Warm and Fuzzy Christmas!

We were all soooo excited for Christmas this year! Even Jordin was, although she's not sure why!


Here's my sweet girl in her Christmas dress. I tried to get one with all three but Jordin wouldn't cooperate.

Pace and Shea in their fancy Christmas Duds. Pace even picked his tie this year.

Our Magical Christmas at Gramma Luvlee and Papa's house. Santa even left footprints. Pace found them at 2 o'clock in the morning and almost woke up all the kids. Thankfully Papa was awake when he did it or they may have had Christmas while we slept!

Christmas Eve morning the kiddos got to make cookies for Santa. They put lots of time and decorations (and tongues hanging out) into each one! In the end they got to eat three and give one to Santa. Pace and Shea both picked their smallest. I think they were just helping Santa watch his weight!!! :)

Shea ended up with more cookie dough in her mouth than on the pan. She is her mother's child!

On Christmas Eve we had an amazing dinner and then we had a little program. It started out with our little "Angels" singing Silent Night. It was sooo sweet. Little Pace sang his heart out. Made my eyes sweat a little!!

Every family had to come prepared with a talent. Since we live in Deming we decided to do Feliza Natividad. Pace was our lead vocals, Shea and Tip on guitar, and Jordin and I on maracas. This is what happened after Pace whipped out the Jumping Beans. Things got a little crazy!

A Christmas tradition we have is new PJ's on Christmas Eve. Here's all the cousins that were there in their Christmas finest!

Since we were little we always acted out the Nativity Scene. It's probably one of my very favorite traditions! I LOVED being able to watch my own precious children participate in it! Pace was a Wise Man, Shea was Mary, and Jordin got to be Baby Jesus. All I have to say is that Mary really did love her Baby Jesus!

Tuff as the Star, Lauren the Angel, Asher and Rex as the Shepherds, Katie and Pace as the Wise Men, Jett as Joseph, Shea as Mary and Jordin as Baby Jesus.

Pace has a very vivid imagination and so he gets a little scared of things like tooth fairies, leprechauns, and Easter bunnies. But not Santa. For some reason he absolutely LOVES Santa. He even put out Reindeer food for the Reindeer. They ate it all up and dropped a bell on the sidewalk. He told me he was going to keep it for always. Then Santa brought him a star to put on his tree and he said , "Mom, Santa must really like me. He gave me a star, a bell and a bike." Yes Pace Santa does Love you! You're a special boy!

Shea wanted "a Girl, a Boy and a Horse" from Santa this year. (from Rapunzel) She also wanted a "Tinker Bell Crown." Luckily Santa was able to get it for her. She was one excited girl! This year she was almost more excited to hand out presents and collect the wrapping paper from everyone else's than opening her own. I had to keep refocusing her. It was all to exciting.

Daddy got a Six Pack for Christmas. That is a six pack of Dr Pepper in a fanny pack. What a lucky man he is. Actually he got a gun and was VERY excited about it! He must have been a good boy! And do you love the PJ's? When we were first married I bought him Jammas every Christmas and he would never wear them again. So this year I just re wrapped some of his old ones. He was a great sport and wore them the whole time! He just needed a night cap!

Jordin didn't care what she got. It was all just so exciting to her. She was all smiles the whole time!

It was an amazing Christmas, with amazing food, amazing memories, and amazing people! And make sure you come back in a couple of days for the "Brown Network Food Challenge... Ginger Bread Houses." You'll never guess who won the 10 cent prize, certificate and ginger bread trophy! No not Brother! You'll have to see!!! :)

Ready Or Not I'm Growing Up!

Pace's First Day of Kindergarden! You can tell who is Grandma is because he posed for a million different pictures! He was so excited he practically ran out the door!

Eating Breakfast at school for the first time. Everyone gets free breakfast and lunch at his school. He was so excited to eat in the Cafeteria like a big boy!

Shea wasn't quite as excited for him to be going to school. She had a really hard time! I have to admit. I did too! Just cried a little though.

Pace lined up with his class to go inside. Mrs. Snow, his teacher, is counting them. 36 Students! They are hiring a new teacher very soon! Poor lady!

This is a picture Pace made in Preschool. It says, " My Mom the queen is waiting for my Dad to come and get her!". "The dragon is trying to get the Knight away from the castle." I'm so glad someone realizes I'm the Queen! Cute boy!

Pace lost his first tooth and was sooooo excited to put it under his pillow and have the tooth fairy come. As the night got closer he got less and less excited. When it was time for bed he was scared to death to go into his room. He was so scared that she would come when he was still awake and scare him. He was so scared that we finally had to call the tooth fairy and ask her if she could come the next day while he was at swim lesson instead. The tooth fairy said that was fine and when I hung up with her Pace was staring at me in amazement. He said, "You just talked to the tooth fairy, that's so cool!"

Pace with his dollar from the tooth fairy!

He's not so scared in the day time. Okay he was! He wouldn't even go into his room after swim lessons without me and his dad. Goofy kid!

Putting his tooth under his pillow!

He's growing up! So exciting and yet so sad! Love you Pacer Bug!

Camp Gramma Luvlee!!!!

I'm so bad. I have been meaning to blog about our AMAZING Camp Gramma Luvlee for 2 months and am just getting to it! We went on a Time Travel Adventure! It was soooo much fun!
We were met by the Absent Minded Professor (my dad) and he told us the risks of traveling in his time machine. Let me tell you they were scary! After everyone signed a consent they were aloud to enter the time machine.

This pictue is priceless! We were able to capture what their faces looked like when it first started up. Pappa is a GREAT time machine builder. It had a flashing light, and shook and made a loud sound. The kids were a little freaked at first.

They were greated in the 60's by a very Groovy Chick, Crimson Haze! She'd had one too many Special Brownies but she was able to help them with their Square problem anyways. She taught them the lingo and how to dress!

All in all these Squares turned out to be pretty groovy kids!

Then it was off to Woodstock. What a way to start the show with our very own Jimmy Hendrix! Ryan is such a great sport!

We had some totally awesome performances! Such as: These Boots Are Made for Walking by two very sexy chicks!

Do Wa Diddy Diddy Dum Diddy Do! Love the shirt Pace!

The Yellow Submarine. Even did Jimmy's dance in there!

I've Got You Babe. Merrill liked the woman thing a little too much! It really ticks me off when he fits into my pants and looks better in them than me! Not fair!

And In the Jungle The Lion Sleeps Tonight! Even though some of the band quit last minute it was very Groovy!

The next day we boarded the time machine and were off to ancient Egypt. I can't figure out why the kids were scared to death this day, can you?

I think my mom thought it would be funny to make me Indiana Jones and see me squeeze my big ol booty through our tiny pyramid opening! We were on a quest to find Cleopatra's gold and her husbands heart! We have some brave little explorers. Okay, not so much!

Some gorgeous Egyptian Princesses! After finding the gold they got to dress like egyptians and eat like them too! We learned all about mummies and tombs! Then that night the older kids got to go on a search for the mummies heart! We had lots of fun scaring the pants off them! It's a good thing the Gilliam girls were there to protect Merrill!

The next day we went back to the caveman and Dinosaurs! First we had to design our skins. Aunt Elizabeth did quite a good job!

We got to design our own spears and were taught to hunt. We even went on a hunt for giant Dino eggs!

The fourth day was Knights and Ladies. Shea told me, "Mom I don't want to be a knight, I want to be a lady so they can rescue me! So cute! They got to all dress up in royal attire. Shea wouldn't take hers off the rest of the week. They had a blast jousting, fighting the mean mean dragon (Merrill, he showed NO mercy!) and doing a relay (don't mess with Danii :).

Being presented to the Queen. Introducing Lady Total de Saster! Okay, she drew that name randomly by pulling a sword from the stone but it couldn't be more fitting!!!!

Pace LOVED being a Knight. So much in fact that he's changing his whole room into a castle! Sir Ham of Burger protecting his lady! Love this picture!

Queen Mandy and Lady (can't remember her name right now). Aren't they gorgeous!

That night at the royal ball the men had to woo the lady's. Here is Shea's Knight in Shining Armor!

Love Love Love this picture! Jordin with her Knight in Shining Armor! Okay what girl wouldn't want him after seeing this picture! I have the sweetest nephew in the world!

On the last day we were taken to the 50's and that's where we stayed! Here's Pace in the "Lay the Kiss on Elvis Game"! Love the red lips buddy! All my other pictures from this day got erased and I can't figure out how to get them back on. Bummer!

On the last day the Dads all came and got to do some of the games the kids liked best! What fun it was to laugh at them doing them! Especially the Lay the Kiss on Elvis Game which of course got deleted with my other pictures some how. Grrrr....

That night we had a 50's Sock Hop at Dan's Diner! It was a blast! Especially because we had our favorite people in the world there! The Gilliams! We love them! Who else would dress up with us and be crazy! Camp Gramma Luvlee wouldn't be complete without them!

Jordin even had a poodle skirt! Gramma Luvlee is so cute! Love this picture!

Here's the family at the sock hop! I know, so attractive!

Thank you Gramma Luvlee and Pappa for an AMAZING Camp Gramma Luvlee! We had a blast and made tons of memories we'll never ever forget!!! I know that when I go back in time this will be at the top of my memories to visit!!! We love you tons and tons!