Christmas at Grandma Sharon's

Everyone (Tabby and her family, Johnny and his family, and our family) stopped by to visit Sharon and Herb on Sunday after church. She is recovering from surgery so we decided to do a mini-Christmas at her house (without the stress of a meal). I packed clothes for us all to change into, but forgot the camera. So sorry, but I don't have any pictures to show. We all bought Sharon and Herb a fleece throw with a picture of the grandkids on it. It turned out really good! It's the perfect size for her to take with her when she travels. Rhett got 3 Power Rangers. Micah got 2 Fairy Barbies and a Barbie car, and Blair got a stuffed animal and a new outfit.

Then we ALL (14 of us) went to the movies to see Alvin and the Chipmunks. The kids were fabulous! It was such a cute movie. The chipmunks were one of my favorites when I was little.

Christmas in Salem

Donald helping Rhett with his tool set.
Micah waiting for her next present.
Sean helped Blair open her presents.

Christmas evening, we headed up to Salem to Tony's Aunt Carolyn and Uncle David's house. Instead of the typical holiday meal (ham and turkey) we had lasagna! What a nice change! Everything tasted really great and it was good to see everyone! Again, the kids opened more presents than I was expecting! Rhett got a race track, Magnetixs set, tool set, and a HUGE package (like 5 pounds) of Skittles ... thanks, Donald! Micah got a Dora horse truck and trailer, ballerina book, and a stuffed animal. Blair got a stuffed animal, fold out book, and bear book. I'm sure I'm forgetting things but you get the idea!

Rhett and Micah absolutely love to go to David and Carolyn's! Micah always says she can't wait to see that funny guy (Donald). Rhett loves observing the older ones play Fireball Mountain and will one day soon be ready to join them (if he hasn't already)! I love their house! You just feel like you are at home when you go there. It's so peaceful and relaxing! My mom has even said she wants to visit because I am always talking about how beautiful it is there.

Christmas Day at Mamaw Laney's

Wow! I think they got just as many presents at my mom's as what they got at our house! Here's a list of what they got. (And I am sure I'm forgetting some things!)

Rhett: Power Rangers Mission Helmet, digital camera, Diego Rescue center, handheld TV, sticker books, books, candy, and a hunting playset.

Micah: Disney Princess Barbies (set of 5), dress up shoes, light up ballerina dress, Dora nightgown, sticker books, books, Barbie Baby Doctor with 2 babies, Fisher Price Snap & Style doll and outfits, candy, and a light up puzzle.

Blair: Middleton baby doll and outfit, Little People Busy Day Home, Loving Family van, and a Dora nightgown.

My mom and dad let the kids open their presents first, and then we ate our Christmas dinner. My dad's friend Denny and his son Larry joined us for dinner. I think Rhett thinks Denny comes over to visit Rhett just as much as my dad. Damon and Lee were there, too (but I didn't get them in the pictures). They are good at getting all of the toys out of the boxes and putting in batteries, etc.

Rhett took several pictures with his new digital camera (Fisher Price). He loves all of his gadgets! He reminds me of Julian (a friend from church) with all of his little gadgets and imagination!!

The Coomer Christmas

Rhett LOVED his Transformer cell phone and ear piece!
Micah got a Strawberry Shortcake doll!

For some reason, I only took 2 pictures at the Coomer Christmas on Christmas Eve. So, if anyone reading has any pictures, please e-mail them to me. Blair just kept being passed around (she's so social) that I didn't even get one with her! We had a really good time. I was dissappointed that Sharon wasn't well enough to come. It just wasn't the same without her. The highlight of the evening was when Micah decided to sing karaoke! It was hilarious! We got it on video, but I didn't even think to record a mini-video with my digital camera. I tell you, with 3 kids, my mind just isn't what it used to be! ha! ha! Anyway, back to the Karaoke story, she had her back to the crowd, but she sang a few Chipmunks Christmas songs. She didn't even really seem shy! I kept thinking that I wished I would have bought her a Karaoke machine for Christmas. Just a few minutes later, Tabby said she had one that wasn't being used and that Micah could have it! I can't wait ... maybe we have a little star on our hands!

Cookies for Santa

(Micah is wearing the Cinderella Princess costume that was her gift from the Wee Ones gift exchange.)
Notice Rhett's Ninja sword ... just in case!


Here are the cookies that we made for Santa. We waited until Blair was asleep because I knew she would want to be right in the middle of us! Micah kept accidentally spilling the sprinkles EVERYWHERE and then would say, "That's okay!" Needless to say, the Pergo needed a good cleaning by the time we finished! Halfway through decorating, after numerous glances of them licking their fingers, I thought, "I hope Santa doesn't mind a few germs on his cookies!" ;)

Micah's Wee Ones Christmas Program

Micah and Blair wearing matching dresses.
Micah and her BFF, Emma!

Before the program, Micah wanted to go on stage for a few photos. Rhett, however, decided to stay in his seat. We ended up not even getting a picture of him that night!

Okay, so I'm a little late blogging this, but better late than never, right???? We were so proud of Micah at the Wee Ones Christmas Program. She did such a great job! She sang all of the songs and did all the hand motions. Our previous experiences have been with Rhett who stared blankly into the crowd with this mad facial expression, not singing one word the entire program.(He has severe stage fright!) Big change!!!

Basketball

Here are some pictures of Rhett playing basketball. His next game is January 5th at P.R.E.S. He's really doing well! Tony says he needs to work on being more aggressive (his whole team does)! It is so much fun to watch the games. Half of the time they don't even dribble or pass the ball. Whoever gets the ball just runs down and shoots. You should see Rhett's face when he makes a basket ... he just lights up! Then he checks the crowd to make sure we are watching! Too cute!