Rhett's First Black Eye

It happened Christmas Eve. All the kids were playing when another Micah (Tony's cousin's little boy) and Rhett bumped heads. This was taken a couple of days later. At the time, we didn't think it was that bad. But by the time we got home it was a little swollen and then on Christmas morning, you could tell that it was going to be a black eye! Poor thing! It's almost gone now.

Christmas

Grandma Sharon bought Rhett a cool Lego set with Darth Vader!
Grandma Sharon made a whole bunch of clothes for Micah's American Girl doll!! They are absolutely adorable!

Grandma Sharon also made clothes for Blair's Bitty Twins... she's so talented!

Testing out a new game for the Wii on Christmas morning.

My parents bought Micah and Blair a pink retro kitchen set.

My parents bought Rhett lights for his golf-cart and some games for the Wii.

I had already bought their Christmas dresses when Beth sent me a site that had these pillowcase dresses. I fell in love and had to order them! I usually have 2 outfits for them anyway, since we go to so many places over the holidays. I bought these a little big in hopes that they can wear them next year, too!

Blair and Micah with their American Girl dolls!

• Rhett's big gifts were: a rip-stik (skateboard), a tv, some lego sets, some Wii and DS games, and lights for his golf cart.


• Micah's big gifts were: an American Girl Just Like You doll, a tv, a bunkbed for her dolls, a kitchen set (to share with Blair), and clothes/accessories for her American Girl doll.


• Blair's big gifts were: American Girl Bitty Baby Twins, a stroller for her twins, a (used) Nintendo DS, a kitchen set (to share with Micah), and clothes/accessories for her Bitty Twins.
  
  
  
  
  

Coomers' Christmas Eve

Blair in one of her Christmas dresses.
Olivia and Rhett hanging out.

John and Rhett

Devin entertaining Brian Anthony and Micah.

I have no idea why I don't have a picture of Desiree! This year we had Christmas at Donna's new house. It was absolutely beautiful! My favorite was her white tree in the basement that she had made into Frosty the snowman. I'm not sure why I didn't get a picture of it! It was such a creative idea! As always, the food was delicious and we had a great time! The night went by too fast and I didn't get to catch up with everyone. From there, we went to the church to read the Christmas story, have communion, and pray together as a family. I love this tradition! It's so nice to slow down and remember why we celebrate Christmas!

Making a Gingerbread House

Micah did this side.

Rhett decorated this side.

Rhett did this side, too! Everyone helped with the roof. Blair did the side that is shown on the picture below:After decorating, everyone wanted to eat what was left of the icing!

This was a gift from the twins in my classroom. It was a great family time activity! I did most of the structure and they did all of the decorating. I was pretty impressed with their creativity! We had a lot of fun with this and I'm sure this will be a tradition we will continue each year. It lasted through the afternoon until Tony got home from work and then they started eating on it. It was just too much of a temptation for them to wait any longer! ha! ha!

CIC's Children's Christmas Production

Not the best picture of Rhett, I guess this is an action shot!
I'm not sure what the glowing thing on his shirt is????

Micah absolutely loved having the opportunity to do the sticks...

as you can see, so did Blair!!

Midway through the song, Micah handed her bell to Blair to have a turn (they were a couple short). Blair was supposed to ring it a few times and then hand it back. This was Micah after realizing that Blair wasn't going to give it back to her.

Blair and Brooklyn jingling their bells!

The CIC Children's Christmas production was so good! It took many people and many practices to put it together, but it was so worth it! They did such a great job! I video taped it, but didn't get any short videos with my camera. There were a couple of times I almost laughed out loud at Brooklyn and Blair. You never know what a 2 year old is going to do on stage in front of all those people! If you are reading this and helped with the Kids for Christ on Wednesday nights, thank you! Your time and dedication are appreciated!!

Walking in a Winter Wonderland

Micah, Blair, and some of their friends
The Cinderella Horse Carriage

Visiting Santa and Mrs. Claus in the house on the Square

Rudolf and Frosty stopped by for a visit!

Self-portrait during a carriage ride (we didn't get Blair in the picture)

Micah and Rhett during a carriage ride

Visiting Santa and Mrs. Claus on another trip to the Square!

I'm hoping that most of you were able to stop by Charlestown and see the beautiful lights on display throughout the holiday season! It was just breathtaking! We made several trips around the square and through the park, stopping to visit Santa, Rudolf, & Frosty, taking a carriage ride, drinking some hot chocolate, and eating at the Charlestown Pizza Company, too! It was kind of sad to drive by today and realize that the Christmas season is officially over and that today is the last day for the lights! ;(

Christmas Card Pictures

These are the 3 pictures I used for my Christmas cards this year. I added the "silly" picture because I love the look on Micah's face! The pictures are compliments of Beth ... doesn't she do such a fantastic job? She's so talented!

Halloween 2009

Rhett turned to the dark side as Darth Vader.
At the last minute, Blair decided to be a cheerleader wearing Micah's Pirate cheer uniform.

Micah is Rapunzel, complete with wig and a hoop dress.

Every year, we have always taken the kids to the Charlestown Square for Trunk-or-Treat and then to First Baptist church for their Trunk-or-Treat. This year, we decided to go to Grandma Sharon's neighborhood for real door-to-door trick-or-treating. The kids absolutely LOVED it!! In their words, "We didn't get as much candy, but we had more fun. Oh, and we got better candy, too!" (Meaning they got a lot more chocolate and variety and less suckers and smarties, I guess.)

Since Rhett was going as Darth Vader, Blair insisted she wanted to be Yoda for Halloween. However, she didn't want to be a "boy." I had even bought the Yoda costume. I tried to get Micah to be Princess Leia and have a whole Star Wars theme going on, but it didn't happen. Blair looked cute in her Yoda costume, but it just didn't fit her bubbly personality. At the last minute, with the persuasion of Olivia, Desiree, and some teenagers at church, she changed her mind and went as a cheerleader. The next day, she said that she would be Yoda next year. And if you ask her today, she'll tell you the same thing. (Parent tip to myself: Just let them pick and don't choose for them! ;)

Micah also decided that her costume wasn't very practical. She took the wig off at about the 3rd house (it was itchy) and she kept stepping on her hoop dress on every incline which caused her to fall down about 15 times (at least) that night. Oh well, live and learn, I guess!

Blair's First Haircut

Blair got her first haircut back in September. She was super excited! She did such a good job and loved every minute of her "big girl" experience! My beautician, Amy, also curled Micah's hair, too! Both girls loved being pampered!!

Disney Vacation

Riding the race cars with Dad!

(The sun is in Rhett's eyes!)

Soaking up some Florida sunshine!

The whole time we were there, all the staff commented that Micah was "Princess Arielle"!

Cinderella was both Micah and Blair's favorite!

Oh My! When I went to download Christmas pictures, I realized I hadn't even blogged about our Disney trip, Halloween, Blair's first haircut, etc. With 3 kids, life sure is busy! To make a long story short, Tony surprised me by calling me at work the Friday before Fall break to say, "Go home and pack your bags ... we're going to Disney World tomorrow!! Well, actually, we have been saving to go for awhile, had tossed the idea around that Wednesday evening, started considering it more seriously on Thursday evening. You get the picture. It was actually quite refreshing to be in such a rush ... no time to second guess what you've packed. Just pack and go! ;) We left on Saturday, Oct. 17th, our 11 year anniversary!! (We had went to Disney World on our honeymoon.)