Thursday, December 25, 2008

Christmas Day

The stockings were hung from the chimney with care... even that "Damn" stocking!  Yes, I said it and I am referring to Chase's stocking.  My Grandma made all of her Grandchildren stockings and my mom decided to carry on the tradition with her own Grandchildren.  So far she has completed only one... Landon's.  She started Chase's four years ago, but only finished about one-fourth of it.  As I was leaving home after Thanksgiving break she handed me Chase's un-finished stocking and asked me to finish it for her.  Well, that would have been fine had I known how much freakin' work went into it!  On top of the hours ahead of me to complete it by Christmas she didn't send me home with all the supplies so I had to run around town looking for the matching sequins and more string, multiple times!  Needless to say, I spent MANY hours working on it to finish it by Christmas even with the discouraging comments by my husband to just go out and buy one.  Chase was so excited when it was finished and even gave me his own input on how he wanted his name on it.  It turned out very cute, but after that I'm now sure I will not be carrying on the same tradition of making my Grandchildren stockings.  I told my mom to start working on my future children's stockings now so that maybe by the time I have another one she will be at least half way through with it this time.

Turned out very cute, but will forever be thought of as that
"Damn Stocking"

Homemade sugar cookies and milk for Santa
with carrots for the reindeer

Christmas morning with Landon on his new bike!

Chase is our little snow bunny and is constantly playing in it.
The new sled was a huge hit this year!

It took Santa FOREVER to find a Mizzou football this year!
It was the only thing he asked Him for and who knew it would be so hard to find.

I absolutely LOVE this picture of Chase.
It explains Christmas morning for him so well.
He got a million action figures this year and has loved every one!
(Notice the Transformer underwear peaking through... love it!)


Christmas was wrapped up with "Guitar Hero Rock Band" this year...
which I had now idea we were getting, thanks Santa!


The boys trying to figure out the new game.  
It has been a hit in our house and everyone has fun playing it.

Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Merry Christmas!

Wednesday, December 17, 2008



A little info about the company!

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