Happy New Years Eve!!!

Emery and Avery snug-as-bugs on the blowup mattress
ready to watch the big ball countdown on TV!!!

Happy New Years everyone!!!

Christmas (Day 2)!!!

Christmas Day 2 (the day after actual Christmas Day) was spent at Grandma Wendy and Grandpa Charlie's house since Auntie Em got into town very late Christmas Day. Here are some pictures of the fun ...

Auntie Em is in town!!!

Grandma and Grandpa pretending to 

"wake us up" on Christmas morning ...

.. to see all the tons and tons presents!!!

Everybody loved all their gifts ...

... even Auntie was super excited ...

... and Emery got a talking baby dolly ...

... that she loved and loved and loved!!!

Time for Christmas Day brunch ...

... and then hours and hours of games ...

... really, we played games for a very long time!!!

Then is was time to play with outdoor presents, 

like new fairy decorations ...

... and new tennis rackets!!!

We played tennis for a really long time ...

... it was so much fun ...

... next up, tennis lessons and then going pro!!!

Hot tubbing on Christmas Day is a great end to a great day!!!

Thanks again for all the great presents,

Merry Christmas!!!

Christmas (Day 1)!!!

2015 Christmas Card

We had a great Christmas this year. It was so great that we had to have two days for Christmas instead of only one ... one day at our house and another day with Auntie Em at Grandma Wendy and Grandpa Charlie's house!!! Here are pictures from our Christmas at our house ...

Avery wrapping presents

Making cookies for Santa

Here is a video of us making more of a mess than actual cookies for Santa ...

Cookies, milk, and our note to Santa Claus

(plus individual carrot slices for his eight reindeer)

Going to bed on Christmas Eve is always torture ...

for everyone involved!!!

Christmas Day!!!

Santa loved our snacks and left us a note!!!

So many presents, not sure where to start!!!

Christmas Day present unwrapping extravaganza!!!

Here is a video of us unwrapping presents ...

Even Mommy was excited about opening gifts!!!

Tons and tons of super cool stuff ...

... unbelievable really cool stuff!!!

Present unwrapping aftermath!!!

Some of the great presents were art books ...

... books with impromptu drawing ideas ...

... full construction worker outfit ...

... with all the proper worker tools!!!

Mommy and Daddy even really liked the 

hardened clay characters Avery made!!!

And there were tons of toy vehicles ...

... even trailers for horses ...

... multiple trailers for horses!!!

We spent all day playing with our horses 

and trailering them all around the house ...

... totally super cool horsey playtime!!!

Best Christmas Day ever!!!

Thanks everyone (including Santa) for all the great gifts!!!

Surprise, it's Hayley!!!

Hayley stopped by to goof around with the girls 
and spread some holiday cheer!!!

It was so much fun to see Hayley again that some of us were literally flipping in the air (watch the video below to see what I mean and note it was Avery working the camera) ...

Before Hayley had to go, 
Emery made time to give her a quick 'Updo'!!!

Savannah's Birthday Party!!!

Emery and her BFF Savannah!!!

"Savannah is as close to your twin as you can get, Emery!" At least that's what our preschool teacher would say when she would confuse our names for one another. Savannah had her fourth birthday party and we had such a great time ...

Emery riding the carousel with 

Amelia (another preschool classmate) ...

... then time for My Little Pony birthday cake!!!

Emery having a great time with Savannah

Grandma Judy and Grandpa Eric Holiday Visit

Grandma Judy and Grandpa Eric came down for a visit

We did tons of fun stuff like ... 

go to a Christmas parade and have hot cocoa ...

 

... watch scenes from the Nutcracker ballet ...

... built a holiday gingerbread village ...

... although is was tough not to eat 

all the candy building supplies!!!

We played tons of games ...

... no really, we played tons and tons of games ... 

everything from Go Fish ...

... to UNO ...

... and when we got bored of games, we put on a horsey play!!!

We also had a pizza movie night ...

... and got to snuggle close on the couch!!!

Grandma Judy even tried to read us bedtime stories, 

but that didn't always work out so good!!!