Christmas 2011

This year for Christmas we headed up to the cabin with my family. The days before we went we spent making goodies and getting things ready to go. We made cookies, fudge, truffles, pretzel bark, caramels, a cheese ball, and spinach dip. The girls were a big help and Kami loved decorating the cookies.

When we got up to the cabin we had to make it festive. The girls helped grandpa cut down a tree, which we decorated.

They helped hang up decorations and lights upstairs.

Everything turned out really pretty!

Christmas eve was spent making our traditional decorations and playing games.

Then that night we opened up new jammies.

The girls loved them.

We read our Christmas stories and then headed off to bed....

...or so we thought. That night Kami got sick all over her new jammies, sleeping bag, and bed. Sometimes dealing with her allergies can be such a pain, but the next morning things were all better. The girls enjoyed their gifts from santa.
Ash got a telescope, life, and a bunch of girly stuff.

Kaite got a race car set, cars monopoly, and painting stuff.

Kami got a space mickey, a pillow pet, and barbie stuff.

Then we opened the rest of the presents. The girls got tons of stuff as usual, my family spoils them. Here are just some of the gifts.
Mar gave them nerf guns.

A play house from my parents.

I was so excited to give Ash this ballet bag, she loved it.

Lots of barbies.

The girls got everyone presents from the santa store at school.

Ky got me a new necklace, I totally love it!

We bought Ky Top Gear his fave show, but his best gift was the laptop my mom gave him for school.

Kami got a new V-reader and has played with it nonstop.Lots of wii games.

George and Ky spent an hour setting up Kaite's race track, she loves it.Then all the girls played just dance 3. Kami really got into it.

We spent the rest of the day playing games and hanging out. We were all so glad to have a white Christmas since there wasn't much snow at home. We had a really good Christmas and it was nice to be with everyone. Next year George will be in SC so it was nice to get together before he leaves. I told Ky that next year we have to stay home since I felt like I have been gone two years in a row now and since we will have a 6 month old. We really had a fun time and I think we could have stayed up there a couple of more days, it was nice to escape reality and see Ky.
I think my favorite part of Christmas this year was Kami. She really understood what was going on and really got into the excitement. She was so fun, they all were!