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Christmas 2013

Another Christmas has come and gone...why does it always go so fast?!?!?  I was grateful to be off this Christmas so I could enjoy the day with my family.  I kicked off the morning with my parents and a delicious pan of caramel french toast!  YUM!!!  Then, the rest of the family arrived and we enjoyed a feast of food before diving into all the presents that were under the tree.  The kids were lots of fun to watch as the opened all their gifts...here are a few snapshots of the chaos fun...

Cooper being his usual ornery self

Lily Ann and her Mama

Lily Ann and Ruthie opening presents

Cooper is really getting into this present thing!

Lily got a barbie!

Luke was so funny...he opened one gift and then played with it for 30 minutes before returning to open another...

I think he was saying, "Oh WOW!" in response to a toy that made noises...and then he would grab his cheeks in disbelief!  :)  It was hilarious!

Cooper liked patting Baby John on the belly

And Baby John was just as happy as could be!  :)    


Now that the holidays are over, I'm trying to settle in for a really long winter.  It's been so cold the last few weeks that I feel like we've already lived through 8 weeks of winter!  Unfortunately, we have at least 3 more months of this...ugh.  But I'm grateful to have my sweet little puppy to keep me company this winter.  She hasn't mastered the fine art of snuggling yet, but I am hopeful that she will soon.  For now, she is content to run all around the house squeaking her chew toys, barking when I don't pay enough attention to her, and begging for treats.  :) 



She seems so calm in these pictures, but don't let her fool you!  She is a little tornado most of the time!  We were laughing at her on Christmas Day when I let her into the living room after we had opened presents...mom called her a bull in a china shop.  That is EXACTLY what she looked like.  There was wrapping paper flying everywhere as she made her way through the room!  Lol...we laughed and then promptly returned her to her crate in the basement.  Maybe next year she will have settled down enough to relax and just watch as we all open presents...


Sophie must've been a good enough little girl in her short 3 months of life to earn some Christmas presents from Nana and Papa, Uncle Ben and Aunt Mel, Uncle Mike, and Aunt Lindsey and her family.  She LOVED all of them!  Her favorite by far is the Hippo chew toy that squeaks when you squeeze it.  It took her about a week to figure out that she can make it squeak just by chomping on it.  Now...the squeaking never ends.  (Thanks Aunt Lindsey!)  ;) 



Anyway, those are the highlights of the past 3 weeks.  I hope you all are staying warm and healthy as we head into the most brutal part of winter...sigh...bring out the mugs of hot chocolate!!  :)

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  1. JudyJanuary 5, 2014 at 3:03 PM

    Oh my such a fluff ball! That combing out you gave her, and her bath today, must have made her go poof! So adorable!

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