Christmas- Round 2

We just got spoiled this year-we didn't have to travel AT ALL and Brett was at home from Christmas Eve until today.  We tried to get out and play a little bit despite the ridiculously cold weather and snow but mostly we just stayed home and LOVED it.  We did have Christmas with the Kriegs on the 30th and spent New Years Eve at PaPa and Grandma Becky's house!  The kids all had SUCH a Merry Christmas!

 Annie in the cafe at Kaleidoscope, the Childrens "museum" in Tulsa

 Avery doing her grocery shopping

 Annie picking out the perfect apples

 On Wednesday, our cousins arrived for Krieg Christmas, yeah!!!

 Avery and Evie opening their gifts from Grandma Becky and PaPa

 Annie was SUPER excited about her new baby

 The big girls LOVE their Bitty Twins and they were so cute playing with them!

 Anna was in rare form..she was dressing up and WANTING to have her picture taken

 i took advantage of her willingness to pose- it doesn't happen often.  Supergirl to the rescue.

 Modeling her new clothes from Aunt Tiff and Uncle Dylan

 Loving on her PaPa

 Avery took the twins grocery shopping with us at Target in their new stroller from Gigi.

 Adios to Christmas vacation- heading out the door!

A WHITE Christmas!

Well things didn't go exactly according to plan this Christmas but it was a fabulous and memorable, not to mention WHITE Christmas none the less.  My brother was supposed to make it in Christmas Eve and his flight was cancelled but he was able to fly in about lunchtime Christmas day- and we had a fun filled couple of days :-)!

Making Reindeer Food on Christmas Eve morning

Anna discovers a new way to get more icing

 My sweet girls in their sweet Christmas jammies

 I cleaned out the toy box in preparation for the new toys arriving...the girls couldn't stay out of it!

Avery opens her present from Anna on Christmas Eve

 Anna tries to open her present from Avery

 A new Ballerina Barbie!

 Ahh...the theme of Christmas this year.  Anna eyeing whatever Avery has (and vice versa)

 Anna's baby on her new potty :-)

 Avery braves the snow to throw reindeer food

 Anna was NOT thrilled with the cold weather

 Avery was determined

 The snow just KEPT coming!

 Warm inside and making Santa's plate with dad

 GOOD (EARLY!) Christmas morning!

 Annie's haul

 Avery and mom look at the school playing stuff SANTA delivered

 And checking out her Barbie house

 Ahh..Bob, mom and I made a Christmas Eve morning run to Target and ended up wtih matching undies for jd and Brett.  We thought it was hilarious.....they didn't see the humor but they humored us anyway.

 Avery wants to dress up- all the time- and I do mean ALL the time.  My aunt sent a BOX of dress up clothes (dance costumes) a little over a year ago and Avery wears them more than she wears her own clothes so THANKS AUNT MILLIE!!!  She also loves to perform...she called JD up to sing with her but then sent him back to seat shortly after.

 Dad is called to the stage next but he wasn't given much time either.

 Dad and Avery ready to build a snow bunny

 Cute

 I caught her eating snow SEVERAL times ;-)

 Anna wanted nothing to do with the snow but she wanted to be outside!

 The girls went sledding today in a pool boat- Avery LOVED it!!!!

Santa Claus came to visit!

I know, 2 posts in 2 days- who am I, right?  Jenny just took some pics I couldn't resist posting!  Our neighborhood HOA brings Santa in every year and he will come to your door, stay for a few minutes and talk to the kids while you take your own pics.  This is the first year we have participated and it was the best $20 I've spent on Santa visits!  There were no lines, the screaming was minimal, the kids were genuinely excited (other than Anna who was quite concerned), and Jenny takes MUCH better pics than the old ladies at the mall- whom I believe I paid over $40 last year for a so so picture.  Anyway- yeah for a FUN neighborhood activity and YEAH for Santa pics :-)

Someone's here...who is it?  (Notice my kids keep their distance!)

Avery and Santa review her extensive list

Maddox helps Santa with his list

Mimi, always the serious one, listens to Santa

2 of my favorite kids EVER- Santa says they are on the NICE list

Anna cautiously hugs Santa

Anna was NOT happy about sitting on Santa's lap :-(

She was okay- as long as dad stayed CLOSE by.  UGH, I love my family

The kid photo- Brett's a kid, at heart

Bye-Bye Bumps for Santa.  Annie wasn't too sad to see him go!

Merry Christmas from the Kriegs!

I'm a BAD blogger but I thought I'd at least post some pictures...that's all anyone cares about anyway, right? 
Hope your season is FULL of JOY and focused not on all that NEEDS to be done but on what HE has already done FOR you.

Buddy Bear

In Pre-K it is a VERY exciting day when your name is pulled from the hat on Friday and Buddy Bear gets to come home with you for the whole weekend!  I am actually quite relieved that the weekend friend is just a stuffed animal because I remember when I was in Kindergarten, I had to bring home the class hamster and I dreaded that day then and I would dread it even more now.    Anyway- Buddy Bear came home with Avery on Friday and she could not have been more thrilled..I just finished the photo journal from the weekend..here's a sneak peak :)

Avery had plans with a friend on Buddy's first afternoon at our house so he took a nap with Anna while she was gone

On Friday afternoon, Avery & Buddy headed to ballet with Miss Jenny

Saturday, Buddy Bear made a trip to the zoo with Avery, Anna, me and my parents

Buddy Bear was excited to meet his BEAR friends...SIC 'Em, right?

On the train with Bob and Gigi                                  

On the Carousel with Avery and her classmate, Isley

Buddy sitting with Avery after her pedicure with mom and Gigi

At Church with Griffin, another friend from school

After church lunch

Playtime at La Fortune

Avery and buddy Bear tucked in for their last night at the Krieg household