Christmas 2008

Whew! We had a whirlwind Christmas!!!! I can't even begin to tell you all about it, nor do I have time thanks to our impending move, just a few weeks away! So just enjoy the pics... they kind of speak for themselves!

Christmas at Grandma and Grandad's

Every Year we get together with Daren's mom's family at his Grandparent's house for a little Christmas Celebration.

There are now, 9 great granchildren under the age of 5. It is so crazy, but so fun! I always look so forward to it. They all just crack me up.

Mc is the oldest girl, but she spends most of her time rough housing with the boys... I know you all find that had to believe. This year though, she did find a pretty good friend in cousin Harbie and they followed each other around like little puppies all night!

It was fun as always, and you can see how much they've all changed here!

ICE!

Last Monday, Mc and I, my Nan, mom, aunt, and cousin had a girl's day and went to see ICE at Opryland. It was freezing the day we went and Mc was pretty foul. Once we got inside however, she forgot all about her bad mood and had a blast!

It was even colder inside than out, but it was worth it. The things they can do with ice... it's amazing! Mc's favorite thing, by far, was the ice slide. She had everyone there take her down it! By the time we were through, she was ready to go, but she didn't get away without a treat in the girft shop, courtsey of Nan, and lunch at the Rainforest Cafe.

It was really fun.. in fact, we might have to make our "girls' day" and yearly tradition!

Breakfast with Santa

Every year, a group of us go to Breakfast with Santa. It's all of our old friends from before marriage days... we all have kids now, and they love being together as well! The breakfast is fabulous. It is the calmest b-fast in the city. Super laid back, serve yourself, let your kids run wild, easy pleasy!

This year, they even had little crafts setup for the kids to do while they waited to see Santa. It is always a fun time and we all love getting together one last time before Christmas.

We can't wait until next year!!!!

Our First Gingerbread House

This year, I made my first Gingerbread House. Gimmy invited us over to make one with her and she's an old pro! It was fun although, I spent 4 hours doing it! I was happy with the final results and plan to make another one next year.

Here's to hoping that my assistant (aka McHaney) will refrain from eating all the candy and help a little more the next time around!