12/31/11

Christmas Eve

I can't help but laugh when my kids do this every year. I love that Brighten has a pillow stuffed in her shirt to look pregnant and that she is riding a stuffed horse! I love my parents in the background. I love that Cooper thinks he is holding a light saber. I love that Easton is wearing my dad's shirt that is at least 15 years old. LOL!I couldn't get their red eyes to edit out but I had to post this anyways. I love how Brighten and Easton are both looking up to the sky and that Cooper is sitting on the horse. So funny!
Now Cooper is stealing baby Jesus from Mary.Easton makes me laugh in this picture. He really gets into character whatever he does. Why not have another baby Jesus.I love these pictures. My kids make me so happy.Dad got these nasty icicles for the tree this year. It brought back so many memories. He always put them on the tree when we were little and mom always hated them. She let him put them on again on Christmas eve. It was quite hilarious seeing him toss them like a little fairy with a big smile on his face. Now that's a side of Lee Halley you don't get to see very often.I made my first batch of homemade rolls for our Christmas party. They were so yummy!Such a cute picture of Aunt Michele with Cord and Zoey.Zoey got spoiled by Grandma.Cord got diapers and formula! He loved them sooooooo much!!!Cooper got this Lightning McQueen computer. He played with Easton's super hero one all of the time so he was excited to have his own.Don't let this cranky face fool you!!!Easton is obsessed with Lego's right now so he was thrilled to get this from Grandma and Grandpa.
Brighten loved her doll too!Brighten loves her Grandma Joye soooooooooo much!!Brighten had fun helping Uncle Cody wrap all of the Christmas presents he got for Michele.

I love spending time with my Brother. He really is the best big brother ever. We sure did miss Josie though.
I love this shot of my dad's hand tickling Cord.I wonder where Cooper gets it from?????
The traditional shot in front of Grandma and Grandpa's Christmas tree. Wow, I still can't believe I have 4 kids!!!!Mom and Dad went to Visit Josie's family in Mesquite on Christmas morning and had to get a shot in front of the tree with McKinley and Max too. Ahhhh we sure missed those guys!
Then we came home and let the kids make their cookies for Santa all by themselves. Brighten always wants to help me in the kitchen and I'm not very good at slowing down and letting her help all of the time. I promised her she could do it all by herself from start to finish and she was soooooooooo excited!!



I love that Easton is scratching his nose in the picture above and Brighten is singing in the one below. I love my kids!So I'm horrible and all of these pictures are from my mom's camera on Christmas eve!!! We went to the Wengreen's on Christmas morning but I hate taking my huge camera so I don't have any pictures from their party. I did get a new smaller camera for Christmas so I will have to do better with that. I didn't take any pictures on Christmas morning at are house either. I get so caught up in the moment and hate making the kids stop for pictures!!!My mom and dad stopped to see what my kids got for Christmas on their way home from Mesquite and I got this great picture and video of my boys and Grandpa playing with their new light sabers. So cute! I love the look on my dad's face. PURE JOY:) What a fun grandpa!