An Early Christmas!

On Tuesday night, we had our Christmas with Gigi and Poppa. So, we've already gotten lots of fun gifts! Pierce loved handing out the gifts to everyone.

Growing up, we always had a rule at my parents house that we took turns opening gifts. Sometimes it would take 2 hours on Christmas morning. I was surprised that Pierce was patient while we all opened ours...he must have been anticipating his big gift!

They have him a John Deere Gator!  He said, "just wike Chapman's!"  He loves it and can't wait to ride it everyday!  I'm afraid Gigi and Poppa's gift will be much more exciting than what Santa brings....

So far, it's been an adventure to see what gets hit or run over.  We have an exciting weekend coming up with more family!

2K Christmas Party

Pierce's 2K class had their Christmas party last week and we made these treats for him to take to his friends. He also came home with lots of goodies, loads of art from this month, and stories about the day with his friends!

We also made lots of these over the last week for teachers at school and at church. Pierce always thought he needed to sample a little to make sure they were ok!

Griswald Family Christmas

My sister and her family were here visiting from TX for 5 days, we always feel a bit like one of the Griswald movies when we are all together. Not that they act like the Griswalds, but the whole family together does make for some good laughs.

The boys had so much fun together this year and are able to play together much better. And, lots of thanks to Gigi and Poppa for keeping all the kids one night so we could have a date night!

Playing at McWane...Chapman loved it!!

Pierce loved the big slide at the Winter Wonderland display.

Making Christmas Tree cookies (or as Pierce called them "trismas tree tookies").

My favorite thing to take pics of...Sullivan is the sweetest baby!

It is really impossible to get a picture of these three. Pierce was really excited about his Auburn jersey they gave him that says, "P-Mac" on the back.

This tub was full!

Celebrating both Brian's and Chapman's birthdays. I can't believe Chapman is 5 today!

A story from "B" before bed!

We had lots of fun playing with our cousins while they were here. I think Pierce loved having other kids in the house! He really loves his Lou and B too! We will make a roadtrip and come visit you soon!!

I Love Santa!!

This week we met some friends and made our annual trip to see Santa. Pierce was REALLY excited about it and was the first one of the kids to go up and jumped right in his lap. I was shocked, especially after the disasterous trip last year!

He told Santa he wanted "tires and Elmo", not sure Santa will meet these requests...this must have been a last minute change to the list! Santa even told him he needed to poop in the potty so he could bring him presents. We shall see if this bribe works! For days, Pierce has been saying, "I love Santa!!".

Our elf, Elfie, (I know, so original and creative!)was a bad elf this week! When we woke up one morning, our Christmas tree had fallen over in the floor and Pierce was convinced that Elfie did it during the night! Somehow there were no broken ornaments, the couch kept it from completely crashing. The floor has finally dried and we are waiting to see if Elfie pushes it over again!

Our little "Star"

On Sunday, Pierce had his first performance in front of the church. His 2 year old choir class participated in the Christmas concert for parents. He wanted no part of it during practices but actually did ok. He loved singing "twinkle twinkle and dat animal song!"

We were also able to watch the SEC game with family. Pierce and so much fun playing with his cousins. These three love each other but it is impossible to take a picture of them.

It looks like he has Abby in a headlock, but he was trying to hug her. They were a mess after playing on the chalkboard, at least they were entertained for a while!  We can't wait for more cousin time in a few weeks for Christmas!

Trimming the Tree

So far, this has proven to be a very exciting Christmas season! Pierce was super excited about us getting a tree and pulling out the lights and ornaments to decorate.

Everyday he asks if Santa has come when he gets up. It's fun just to ride in the car with him too, he gets so excited to see all the lights and decorations. What a fun time of year for a 3-year old!

Turkey Time

We had another great Thanksgiving this year! Our family time started out at the farm with Gigi & Poppa (but I forgot to take pics). Then on Saturday in Huntsville with the other side of the family. Pierce had so much fun with his little cousins he rarely sees. One of his favorite things was meeting Baby Sam! He spent a lot of timing staring at him and talking to him, so sweet!

He was also proud of the make-up he found in Madelaine's playroom!

Thanksgiving meal with his cousins, which I'm pretty sure he ate none of.

We can't wait to celebrate again and spend more time with our families at Christmas!