Holiday Catch-Up

Oh... we've been busy already this month. I can't believe it's half over and I haven't blogged about the holidays or anything else. There's so much I have to share with everyone. First, I'll start with the holidays:
Christmas Eve Eve was spent playing BUNCO at Ash's aunt and uncle's house.  This holiday tradition is one of my all time faves. I'm sad to report that Mario and I were not the Table 1 champions we once were. I think we're gonna make a strong come back next year though. 
Christmas Eve was spent by attending church, where Ashton went potty in the church toilet probably 7 times and poop once, so needless to say... everyone went to church but Ash and I spent the majority of it in the bathroom.  I made sure we were in the pew for the singing and lighting of the candles during Silent Night... it's my favorite part of the service.  Afterwards we went to my aunt and uncle's house and then to Ash's parent's house. Christmas Eve is probably one of the busiest days for us during the holidays.
Christmas was spent alone at our house. We opened presents, ate enough probably for the entire week, watched movies, took naps, played dress up, shot a few hoops, sang Happy Birthday to Jesus, and simply enjoyed each other.  We celebrated with Ash's family on the 26th and my family on the 1st, both occasions were wonderful and our children were showered in gifts.
New Years Eve was spent at Jon and Mandy's annual cocktail party.  The overall turnout was smaller, but all of my favorite people were there.   We spent the night dancing, singing, eating, laughing, and having fun.  Jon's rendition of The Little Mermaid's Les Poissons is definitely a memory that'll make us laugh for a long time. 

The holidays are a busy busy busy time of year and I might complain a little about having something to do every single night of the month of December... but really I wouldn't have it any other way.

Here's a few collages of the holidays:

Christmas

New Year's Eve

Sometime Early New Year's Day

After the holidays were over I found myself quickly getting my house back to normal.  I organized almost every single room and closet in this house.  While taking down the decorations I took a minute to take a picture of my new favorite flower. 

This Amaryllis was a birthday gift to me and I absolutely LOVED watching it grow.  This flower was amazing the way it bloomed so incredibly fast into a bright red shimmering flower.

Gorgeous!

Speaking of GORGEOUS...

my nephew, Kellen Dean, 

was born a little after the new year on his due date,

January 5, 2010.

Caitlyn and Ashton love their new cousin.  Caitlyn is absolutely precious when she holds him and takes care of him.

It snowed sometime during the holidays too, so we bundled up and played outside.

That's a wrap.