Christmas Morning

The stockings were hung by the chimney with not so much care at 4am!
As usual Brock was up at the crack of dawn, and he drags Bryson out with him.
The stockings!!!!!!!
Checking out what the other got.......really they are making sure they both got the same amount!!!
Only on Christmas morning can you have a Coke at 7am!!
Nice hair!!

Look who decided to wake up!!

Bryson showing her the new books! Don't worry she isn't drinking it.
Look at the twinkies!! They both got these shirts for Christmas and wore them Christmas morning, too funny!! Great moms think alike!

The first present at Grandma G's goes to Brynlee!! Brynlee loves her cousin Jake. She goes to him every time we are together.

Sugar just what you needed!

Little B's new teddy bear.

Gifts, Gifts, and more Gifts!

Money just the right size!

Bryson's Yo-Yo, just what he wanted!!!!!

More Wii games!

Check out my new wheels!!!!!! She loves her new wheels that is still the first thing she goes to in the morning!

After we opened presents we played a fun game with ornaments. It was like a white elephant gift exchange but with all new ornaments. Some were pretty, some were "manly", some were funny, and some were just plain ugly!! It was a lot of fun. Look at what Amy and Andy got.......pretty!!

Nothin' like a good hunt on Christmas! Brock aka "Elmer Fud" trying out his new BB gun. That possum was in the wrong place at the wrong time! Let's just say without going into details that this possum is now in possum heaven!
A little sledding down the ice hill!
Nice Goggles!!

Brock went flying down the hill straight into..................

a TREE!

Annual Family Movie Night!

Just starting to watch the movie!

Daddy had the popcorn so Brynlee quickly changed seats!!

The blankets are out and Brynlee is no longer into the movie.........shock!

Just about ready to fall asleep.

And she's out!!!!!

Daddy's out too but the boys and I made it to the end! The three of us are a little die hard when it comes to Christmas movies!

We had our annual watching of The National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation tonight. We turned all the lights off except for the Christmas lights, popped some popcorn and we were set. This is one of our favorite Christmas movies. We all snuggled up and had MANY good laughs. I think we could probably recite most of the movie!! Tomorrow night we plan on watching The Polar Express! I love Christmas time!!

Christmas Break!!!!!!!!!!

This is what it looks like outside.....ICE and lots of it.
We had an early start to Christmas break thanks to Mother Nature!!!!!!!

Our first batch of cookies.

Brock decorating his own cookie, because his mom is too picky to let him do all of them.

Brynlee loved eating the frosting off the beaters.So much that she stole her brothers and NEVER gave it back!

She found the Santa hat and tried it on.........

Looks pretty cuteBrock with his deer in the headlights look.

Bryson came out from the kitchen and Brock leaped over them! (I know I know it is a little dangerous but no one has got hurt yet and I'm having a blast watching them!)

The boys have been pushing Brynlee in her doll stroller all over the house. She thinks it is hilarious along with the rest of us. They are having a blast. They are now Bo, Luke, and Daisy Duke running around the house and the stroller is the gereral lee..........hhhmmmm I am thinking that would be a cute Halloween costume for next year!!

A Proud Momma??!!

I have always dreamed of having a little girl. A princess, a sweet precious princess. Dresses, Tea Parties, and bows in her hair. You know how the poem goes Sugar and Spice and Everything nice that's what Little Girls are made of, well they had not met my daughter.........................................

One might notice there is NO bow in the hair why..............because it is pulled out the second it is put in! One might also notice the food all over her face and hair from eating. Such a lady isn't she. If that were not bad enough....................

I should be proud this is the one thing she does do on command. Saying hi, counting to 2, and waving bye bye all when the mood strikes.....picking her nose EVERY TIME she is asked!

She blew all my dreams out of the water tonight when she did the double picking!

Anyone care to guess who taught her this trick................the proudest big brother ever!

So I have changed the poem to.........Hair of Macaroni and Bananas and fingers up noses, That is what my little girl is made of! What more could a mother want I ask...........NOTHING!!!

Basketball Time

#31 Getting ready to go in.

Austin, Ashton, and Bryson

Bryson is playing basketball this year for the Prairieland Titans. It is a traveling team with kids from the Olympia District. He has a great group of boys in the league. They have a lot of fun together. Almost all of his close friends play so he is really enjoying it. These are a few shots from the game last weekend. He is a lot of fun to watch!

Visit with Santa

Brynlee and Santa 2008

Brynlee had her first visit with Santa last night. Brock said he was "too old" to sit on Santa's lap so he just watched from the side. I guess Santa will not be bringing him anything this year!! Brynlee didn't cry but she didn't smile either. She just kept looking at him and then looking at us!

Sunday Afternoon

Getting a good picture of all three is about impossible.

Doesn't she look rotten!

I am sure if you look by the word sweet in the dictionary, this is what you would see.
Bryson being a dork because he was tired of me taking pictures.

Ready for the ISU game.

Got a new camera and wanted to try it out!