Here's KK all dolled up for her Christmas chorus performance. It's basically the same performance as the one from the previous week but they get to "dress up" in fancy clothes.
Kids did a good job although the boys looked like they would rather be at the dentist's office getting a cavity filled without novocaine. Naw, they weren't that bad. I just have a flair for dramatics I guess.
I had to work Christmas Eve so the hubs had to make sure everything was ready for Santa. He had Costco chocolate chip cookies and milk set out for him and what do you know, he ate the cookies and drank the milk!! No pics unfortunately. I wasn't going to attempt to make cookies again after last year's miserable batch.
Santa gave the kids little stockings with "coal." HAHAHAHA!! Santa was just being funny this year. They still had their regular stockings filled with all kinds of goodies.
A new beanie and gloves! Perfect for Big Bear.
Some make-up too!
I had to wake up Drew since he probably stayed up half the night waiting for Santa. (actually, he probably was online playing games)
A new car stereo!! Strangely, every box was written in Spanish.
A uDraw pad! I'm hoping to play some Pictionary this weekend.
Drew loves him some new jammies!! Probably because he wears them about 90% of the day. These were not written in Spanish.
This one's a biggie!! What's inside??
New undies!! HAHAHA! The hubs wrapped it in a huge box to throw him off.
A car emergency kit. Lord knows he needs it with his driving skills.
Witness the Christmas miracle-he's helping his sister open her present.
Just what she's been dying for!!
Skates!! I see lots of trips to Roller City.
What could this be??
Dammit, he already knew what it was before he opened it.
Mas Espanol!! It's a pedal for his guitar. I need some new ear plugs.
Can't go without a picture of the Christmas destruction.
Too bad Santa gave him a broken amp. Need to send it back. Or maybe we can just send it back and get something else that's a little more quiet. hehe
Our traditional french toast souffle. Soooo good!!
Not a flattering angle for me. Yeesh.
Talking to Brandon and Hayley. They didn't come over til the 26th and stayed for a week.
Drawing with her new uDraw.
Another Christmas miracle-setting up his sister's new laptop that Santa got her. Santa got a great deal on it during Black Friday.
Wow, I had no idea that I looked that bad getting home from work in the morning.
It's our turn!! What is it??
I was really excited for my make-up remover. Can you tell?
Love how Drew is totally into my moisturizer.
See how interested he is??
Hubby's turn!
I got him one of the books he's been wanting to read-Steven Adler's biography.
Muah!
Whatchu pointing at?
Off to Gawa's house for Christmas dinner. We had chicken with some kinda wine sauce, garlic mashed potatoes, a foo-foo salad, fruit salad and rolls. The veggie had lasagna from Stouffer's.
Reading one of her teen magazines that Santa left for her. She's looking very teenager-ish here and I don't like it.
We clean up pretty good! And that's me after only 3 hours of sleep.
Opening Gawa's gift. What is Gawa doing in the background??
Tillys giftcard!! Now she can buy herself some new jeans without holes!
And a Sam Ash giftcard for Drew!
Don't forget the popcorn! Despite the weird face, he loves popcorn. Strange fact, the empty bag smells awful in the trash.
Opening her gift from the Florida clan.
Love the expression!! A Lost encyclopedia.
Opening our less exciting gift.
Wow, Kaelyn is catching up to her Gawa.
Not a good look for Drew.
Much better!
Me with my super sweet hubby.
Getting ready to make pies for Christmas dinner part 2
Chopping up some chocolate for the rocky road cheesecake. It was kinda meh.
I was really hoping it would be spectacular but it wasn't.
Hay checking out her "coal" from Santa. HA!
Brandon and his "coal." It was actually chocolate and it looked like a turd out of the wrapper.
Really Santa? Suspenders??
His parents are going to have their hands full with this one in a couple years. ;-)
From the hubs' stepmom and her hubby-thanks guys!!
Gawa's gift.
A giftcard to her favorite store-Justice.
Another Tillys giftcard. Now Brandon can get more beanies!! (ugh)
Brandon gave KK his fuzzy, girlie socks.
A Madden 11 game for the Wii.
A wristband for her new iPod.
Don't even have a response to this face. It's really hard to get a nice picture of him.
See what I mean?
Finally, a new tv for her room!!
Same for Brandon! Now we will see them when they are picked up on Fri and not again til they go home on Sun.
Yummy Costco ham. Had enough left over to make a ham, cheddar, broccoli bake the next day that even the kids ate.
Betty must have been cold, she's all bundled up!
Randy and Kristine, the lovebirds.
Getting ready to get our grub on. I had to work again that night so I ate and ran. Lucky for me that meant no cleanup!!
The kid table.
Another awesome Christmas filled with family and good food.
