Christmas Eve and Christmas Day

We hope you all had a Merry Christmas!!  We had a great Christmas but boy was it busy!!  Christmas eve afternoon we went to James parents house to exchange presents.  Addy got a lot of neat toys (which Tracy refers to as "educational toys" but I think she's going to have a lot of fun playing with them whether it's during school, OT or just because.  James desperately wanted a cross bow but that didn't happen!  Instead he got lots of tools and a new tool chest to keep them all in!  I was so excited to see that I got a Cricut Expression 2...woo hoo! 

Aquarium from Uncle Jeramie

she was so impressed with this...little did she know what she would be getting the next day!

After Christmas at Nana and Grandpa Smokey's we headed too James Grandparents church for the usual Kelley Family Dinner.  We had a great time eating dinner (and too many yummy desserts) and after presents we went home to prepare for Santa's arrival! 

Two bedtime stories...a book about baby Jesus and The night before Christmas (usually Smokey reads this to her but he forgot his book) 

Red Velvet cookies for Santa...somebody was VERY excited about Santa coming!

checking out the Christmas tree before bed 

silly girl!! 

I was really worried that Addy wouldn't sleep good Christmas night but she did GREAT!  She slept all through the night and we never heard one peep out of her...THANK GOODNESS!!  After we did her morning treatments it was time to open presents.  Apparently I was a very good girl this year because their were a lot of presents under the tree with my name on them (James informed me that Addy decided to break her piggy bank this year and spoil mommy)...hmmm!  Addy was so excited to see her Belle Princess Doll.  This doll is really neat...she talks, sings, reads, to you and has all her friends (Mrs. Tea Pot, Chip, Lumiere, her brush, the rose and a book)!  Her big present this year was her own fish tank!  She was SO EXCITED to see a purple fish tank with lots of neon "fishies" swimming around.  She loves it so much that for 2 days she refused to take a nap...wanted to lay in her bed and watch the "fishies"!

the present she made for James and I during school.  She was very excited about it...every time we asked if we could peek she would yell at us!  She even made the bag by tearing the paper to make the snowman's eyes, nose and mouth!

LOVE it!! 

Her tiny handprint made into 5 snowmen! So cute...she was very proud of her work! 

checking out her new Princess doll! 

can you tell she loves her fish?

My new lamp that Addy and James made to go on my Cricut table!

Each side has it's own picture!

Once we left the house we headed to James Memaw house.  Addy ended up falling asleep (after an unsuccessful nap attempt at the house) so I said in the van with her while she napped.  James went in to visit with everyone!  After that stop we went to my Grandma's house were we stayed the rest of the day!  My Grandma always fixes a yummy Christmas dinner and then we exchange gifts with everyone.  This year James and I decided not to go to my parents house in the morning and to just exchange gifts down there. We had a great Christmas but I'm so glad we only have to do that once a year!!!

hanging out at Great Grandma Mary's house 

Grandpa Smokey and Nana came by to visit!!

Auntie Stine and Uncle Dock before they left

Grammy and Papa

Uncle Gerald and Aunt Jane

Uncle Gerald, Aunt Jane and Great Grandma

I was TERRIBLE at taking pictures Christmas Eve and Christmas Day but at least we have a few to help remember the day!

Merry Christmas!!!

We hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!!!

Addy LOVED Santa!!! 

amd just for fun...here is her very first picture with Santa!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

December is going back so fast!  We hope everybody has been enjoying this warm December weather (however I have to say last years snow was much better)!  Moving into the house so close to Christmas has been a little crazy.  We didn't do as much decorating as I had hoped to but I'm totally ok with it now!  This year James and I decided to start a new tradition in the new house!  We went to Joe’s Trees in Craig County to cut down our first Christmas tree in the new house!  We had the best time going out to find the “perfect” tree and can’t wait to do it again next year!  Addy stayed with James parents the night before because we figured it would be too cold to take her.  Our date to the Tree Farm is something I’ll never forget!

next year I hope to have a mantel over the fire place!

Lindsay made the adorable wreath..it is so cute and I love it sooo much!!

close up view! 

Addy's "Mistletoes" 

Thursday, December 22 Tracy and I took Addy to Fantasyland at the Dumas Center!  She LOVED watching Santa sing and play the guitar.  Everytime he stopped singing to tell a story she would yell out because she wanted him to keep singing.  It was so cute!  About 40 minutes into the show she fell asleep (wouldn't expect anything less from my girl)!  Her pulse ox alarm went off one time during the show and Santa stopped the show to check on our sweet girl!   

waiting for Santa... 

Holly the Reindeer, Rudolph's sister (notice the Green nose?) 

sleepy head!! 

Santa and Addy

Fantasyland was so good and I HIGHLY recommend going!  It was so cute to see all the kids interact with Santa and his stories are so cute!  He told all the kids that the "stuffed animals" on the stage with actually real animals.  He said he had to turn them into stuffed animals or they would be walking around the stage and in the audience!  So cute!

Minnie Mouse Party!!!

This year we had Addy’s Birthday party at our new house!  She picked Minnie Mouse this year so our house was decked out in a lot of pink, black, white and polka dots!!!  About two hours before her party we noticed she had a low grade temp. but 20 min. later she was fine…weird little girl!!!!  We decided to go ahead and make it a smaller party with just immediate family so we called everyone else and told them not to come.  She had a great time celebrating her 3^rd Birthday party and opening all of her presents!! 

waiting for Daddy and Randy to finishing grilling the Hamburgers and Hotdogs!! 

I love how she lined all the toys up in a straight line...like mother like daughter!! 

Allison and Dalton 

silly Auntie's!! 

Nap time..Randy, Lindsay and Aubrey ended up staying a few hours after the party just to hang out.  We had the best time! 

Thank you Gooden Family for my new poncho!! 

Two of my favorite Birthday presents...my Abby Cadabby and my Jake and the Neverland Pirate movie (and patch) 

Thank you Fitzgerald family!!

Somehow I missed getting pictures with Addy and everybody at her party..boo!  Thank you to everyone who helped to make Addy's 3rd Birthday so special!  Also, a BIG thank you to everyone who has prayed for our sweet little girl during the past 3 years!  It is a true miracle from God that she is still with us and we praise him everyday!!