Sutton Family Christmas!

After a long drive (that the girls did great on)- we arrived Monday night in Memphis. So glad to be there! We got to Memphis in time for a late dinner with the family- girls bath- and night night. After we got the girls down the elves got busy- well all except one "lazy" elf. We will cut him a break since he did just drive 11 hours. We literally sat up Christmas around him- sorted gifts and everything and Ken just snoozed right on through. Here is Honey's Christmas tree this year- I never know how she is going to decorate it... but this year she chose a "Kid" tree. It has ornaments that the girls can mess with and not hurt. She even put a few sentimental "works of art" of Lauren and mine.

Example: here is a candy cane I made in 4 year old kindergarten (I think). The back story on this is- Laurens is a perfect shape with the white and red stripes- looks like a candy cane.... Here is mine....

It looks like something you might see in your yard (HA!) I like to think it is higher level thinking skills that I decided to mash the colors together and make this???

Mattie LOVED the tree! Everytime I turned around she was in there looking at it and messing with the ornaments.

Let the games begin! Tuesday morning- The 3 little Bairds came over for Christmas morning!

Looks like we are ready!

Scott looks SO EXCITED over his book!

Ken got a reindeer that poops from Libby- it had $20 on the back, too!

Trying to take turns...

Notice Mattie in my dad's lap- now you see her-Now you see her backside! :)

I can't believe I got all 3 in a candid photo- there is no use trying for a posed one!

Our sweet family!

Little me (that looks like Ken). Hailey LOVES the camera!

Look who sat on a bow... she is a great present!

This Cosmetic surgery book made Ken's Christmas- after he got it- I lost him to it every night. That is ok with me- I need him to know how to fix what breaks with time! HAHA!

Libby in a box!

My girls wanted to wear everything they received and play with all their toys! They loved it!

Doesn't it look like they are in deep conversation? Probably discussing who is cooler- Caillou or Elmo?

Fianlly, the last presents...

Honey and PaPa gave the girls their own little table! It was PERFECT! Aunt LaLa, Scott, and Libby gave the girls the refrigerator to their kitchen! It is behind my mom. We now have the complete Pottery Barn Kids pink kitchen thanks to LaLa! We love it! Come on over and we'll cook you something GOOD!

Look who LOVES Sugar! :)

All in all- a great Christmas with my family. Now off to celebrate with Ken's next!
xoxo,

Christmas morning in Galveston!

I guess Mattie and Hailey must have been GOOD girls this year! *wink wink
Santa sure thought they were special. Here is the set up before Mattie and Hailey got up... which I should add- they slept until 9am.

Love at first sight- our pink wheels! Maybe this is a glimpse of the pink cars to come when they turn 16! I'll have to check into that!

Sweet Mattie- thumb and all

The girls LOVED the cars so much that they only wanted to open presents sitting inside of them. Too cute.

They both got their own baby Stella doll. It really has been a good tool in easing Hailey off the night/night pacifier. It isn't gone yet, she is just seeing they are for babies. In time...

In full swing- we got this present opening thing down pat!

I must have been good too...

Santa brought me the new Tory Burch shoes that were also on "Oprah's Favorites" list! Love them!

In our stockings we found lots of fun treasures like snow globes, playdoh, crayons (more of them), strawberry shortcake dolls, and PANTIES! (it is almost potty training time!)

At the drive-in... watchinkg Toy Story 3.

While the girls napped I whipped up our favorite funfetti birthday cake- for our Happy Birthday Jesus tradition. It is my goal to have the girls first associate Christmas with Jesus' birthday and then with Santa. :)

Mattie and Hailey both love saying "Ho, Ho, Ho". and wearing a Santa hat.

Hailey also has a new found love of wearing everyones shoes!

I hope you and yours had a very Merry Christmas!

xoxo,

Twas' the day/night before Christmas...

Here is how we spent Christmas Eve- Galveston style!
We started the day with breakfast at The Sunflower- YUM! The girls did great- we are finally at a point that makes going "out to eat" not make me want to pull my hair out. :)

After breakfast, we headed to the park! The girls LOVE it! They are so big and so independent. I still get so nervous with all the climbing and sliding... but they do great! :)

Daddy enjoying the monkey bars too!

Hailey- all by herself!

After naps, we made Santa special cookies! We enjoyed a few too!

After dinner, we headed to the candlelight service at church. Unfortunately, there was no nursery- and we could only stay for 3 songs. The girls were good and happy, just VERY talkative. Mattie spotted someone in a santa hat- and wouldn't stop shouting "Santa!!"

At that point we opted out! :)

At home Ken read the Christmas story from the Bible and we opened one gift Christmas Eve...

a color mat to sort our colors on!

We ended the night with everyone's favorite- piggy back rides!

finally, after a very eventful day- Santa's elves hard at work! Pictures to come soon of Christmas morning and our Memphis trip!

xoxo,