Merry Christmas

Hope everyone had a great Christmas and got at least 1 thing you wanted. My holiday was very fun and packed full of visits. It started out on Christmas eve, we made sure to have everything done that we needed and started out at my Uncles house, for my moms family, and spent a little time there. Ate dinner and opened presents before we had to leave. We got a bunch of nice stuff; some cheese and trail bologna(he good kind), scrapbooking stuff, a James Patterson book, a new movie(Green Lantern), and some clothes. Then we headed on our one hour drive to visit Alex's grandma and his moms side of the family. Enjoyed some good company their as well, and got some nice things; brownie mix, bath and body works, dish towel and gift cards. We finally made it home by like 11:45pm and I put Alex's stocking stuffers in his stocking and put out the rest of the gifts I had hidden then went to bed. My cousin liked the letters I made her which I was happy it took me a while.

The letters I made my cousin....

Christmas day started out at my brothers apartment with my parents as well. We ate some awesome brunch, and spend sometime hanging out and enjoying the company. There we got a new clock, a board game, couple more new movies (Rio and Despicable Me), ornaments, hoodies and DSi game. My mom loved her griddle we got her, and the DVD player from my dad and she got a ereader from my brother but he gave it to her early. My brother liked the aromatherapy heat pads I made him. My dad got some nice work boots and we got him some pj pants and a zipup. After my brothers we came back home and opened presents. Alex got me the first two movies in the twilight saga, and The Christmas Wedding, James Patterson book, and a iHome, its an alarm clock and iPod charger in one. I really like it, now i can listen to music to wake up 2 and better then our crappy alarm clock. After our house we went to his moms then to his one aunts house in Carrollton and then stopped by at his other aunts. Finished off our holiday season today, the 26th with his dad....we see him on Christmas but open presents with him later.

A lot of stops trying to fit in both of our families but I wouldn't have it any other way, I hate all the driving and stops but I love spending time with family. I couldn't imagine not going to his families house or mine ON Christmas day. A fun filled day. I can't believe this was me and Alex's 6th Christmas together and 2nd Christmas together as husband and wife, where has the time gone?!? :)

Christmas morning before going to my brothers....

Christmas Eve

Preparing for the Holidays

Well a little late, but we had a great Thanksgiving. It started the week before at work. We had a Thanksgiving family dinner, during lunch time. We all sat together in the school agers room, and any family members that could attend came and sat with their child/children and we all ate turkey and mashed potatoes, and all that comes with it. After wards the parents left and the day went back to pretty much normal. Then it continued on to Thanksgiving Day. We woke up early and made breakfast while watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade! We started the cooking and finished up last minute things while we waited for people to arrive. We had family over like we have since we moved into our place. This year consisted of my mom and dad, his mom and step-dad, and his dad, my brother and his girlfriend, and his grandma and cousin, and his older step-brother. We ate great food and enjoyed great company. Overall a great day. We finished out the Thanksgiving holiday with getting together with my mom's family out at my Uncle's like we every year. It was a blast their as well. Hanging with family and watching my little cousins play and be silly. I will end Thanksgiving with a picture.

Now on to the Christmas season. It has been a craft filled season so far at work. We have made everything from wreath's to gingerbread people, to candy canes and snow men. As well as snow flakes, and mittens, and Christmas light bulbs. I will make a separate post and include pictures of their art projects. For them being two they turned out really cute and I love completing the projects with them. We also decorated a little tree for our room.

At home, Alex and I got our tree up and some of the lights done on the front porch still have a few to go. We got pretty much all the decorations up now. And have watched a few Christmas shows and movies throughout the week. I had a vacation day today and we went shopping and got a ton of presents bought. I plan to go Sunday with my mom and try to make a huge dent in my shopping for Alex. So far we have my Mom-75% checked off as well as my Dad, My cousins, Liz and Andreina-are both CHECKED off. We got his Grandma checked off, with the ornament we bought her. I have the materials for my brothers gift, well part. And part of the joint gift for him and his girlfriend. I plan to get something little for his girlfriend as well. Not sure who else if I am forgetting anyone...oh yeah my secret santa at work, who knows what to get her because I have never really talked to her.

All that we have left is to make our cookies, and gingerbread house, and wrap the presents. I am getting really excited. And getting pretty excited for our Christmas fun day at work on the 23rd, with the kids watching movies and eating some snacks and letting them just play.