Staying Warm!

Anabelle is all bundled up for the cold!

Christmas Take 2!

Lily, Tristen and Aidan open gifts!

Tristen loved the Buzz and Woody we got him...he wouldn't put them down!On Sunday we headed back to St. Louis and had Christmas at Grandma and Grandpa's house! We got more great presents and played with our cousin Tristen!

Look at me!

Look how big I am!

My new trick!

Belle can now climb up on Matt's leg and is so proud of herself! She just laughs and talks! She is getting close to crawling!

Visiting My Grandparents!

Anabelle with her great grandpa Frank! (Anabelle is 8 months old and Grandpa is 86!)

Grandma Jesse hold Belle and was talking up a storm! (Grandma is 83 and Belle is 8 months!)

On Christmas day the girls all drove to Ironton to see my grandparents! It was a great visit! I was so happy I got to see my grandma and grandpa! They visited with Lily and Belle!

~Anabelle Devaney's 1st Christmas~

Look at how pretty I look in my Christmas outfit!

Ready for church!

Daddy and Belle!
Taking a break in my Christmas tutu!
Snuggling up close to my Pa Pa! (She is quite fond of her Pa Pa!)

Anabelle loves her new phone!

Unwrapping presents for the very 1st time!
Belle loved the paper and did a great job opening gifts for the 1st time with the help of her Pa Pa!

Lovin' Nana and Pa Pa!

Pa Pa feeds Anabelle her bottle...

The kids could not get enough of their Nana!

~CHRISTMAS 2010~

Christmas morning....

The coolest rocket ever...
Tinker gets Strawberry Shortcake.

Christmas Eve...Tinker unwraps presents from Nana and Pa Pa...

Lily hugs her new tutu while Aidan unwraps the clock he wanted so much!

We headed to Cape on Thursday and from there on it was nothing but Christmas fun!

Thursday: Went to Beth's to play and hang out and then to my parent's house for their Christmas party! (FUN!)

Friday: To Church and then to open presents with family. Big dinner and lots of fun with my family!

Saturday: Santa came and then to my grandparents while Aidan. Matt, and dad went to the woods! Came back and relaxed and enjoyed some more time with my mom and dad!

Sunday: Headed home and then went to Matt's parents to have Christmas again!

It was busy...it was chaotic...and it was fun! The kids had a great Christmas and we had so much fun visiting with family and playing with our cousins! The kids got everything they wanted from Santa and now our house is bursting at the seams! We have so much to be thankful for and are so lucky to have so many people to share the holidays with! What a great Christmas!

Things to remember...

Matt and I were leaving for my holiday party...

Lily: Mommy, you look beautiful.
Me: Ohhh Lily, Thank you!
Lily: Mommy...you have really pretty elbows!
Me: I do....why thank you!
Lily: Oh yes mommy, I just love your pretty elbows.

Oh, I just love the stuff that Tinker comes up with.

This morning....12/22

Tinker is sitting on Matt's lap.

Lily: Daddy, where is your hair?
Matt: I don't know lily...where did it go.
Lily: Mommy took it...Mommy took it all!

Ho! Ho! Ho!

Mrs. Amy gave Belle this Santa hat.....

We are in the holiday spirit at our house!

Look who is eating and smiling!

Anabelle Devaney is smiling while eating some squash! Keep smiling girl! Mommy wants you to like to eat!

Getting ready for Christmas!

This is called "Pass Rudolph's nose"...Vaseline on the nose and you pass it from child to child.

Musical Chairs.....

This is T.J. and Aidan. This is Aidan's best friend at school! They get in lots of trouble together.

On Friday, I went to Aidan's Christmas Party and then we spent the day together running errands and eating lunch out! It was great to spend some quality time with my little buddy! On Saturday I spent the evening wrapping presents! I am proud to say that I am finished! I have finished all of my last minute shopping and we are ready! Now, I am trying to keep every one well....we all have a cold. I am hopeful that Anabelle is getting over hers. Aidan and Lily's cough gets worse by the day so we will see what happens! I am getting so excited to go to Cape! 3 more days!

Snow day!

Well, I was so excited when I got the call that school was cancelled. I figured I needed to do some major updating with the holidays so close! We have been busy...shopping, parties, and trying to get everything done that you have to get done with 3 kids and Christmas fastly approaching! One of my best friends went on bed rest and so I have been worrying about her and her twins and praying those babies stay put for a while. I am hoping we can get Caleb to play for a few days. Aidan and Lily would love that. Aidan's last day of school is tomorrow! He has his Christmas party which should be lots of fun! I am hoping to do some much needed wrapping and finish up a few odds and ends. As busy as the holidays are...I just love them! I guess it is just a reminder of all we have to be thankful for. I just love seeing my family and Sam and Ella. Watching the kids get gifts from Santa is priceless. They are so excited! Every day we get the mail and hang up our Christmas cards. The kids just love looking at all the pictures and cards. I am so ready for Christmas break...also trying to get all of the family healthy....we have had lots of colds and coughs and stomach bugs. Hopefully we are almost over it all. This tends to be the hardest part of the year for Aidan with his asthma so I just pray he stays healthy. He has a cough that would blow Santa away! This time next week I will be in Cape with my family and hopefully full of holiday cheer!

My 1st time in my highchair!

Belle enjoys some peas!

She looks so little in this enormous high chair but she seemed to like it!

Every day I am so thankful for all 3 of my kids! Anabelle just brings us so much joy!
Anabelle loved being the same height as Aidan. She couldn't take her eyes of him! She loves her brother and he does a good job of entertaining her! He would make her laugh and then I would sneak in a bite of food! (She is doing a bit better eating her food but it is still a lot of work to get her to eat!)