Wednesday, December 28

beyond blessed!

We had quadruple the fun this year, with FOUR Christmas celebrations… aaaaahh, the life!  It was such a blessing to be able to spend several days with our families and celebrating Jesus’s birthday.  The photos will tell a better story, so here goes…

Christmas Eve service… we got all dolled up went to church as a family to remember the reason for the season…

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picking the perfect Christmas cookies to leave for Santa.

Ardynn thought a small sample would help to determine just the right one :o)

after sitting out the cookies ‘n’ milk - - - we got into our matching christmas jammies & tried to hit the sack.

i had a hard time this year.

i swear that i heard santa & the reindeer on the roof fifteen times before i drifted off into dreams of sugarplums & candy canes.

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whoa!  the jolly guy outdid himself this year.

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Christmas morning… the Bean woke up first, and came to wake me up. 

it wasn’t too hard to get me out of bed that morning.

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Ardynn was NOT AT ALL interested in opening any other gifts. 

after all, what girl needs anything more than a cute pink car to drive?

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trying out our new chairs from mommy & daddy.

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the family came by for breakfast & to check out our santa loot.

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who needs a driver’s license? …. i went hog wild.   

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silly bebay hopped in and took me for a spin.

she wedged her foot on the gas & we almost couldn’t stop.

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when we got to gingi & popi’s… the Bean got her own ride.

she doesn’t know how to stop yet…. minor detail.

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Ardynn torturing the last of flossy’s little puppies.  poor pooch.

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“just what i ALWAYS WANTED” … a dog that walks on a leash… i’ve been begging kk for months

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playing with my favoritest great aunts ‘n’ uncles

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cousin michael brought us two tents.  genius.  i made sure EVERYONE tried it out.

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groovin’ with sam & aunt gena… oh, yeah.

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McWilliams Family Christmas Photo… 2011

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annual wahoo game.  wild, wild, wild.

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Thank you, Heavenly Father, for a year full of wonderful blessings and memories.  We are beyond blessed and pray that the blessings will continue for our family & yours in 2012.