Christmas 2010

Wow how fast time flies! This last year has just flown by. I feel like I missed half of it in my blog, I'll have to try to do better next year. We were very fortunate this Christmas season. December was passed with school programs, Santa visits, shopping, decorating, taking plates to neighbors, and some service. Sadie got to be an angel in the school Nativity this year and that made her day! The kids also got to send letters to Santa through the Post Office and Santa sends a letter back to each child along with some stickers!

We thouroughly enjoyed this Christmas season, especially those family traditions and events. We spent Christmas with the Birds this year. It was exciting to watch kids open presents Christmas morning and then go to Grandma and Grandpa's to do it all again! I made quilts for our family this year for my homemade gift. Each kid got a levi quilt with their name embroidered on it. Cory got a John Deere tractor quilt that said "I Make Dirt Look Good". We were all blessed with many things we didn't need and it would take forever to name them all so thank you to all and Merry Christmas!!

Cory and his John Deere tractor quilt:

The CTR capes Santa brought the girls:

Pettiskirts the girls got for dress-up and Haylee's new baby:

Lexi showing her Santa letter reply:

The annual Santa pictures taken at the school program. Sadie was happy to sit on his lap but Lexi wouldn't go without her friend Katie, and Haylee was somewhat less than amused:

Cory in his new pink shirt that he returned. He was man enough to have one before we got married, but now I guess it isn't the cool thing:

Our three girls in front of the tree with their Christmas skirts on:

Indoor Snowman

Cousin Abbie came over to play for a while and the four girls came up with a way to make a snowman without setting foot outside in the freezing cold weather!!! Indoor non-melting snowman is here . . . . .

Big Dogs Play Hard . . . . . . Little Dogs Play HARDER!!

Cory works EXTREMLEY hard all year long, so when it slows down in the winter he loves to go snowmobiling with Cody and anyone else they can get to go. I am greatful he is careful and goes in a group for this activity, but it is still a souce of worry for me. He deserves to go play and have fun with the guys and I'm glad to let him go as often as he can. He still plans time to spend with me and the girls doing special things, even smowmachiening in the back yard. The kids remind him THEY want to go play too!!!

Happy Bithday Sadie!!!

Sadie is six years old!!! She is soooo tall now, and I can't believe how she's changed. Kinderarten has made her seem so growing up! AHHH! Sadie is my biggest helper, she is also my comedian. We have found the joy in "knock, knock" jokes and she is a riot! I love that she wants to help me out when she can before I get the chance to ask for her help. Coloring, cutting and glueing are our favorite pastimes. Creativity she lacks none of, and I am continually impressed by the ideas and pictures she comes up with. Playing anything pretend is her favorite game, lately horses, thus all the holes in the knees of her jeans. Sadie you are a joy to our family and congrats on your special day! We love you sweetheart -
We celebrated her birthday with all our family close by. Grandma and Grandpa Bird, Uncle Cody, Uncle Buzz and Aunt Julee were all here to help us celebrate. She wanted a princess/candyland castle for her birthday this year and this is what we came up with:

A Hunting We Will Go:

We tried to go get a tree at least four different times since Thanksgiving but it never has worked out. We needed to get a tree up before Christmas, so a hunting we would go. Snow was coming down in huge, fluffy flakes as you can see by the pictures. This may have been our fastest tree getting trip ever. We scampered to find a suitable tree to tromp home for some HOT CHOCOLATE!!!!!

More Happy Helpers. . . . .