patter on the windowsills. The perfect ending to a great weekend with Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends!

A Very Valentine Celebration

On Thursday, Brooke had a Valentine party at school. She woke up and was so excited to bring a Valentine present to her teacher and goodies to exchange with all her little classmates. Mrs. Rocket organized a cookie and ice cream sundae celebration. Brooke came home and told me all about it.
She said, "Today we had a Thanksgiving Party!"
You mean Valentine's?
"Yes, 'Balentine's' is the day about loving and sharing and caring and smiling all day long! We had that kind of party!"
"And I didn't even have to pull a spot!"
Mrs. Rocket has them "pull a spot" if they disobey or break a rule. Brooke has only had to pull a spot once (and she totally thought the world was coming to an end) since August...a far cry from last year's Valentine's day!

After school, we headed to dance... the kids danced and Miss Joy had a special Valentine necklace and sucker for all the girls.

My Brookie sure does enjoy getting special treats on special days...she is just like her mama!

Today, we had the Mommy and Me Fun Friday playgroup party. I bought a load of balloons and other assorted pink and red paraphernalia, planned lots of Valentine activities & crafts, made treat bags, decorated cupcakes and then delivered them to the Brands for our little Valentine gathering.
April got her home ready and even made some really pretty heart shaped sugar cookies too.
We ended up with about 20 kids running around. Each of the guests brought valentines and exchanged them after doing crafts, playing games, and having a picnic outside. The kids and mamas too all had a lovely time!!
Thank you so much April for letting us play at your house...you were quite the hostess! :-)

After the party, the girls and I ran an errand and then came home to make some chocolate covered strawberries...well actually they worked on a MESS of their own while I covered the kitchen in chocolate!
We waited a little while till Daddy got off of work and then met him at O'Charley's...I know, I know, not the most romance place, but I agreed that we wouldn't have an extravagant Valentine's day dinner and hubby wouldn't get me a present if we could go to Mardi Gras next weekend and so O'Charley's is so not extravagant and so that is where we went! Besides, we LOVE free stuff and we had a free appetizer coupon, a five dollar off coupon, and they have free rolls and kid's meals, so we ate tons for just a few dollars.

After O'Charley's we went home and let the girls open their goodies. Bailey wasted no time and busted open a few chocolates before we could even stop her! And even though we weren't supposed to get presents, I got hubby some new luggage. Our old stuff all had broken zippers and so it was a pretty much a necessity. I got a great deal too...if you are ever in the market let me go with you and I can get you a grand old deal as well!

After opening the goodies it was time for dessert. We had an assortment of Valentine candies and we devoured this plate of chocolate covered strawberries in no time.

I must say we all thoroughly enjoyed (click here to view all the pics) THE DAY!
Hopefully, tomorrow we won't be too bummed out that everybody else is doing their Valentine's thing and we just have a regular day!
Even though I didn't even receive an official Valentine's present this year...the love that Hubby and the girls give me each day far outweighs any ole present that money could buy... gotta LOVE that!
"So Jacob worked seven years to pay for Rachel. But his love for her was so strong that it seemed to him but a few days." Genesis 29:20

Please share with us how your Valentine's Day was filled with JOY and LOVE?

Zing Zang Zoom...The Greatest Show on Earth!

The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus comes to town every January and for some reason we have never gone, but this year we noticed the ads on T.V. and in magazines quite a bit and my Cookie Monster kept asking to go, so I went online to Ticketmaster to check it out.
For a seat in the lower section to "Zing Zang Zoom" it would be $26 for the ticket + a convenience fee of $5.25 per ticket and a facility charge of more than $3 per ticket. Add it up and that would make one ticket cost like $35! I had to come up with a plan because that's way too expensive for our budget!
After a little research, I found out that I could purchase group tickets for groups of 15 or more at super low discounted prices. I found out that the day and time that we wanted to go would only be $12.50 a person. (no fees and under 2 get in free) SOOOO, if I got the group tickets rate, my entire family of 4 could end up going for $37.50. Hello...that's almost the same price as just one ticket at the regular Ticketmaster price!
Now all I had to do was find 15 people that wanted to go...
I decided to make the circus a Terrific Thursday event in January for the Mommy and Me playgroup and viola!!...28 circus fans decided that they too did not want to miss the circus this year!
I made a circus goodie bag for each family attending with their circus tickets inside and distributed them the week of the big event.
With our tickets in hand, we all counted down the days because we were so stinkin' excited about going to the "Greatest Show on Earth" that we could hardly stand it!!!!

Finally the big day arrived! Thurs started off with business as usual...I brought Brooke to school and Bailey and I ran errands until about 1. After school, we skipped dance class and headed straight home to take a nice long nap.
I knew we were going to be out late and I wanted the girls to be in a good well-rested mood at the circus.
After our naps, we got dressed and headed northbound.
The circus was downtown at the BJCC~7:30PM, so we met daddy and some of the other circus goers at the Jim and Nick's on 11th ave for dinner around 5 o'clock.
We got a table for 15 and filled up on tons of cheese biscuits and an assortment of yummy entrees. It was a nice time of fellowship and a great pre-cursor for the BIG event.
At around 6:15PM, we headed over to the BJCC for the Clown College that was starting at 6:30. Daddy just works about 1 block from the BJCC, so we parked at his office building and saved the $7 parking fee...WOO HOO!
On the way in the circus, we noticed the bootleg cotton candy and souvenir guy...he claimed that he was selling 1/2 price cotton candy and 1/2 price light sticks, so we fell for it and bought some. We were so thankful that we did because sure enough when we got inside, the cotton candy was $12...YES that does say twelve dollars and the light sticks were twenty!!!! (Another $16 saved! :-)
We found our way to our seats, which were super great by the way...just close enough to the action, but far enough away that you couldn't smell the animal poop! We all took turns going to the potty and then Brooke and I even went down to check out the clowns up close.
At first Brooke wasn't sure about the clowns, but after I FORCED her to take a picture with Joy the clown she decided she liked them after all. She actually even told me today that Clown Joy was her favorite memory from the circus.
If Bailey could talk, I am sure she would tell you that the cotton candy was her FAVORITE! (Originally Brooke is the one that HAD to have cotton candy because Dora had it when she went to the circus, but after she tasted it she wasn't even a fan at all!) Bailey was gobbling it up by the mouth full and even tried to swipe other people's cotton candy from under their seats. After I cut her off from the cotton candy,(she was getting a little high from all the sugar) she decided that she would eat some popcorn and had a lot of fun with that as well.
Throughout the night, she would eat, watch the show, dance a little, clap and then repeat the process. I had as much fun watching her as I did watching the real show.
Brooke was having a super fun time as well until she got a popcorn kernel stuck in the roof of her mouth behind her tooth and gums. Poor little thing was miserable for about 30 minutes until daddy was finally able to get it out at intermission.
During the break, all the mamas caved in and bought each the kiddies a $9 snow cone. Expensive sure, but at least it was in a cute little souvenir horsey cup! The kids all got super sticky and messy trying to eat those expensive concoctions, but the kids smiles made them worth every last penny.
The animals and acrobatic acts were all really outstanding and the lights and special effects helped it to make the show just plain over the top~fantastic. Actually we all enjoyed every single one of the acts, but I must say that the elephants were our absolute FAVORITES. It is just amazing what they can get those gentle giants to do...just amazing!
I tried to take lots of pics, but you really can't capture the greatness of the "Greatest show on Earth" in 2-D.
Really y'all, if you haven't been... GO...take your kids...it is too much fun!
The show ended well after 10 and we had one super tired and one super wired kiddo on our hands! We walked back to the car and this time headed south....back to the house we went.
Bailey passed out about 2.5 seconds after we got into the car, but my cookie monster was still raring to go even after we got home at around 11!
We finally all got to bed after midnight and I decided that us girls would sleep in today and have a jammie day...it is just what we needed.
All day we have been experiencing quite a bit of post circus depression w/cotton candy withdrawals and all, so when daddy got home from work we all slipped on some sweat pants and headed to IHOP for all you can eat pancakes. We knew the sugar in the syrup was bound to make us feel better. There, we stuffed our bellies full and reminisced about the circus....Good times!

Bailey's First Time in the Pool!

Bailey has been hanging out at the pool since Memorial Day, but has yet to take a dip until today! Daddy brought her a few times, and said he couldn't handle both girls in the pool at once. He made her stay in the stroller. She has been with me several times, but I couldn't get in for 4 weeks after my surgery, so I would just let her put in her toes. (And she loved it of course)
So finally today, (a few days before I was actually supposed to get in, shhhh!) Miss Bailey enjoyed her first trip IN the pool! She LOVED it! We even had a party for her.
Not really...it was actually the playgroup "Summer Kick Off Pool Party", but she didn't know the difference.
We had a cookout with lots of goodies and I think a good time was had by all. Here are a few pics from our day.

Brooke and Bailey enjoying a "tea party" by the pool.

What am I supposed to do with these boards??

How about another hot dog?

I need a nap people. I'm just a little baby!

We're ready for dessert!

Lounging in her float...this is the life! (She would have stayed in all day if I let her, but she started to turn a little blue after a while. )



Oh yeah...we got snacks!


Y'all stop eatin' and get back in the pool, people!

Afternoon Tea Times Two

Today we went to have a picnic and tea party at the Botanical Gardens with some playgroup friends. It was really a gorgeous day for being outside. Evidently everybody else in town thought that it would be a good day to go to the gardens too, because the parking lot was packed! In spite of all the cars, it wasn't really that crowded at all. We waited for all to arrive and it was time for a flower tour.
First, I thought we could use the beautiful rose garden for a fun photo op, but my big girl did not want to cooperate.

After that we went on an "adventure " as the kids were calling it. We saw lots of flowers and trees. A favorite activity was visiting the Koi pond where we watched the fish swim and the turtles sun bathe. We even went rock climbing. ;-)

The stroller girls weren't too interested in the Ol' garden adventures. They hung back to plot their future. HOLLYWOOD here we come!

Exploring sure makes you hungry! Sooooo, we found a nice shade tree to sit under and eat our lunch. After our picnic, we had a totally terrific tea party. The sweet raspberry tea and "goodies" were quite yummy. Cheers!

Hey...where is my tea and goodies? Bailey had fun playing with an empty cup and plate. (Poor little thing. She is such a good girl that I forgot to feed her. She went from 7:45AM to 2:30PM before she even made a fuss.)

After we had tea, Jackson and Brookie disappeared! After searching high and low, we finally found them way over there, sitting closely~right in the middle of this beautiful arbor!

We're betrothed, didn't you know!

It was getting late, so we decided we better get on home! On second thought ~HOLLYWOOD CAN WAIT~ cause we need a NAP!!

Brooke passed out seed packets to everyone, so that they too could enjoy beautiful flowers at home! We headed to the house to rest, but instead Daddy came home early and Pop came over. Brooke insisted and so we had yet ANOTHER tea party. Two in one day...YAY!

Tonight I was planning to go to "Crop Until You Drop", but I was having so much fun with the fam I decided to skip it. Instead, we went out to eat and did some shopping! We bought the rest of the electrical stuff to wire up our new outdoor fan and we bought 2 new big girl swings for the swing set out back. We also picked out some concrete pavers for the patio I am trying to get hubby to make me for Mother's Day!

(Note to Hubby: Hint Hint! ;)

Lotta Huntin' Goin' On

Palm Sunday weekend~one of my favorite times of the year!
This Palm Sunday weekend was filled with hunting eggs. It was good practice for the most special hunt next week at Mimi's. Brooke has been calling her for weeks now saying, "Are's the eggs still hiding for me Mimi?"
So you know when we actually broke out the baskets and plastic eggs around here she almost had a fit!
On Friday, we had our 3rd annual playgroup Easter Egg hunt and party. It is always so much fun. The 1st year we had it at Stacey R's and this was the second year in a row that it was held at Linda's. She lives out in Vestavia and has the best yard for hunting and playing, although this year it did rain the night before and it was quite wet and chilly.
We didn't let it spoil the fun~ we still had a ball inside. We played with JP's toys, painted pictures, made edible crafts, did the chicken dance and bunny hop, and had an indoor picnic in the living room. We finally did hunt the eggs outside~it was just a little bit wet. After the big hunt, the kids loaded up on tons of sugar and then everybody headed home to take a nap, when all the sugar wore off of course! It was a nice time of fellowship for the mommies and all of the kids seemed to have a good time too. Thank you to Linda for graciously opening up her home to us!
Like I said before, Palm Sunday is a favorite time for me. As a kid, I have fond memories of lining up and waving the palms down the middle aisle of the church as a way of remembering how our King entered into Jerusalem before he died on the cross for us. I miss that tradition, but at our church here we have another nice Palm Sunday tradition. Each year we have a Resurrection Egg Hunt and Picnic on the church grounds. This year God was so good and gave us a most beautiful day! The kids all got lots of eggs (the church hid over 1500 eggs) and then the older kids each read a part of the Easter story from the Resurrection egg set. I love resurrection eggs and have had a set for many years. When I was teaching I would sneak it into lessons in public school and I would also make my adult family each read a part every year at Easter before we had any kids. We haven't used it lately, but I am looking forward to incorporating it as a regular part of our Easter traditions when Brooke gets a little older. Maybe next year she will be mature enough to get "IT"! After the hunt, each family found the most perfect spot on the grounds for a picnic and had a yummy lunch. Penn stocked up on plenty of the baked goodies provided by the church for Brooke and him. Bailey and I were good and didn't even splurge at all. (I've gotta lose this baby weight!) Brooke had a big time socializing and playing on the playground. We sat out there for a good while and soaked up some rays. We even all got a little bit pink!
It was a great Palm Sunday weekend with a lotta huntin'!
I'm looking forward to next weekend for the grand hunt at Mimi's and you KNOW Brookie is too!!!!
O LORD, save us; O LORD, grant us success. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the LORD. From the house of the LORD we bless you. Psalm 118:25-26

Happy Leap Day!

Today is Leap Day which only comes once every 4 years. It calls for a mini celebration~don't ya think?
So I planned a Leapin' Lizards Playgroup at Pump it Up. On Fridays from 10:00-12:00 they have an open playtime for $5. We had a coupon for buy one get one free, so it was only $2.50. A bargain for all that FUN!
Ten comes pretty early around here, so I was once more rushing to get us ready and there on time.
Bailey pooped on her clothes AGAIN, so I left her lying naked on the floor and ran upstairs to get some clean clothes. When a came back a few minutes later, this is how I found the girls! Yep,lesson learned...your 3 year old is NOT an adequate sitter even for a minute or two!
After removing all the stickers and finishing up our getting ready routine, we headed out the door by 9:45 and got to Pump It up only a few minutes after 10. Yay!
It was a little crowded, but not too crowded. Our play group alone had 9 mommies, 17kids, and 1 adult cousin. It was super fun to watch the kids play and I of course got to slide on the big slide with all of my little friends. So much fun! Does that count as exercise?
After about an hour and a half, we decided to wind it up and start thinking about a lunch plan. We decided on O'Charley's cause you know the Bullock household is all about free kids meals and rolls.
I passed out Leapin' Lizard treat bags stocked complete with candy and a rubber lizard. Brooke was so determined to get a pink lizard that it concerned me a little. I explained to her the night before that we get what we get and we don't care a bit and wouldn't you know the last one I pulled out to give her had a pink lizard in it. I think she must have really prayed hard for that lizard! ;-)Psalm 37:4
"Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart!"
A few people opted out for lunch, so that left us with 6 mommies and 12 kids. Oh my, you should have seen the enthusiastic look on the poor waiters face. He was NOT thrilled about the situation at all. We ordered and our drinks and the food came without too much confusion. We ate drank and were merry. We were enjoying all this food for mere pennies and then the bad news came...
Starting in May, O'Charley's will no longer have free kids meals anymore! Whaaaaaatttt? Nooooooooooooooooooo! It can't be true!!! Tell me you are kidding! I know isn't it sad?
When I told hubs he almost got physically ill...it is a real heart breaker for us. What next? Are they gonna start charging for the rolls too? At least we can still continue filling out surveys for free appetizers. ;-)
After our leap day playgroup ended, we headed over to Hobby Lobby. Bailey slept in the car seat while Brooke rode in the back of the buggy enjoying her 1st Fun dip. They were both very well behaved while I picked up some Swarovki crystals for my bracelet making pastime. They were on sale for 50% off!
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Back at home we had naps, and then daddy came home. We talked, played, ate venison tacos and Mexican rice for dinner, and then Daddy and Brooke made chocolate chip cookies with M&Ms for dessert. The kids were off to bed and Penn fell asleep while we were watching a movie.
It was a great Leap Day...too bad it only comes once every 4 years!

December Days

I thought I might post some of the fun Christmas-e type stuff we did this year. Here are a few highlights of our holiday season...
December 1-What a busy day! We started out at the Alabaster Christmas Parade. Brooke and I rode in it for Corky Bell with her dance class friends. Penn and Bailey watched us from the parade route. I was lots of fun and we are looking forward to doing it next year! I really think that is a great way to start off the Christmas season, so we will try to incorporate it into our yearly traditions. Oh and did I mention that the weather was PERFECT!
After the parade, we stopped by McKinley's Snowman 4th Birthday Party to bring her a present and have some cake. Brooke got lots of cute snowman party favors too. Penny did a great job on the "theme"!
We rested a bit and then our neighbors babysat Brooke and Bailey and we went to a little Christmas get together at the Hinkle's. The food was really yummy and the fellowship was good too. Thanks for having us over Hinkle's!
December 5-Each year Nancy throws a Christmas brunch for her bible study ladies. It is always so festive and totally yummy. She makes the best homemade cinnamon rolls and lots of other "to die for" favorites. She also wraps a gift for each lady. This year we all got SLAH wall sconces. So cute! She is an awesome leader and a great spiritual mother to me and lots of other woman that I know. Love ya, Nancy!
December 7-Tonight we went to Brooke's friends 3rd birthday party. Of course it had a Dora theme. The daddies hung outside drinking way to much beer while the mommies chatted and the girls played. Brooke's favorite part was the goodie bag with the whoopee cushion in it! It was a fun time for all. Happy Birthday Beth Ann!
December 8- Another busy Saturday! I started the morning with Abi's baby shower brunch. I got to see some friends that I haven't seen in a while. It was great to see Abi and everyone is so excited about the arrival of Baby Jack soon.
On the way home, I did some Christmas shopping and then it was back to tend to the girls. That night we went over to the Kitt's. This year we combined the Refuge and Encourager's Christmas parties. We had gumbo and lots of appetizers. My favorite was the snowman poop! I will have to get the recipe from you Wendy! We played dirty Santa and Penn and I~after a couple of steals~ended up with a $25 gift certificate to Habanero's. It was hysterical to watch everybody. Our cheeks were even hurting at the end of the night!
December 10- Today is Brian and Kim's 30th and 32nd Birthday. Happy birthday y'all!!! Sorry no present this year. :-(
Penn got an early Christmas present though! He brought home a new gas grill and we BBQed chicken in the cold. So much fun.
December 14-Today was the playgroup Christmas party. It was hosted by Heidi and we had tons of fun. Go on over to her site to check out the precious pics. Thank you for being such a gracious host. We had a great time!
After playgroup we waited for daddy to come home and we headed out to Chick-Fil-A for some dinner and then to the Briarwood Live Nativity. It was so awesome. Another tradition we hope to continue in our little family! It was great to see the various scenes and we even knew one of the Josephs. It was Penn's friend from work and he did a fabulous job. The hot cocoa at the end was a nice touch too!
December 15-The rain tried to ruin our plans, but we didn't let it. We went out to Sumo for dinner with the Clements and then to Zoolight Safari. We got a new membership to the zoo, so we got in for free and it was great to get some pictures with Santa.
It was quite different this year with the addition of Bailey and Brooke's new found love for the jolly old fellow. Thanks Clements for hanging with us in the drizzle. We always love spending time with you!
December 17-Today Brooke had her dance Christmas party. It was complete with a little dancing and tons of junk food. My girl is like her mama and she loves to party.
December 18-Another party...Today it was the MDO Christmas Party. It was not as sugary as yesterday. Brooke enjoyed have pizza and lots of cookies. But the most fun was playing with her friends.
December 19-30 Off to Baton Rouge for the rest of the month. We enjoyed eating out and shopping almost everyday. We baked tons of cookies together and sampled lots of different treats! I gained 3 and 1/2 pounds, so I guess that means I had a tasty Christmas. On Christmas eve, we always go to Candlelight Service and have gumbo for dinner. Right before church Brooke found a scooter and lots of toys in her Mimi's closet and was asking about them. She actually even rolled the scooter out of the closet and said, "Can I ride this?" I had a panicked look on my face and said, "NO, PUT THAT BACK!!! THAT IS NOT YOURS!!" She put it back and didn't mention it again. Oh my word...I didn't know what to say.
That night, Brooke left a huge plate of cookies for Santa. She had quite a bit of trouble falling asleep. She was trying to listen for the bells on Santa's sleigh and was really worried about Santa's arrival. Santa left loads of presents for Brooke, Bailey and Peyton.(Brooke's cousin)When Brooke got up on Christmas morning she was a little overwhelmed. Peyton and Bailey were clueless. It was Peyton's first Christmas too(he is 10M) and he was walking around just checking it all out.
Santa over did it as usual~we will have to have a talk with him(Mimi & me) before next year!!!
It was a pretty laid back afternoon. We took our time and fixed a yummy Christmas dinner. We always have the same feast as Thanksgiving. Everyone had a fabulous family day!
A couple of days after Christmas we took Brooke and Bailey to see "Alvin and the Chipmunks." They both did awesome and I loved it! It brought back such memories of my childhood day with the chipmunks. Can you believe that my husband had never heard of them before? So deprived!

I look forward to next year when sweet little Bailey can get in more on all the action!