Sunday, November 29, 2009

Look Who’s Back!

IMG_2213This morning, Mallory came running in our room and said, “Mommy, Daddy, you’re not going to believe who I found!”

 IMG_2207“Look, Nick!”

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Mallory was so exited to see Nick!  Nick is our family’s special elf.  He came to our house for the first time last December.  Each night, Nick flies back to the North Pole while Mallory is sleeping to tell Santa if she is being naughty or nice.  Then, Nick flies back to our house...    IMG_2217Mallory has so much fun every morning finding Nick in his new spot…

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Daddy is the SWEETEST!

On our way home from a fun day at Mimi and Pawpaw’s house, Daddy had to stop at Target to get more Christmas lights for our house.  Mallory played so hard that she was fast asleep in the car.  So, Daddy went into Target by himself while his girls stayed in the car.  Daddy bought the lights he needed, but he also got Mallory a special surprise…

IMG_2155Daddy told Mallory to close her eyes and come in her room, because he had a surprise for her…

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IMG_2153-1Mallory’s own pink Christmas tree in her room!

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IMG_2169Daddy even got Mallory some cute ornaments…

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IMG_2190 Mallory had fun decorating it all by herself…

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IMG_2204 Thank you Daddy!

IMG_2205Mallory loves her Daddy very much, and she has become quite the Daddy’s girl here lately!  That’s easy to do when you have a sweet Daddy like she does…

Thanksgiving at Mimi and Pawpaw’s…

IMG_2141Today we spent the day at Mimi and Pawpaw’s house to celebrate Thanksgiving.  All 9 kids had a great time playing…it is always so fun watching them all together!

Here is Mallory, Ellie, and Ellie’s new puppy, Miley…

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            Uncle Joe played football with Mallory, Bryce, and Cole…

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IMG_2116Mallory and Cole had so much fun chasing each other around! IMG_2107

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IMG_2118Now, Brooklyn and Lucas join the fun!

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IMG_2122After we ate, we all played a dice game…

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       Mallory helped Daddy play, and they were the best partners!

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IMG_2135Mallory, Mommy, and Pawpaw…

  IMG_2137Uncle Jody supervising it all…

  IMG_2121  And, Jacob and Bryce playing Wii instead of the dice game…

IMG_2145Back outside for some fun with Daddy!

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IMG_2144Here comes Jacob…

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All day, we kept telling the kids to watch out for the mud.  Jacob fell in it once; then, look who got in it next.  Mallory’s facial expressions were priceless as she walked in front of the table where we were all sitting.  She walked straight to Daddy and buried her head in his legs.  She didn’t like that her jeans were all dirty, but what fun she had getting that way!

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 We had a wonderful day spending time with family…it is so fun for all of us adults to talk and catch up while we watch the kids play and have fun together!