Santa Has Arrived!

Santa came to our new house and brought lots of goodies to the girls. Samantha and Mallory got Baby Alive dolls and iTouches. Raegan got an iPod docking station and new bedding for her room. The girls also got the usual things from us: PJs, clothes, shoes, games, books, etc. Santa also brought very full stockings.

Christmas Eve with the Sharer group

This Christmas Eve we went over to Dan and Kristen's house. We had a nice dinner and then opened presents. We all got several nice things and everyone had a good time. After dessert and presents, we headed home to wait for Santa to come to our house!

Garvin Gardens, Arkansas

We took a short trip to Hot Springs Village before Christmas. Raegan did not go because she didn't want to miss a birthday party that week. Jean and Carole also went. Bryan stayed home with Raegan. While we were there, we took a trip to Garvin Gardens, just outside of Hot Springs. They put up millions of lights at Christmas time. The girls really liked looking at all of the lights.

The rest of the week we just hung out at the house. We had a little gathering with all of mom and dad's friends. We also did some shopping and wrapped a bunch of Christmas gifts. It was a good break from all of the construction at the house!

Byron Nelson Cheer Classic

This year BNHS cheerleaders had a clinic that the little ones could attend. (Of course Raegan is too cool and too old to go to the clinics anymore). Samantha and Mallory went with their friends Ella and Maggie. I think they had a good time. I know Mallory did. But upon arriving to the gym for a parent show off, Samantha fell on the group on threw a tantrum. She then proceeded to stand in the line with either her shirt or her fingers in her mouth. Mallory on the other hand did all the little moves and was having a great time. So mark the clinic down as a success for one and a failure for the other. Maybe next time Samantha will have a better time!

Sharer Grandkids Annual Picture

We went over to the Sharer's house to do our annual Christmas tree pictures with all of the grandkids. Again, not very successful. We had one that didn't want to take pictures at all. And of course getting everyone to look in one direction at the same time is damn near impossible. Oh well. This is the best we got!

Sloane Turns 13!

Believe it or not, Sloane turned 13 on December 5th. I still can't believe she is so old and so much taller than me :) I remember the day she was born and taking care of her as a baby. Sloane is a big part of our family's life and is such a good big cousin to the girls. We are so lucky to live so close to Aaron and his kids.

So Sloane had a paintballing party. Aaron and Bryan took a group of girls to indoor paintballing. Raegan went along as well. They had a great time. We made her cake while they were having fun. It turned out super cute. Happy Birthday Sloane!

My attempt at Christmas pics...

We didn't have family pictures done this year because of all the craziness in the family. So I attempted to take pictures for the Christmas cards. I got a few good ones. Sure wish I knew how to work my camera though and shoot in manual mode!! One of these days I'll find some free time to take a lesson or 2.