Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Halloween and Christmas 2010

These posts are going backwards, trying to catch up on some important events...

 Grandma and Poppa sent several huge boxes of Christmas presents this year since we couldn't be in Washington with them. We opened those at home before we went up to my parents for Christmas. One of their gifts were cute matching pajamas for the kids that they wore on Christmas morning. We spent almost a week in Kansas at Christmas time. My mom came for a week when Katelyn was born, then Emily, Ashley, and Mom were here again the weekend of the 19th to see Kate and got to sing with me in our church Christmas program! They asked us to sing again next time they are here :)  Then Mandy came from California to spend almost 2 weeks at home.

Christmas in Kansas at Nana and Grandad's (my parents) house. Katelyn was just a few weeks old!


All the kids acted out the Christmas story - so fun!
Kate was so mad in this picture, but it's the only one I have in her cute outfit! See those little Santa feet? :) Mandy added her twinkling Christmas lights necklace too. Then Nana putting Katie to sleep at the dinner table. After this Christmas trip Kate quickly decided that she likes to be held. Took some adjusting after we got home again, because unfortunately I can't hold her all the time!
Putting up the Christmas tree at our house right after Thanksgiving. Each of the kids took turns being lifted up by Daddy to put the start on the top of the tree. :)
The girls decorated almost the whole tree! They did a great job and were very proud of themselves. I did some reorganizing some when they weren't looking, and some had to be rearranged to avoid getting broken by Drew, who managed to break several anyway. Good thing he is so cute!

Christmas party at church, just one week before Katelyn was born. Drew did NOT want to sit on Santa's lap! The girls were so cute and helped direct the Christmas carols.

Halloween 2010
Getting ready to go trick-or-treating! These super fancy drangonfly and lightning bug were gifts from Grandma and Poppa. They sent a catalog and the girls picked these out. Emma is the blue dragonfly and Ella is the green lightning bug. Drew was going to be a bumblebee that one of the girls wore, but then I found this adorable green dragon at a second-hand clothing sale right before halloween and couldn't resist. It was nice and warm too for the cold halloween night. They got to wear their costumes 3 times! First at our church halloween trunk-or-treat party, then trick-or-treating at the downtown business walk-around, then the traditional trick-or-treat halloween night in our neighborhood. The girls walked, Drew sat in the stroller, and Dad stayed home studying and passing out candy.

Emma helping Drew walk up to a door. Sweet kids!

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