King Christmas 2015

Woke up New Years Day and headed to Joyce's for our annual King Christmas

I could make a joke here about how hard we partied the night before, but in all honesty, we were in bed by 10

Bed Head

Our two snow bunnies, Charlie and Lauren.  They could be out all day!

They have the greatest sledding hill ever

Elise and Amber

Lauren

Chauffeured ride to the top

Gavin, Melinda, Austin, Lauren & Joyce

Joyce

Elise

Bingo!

Austin, Gavin, Lauren, Jessie, Charlie, Haley, Amber & Elise

Charlie out in the snow - about 7:30 in the morning

Hot tubbing cousins

Running out into the snow and back in the tub

Perusing real estate

Eric Barta and Charlie

Popped

There is always a morning where you are significantly more pregnant than when you went to bed the night before.  Here is my little belly 16 weeks

17 weeks - Yes, I know I'm quite possible the worst selfie taker ever.... The baby is super high.  I haven't felt a whole lot of kicking after that first day.  Excited to get some steady kicks, makes you feel better to be able to gauge how they are doing.  I'll probably regret writing that when it's doing cartwheels.  Ultrasound in 3 weeks, I'm very excited and anxious!

Costco + Pregnancy =giant bag o' gummies

Christmas 2015

Finally getting these posted...

We did Christmas with B&E on Christmas eve.  Charlie found these hats and that is what he picked out to give to his brother and sister, so I had to buy him one too.  (I think in photo ops)

Who needs toys?

Another Christmas Eve pageant at St. Annes.  This year, Charlie was promoted to Shepherd

I adore our little church, we have such a growing group of kids!

Helping Mother Meg read the Grinch who stole Christmas

Silent Night

Headed over the the in-laws for some Christmas chaos!

Leaving horchata, cookies and a picture for Santa (my blog keeps flipping the picture)

I love our Christmas tradition.  It's family and parties and church and chaos all leading to Christmas eve and then....nothing.  By Christmas day, everything is done and we just sit home and relax.  Usually binge watching movies and snacking on leftovers all day.

Christmas eve, Charlie opens his presents from mom, dad and family, but on Christmas, he gets the few presents that Santa left him and his stocking.

This is the toy we waited an hour and half to ask Santa for.  He's wanted it for years and I've never given in.  

Decked out in Christmas jammies and his new hat, playing with the remote control car from Aunt Michelle