Christmas Pictures

OK, so it took me a few extra days to get the Christmas pictures posted - sorry we've been a bit busy with projects around the house.  Hope you enjoy some of these photos from the week.

Christmas Eve

Presents from Santa

Christmas Night

Snow!!!

Big fun in the snow

Merry Christmas

We had a fun day today - lots of presents, lots of food.  Now we are ready to curl up and watch the snow!  I hope to have some pictures posted tomorrow - I'm just too tired tonight.  Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night. 

Meeting with the Big Guy

So we waited until the last possible minute this year to see Santa - well not the last possible minute but close enough.  We usually go the same day we do Grace's birthday dinner out but because we were in the midst of a stomach bug at the time, we chose to wait.

Monday night we loaded up and headed to Concord Mills.  As we rounded the corner to Santa's location, I couldn't believe my eyes, there was NO line.  We walked up and Grace was ready.  Now I was prepared for Adam to scream at the top of his lungs, after all this is the year that most kids go ballistic when they sit on Santa's lap.

While Adam didn't scream, he made it perfectly clear that he wanted no parts of sitting on some dude's lap.  We were able to get a quick picture before he was down and away.  Grace of course wanted to hang out and get in good with the Big Guy.  She told him what she wanted and he said he'd see what he could do.  Whatever happened to asking if the kids have been good??

Change of Plan!

So Grace didn't want to do Red Robin for her birthday dinner this year - she wanted to go to a Mexican place so she could wear "the funny hat"

And wear it she did.  At first we didnt think they were going to do the whole birthday singing and all - which is what she wanted (she's just like her mother) but then the waiters came over and serenaded her.  She bowed her head down and wouldn't look at them untl they were done.

Needless to say we didn't make it to see Santa - maybe tonight or tomorrow.

Happy Birthday Grace!

Can you believe it - Grace is 7 years old today!  As I write this post, I think about what was happening at this moment 7 years ago; I was on the phone with the doctor and he told me to get a massage there was no way I was in labor - yeah we showed him!

Saturday, we had Grace's birthday party at the skating rink.  She had about 12 friends there, some of which had never skated before.  They skated, ate pizza, played games and enjoyed cake.  Grace had a ball and is so excited to have received a year's worth of free skating passes.

Today Grace will enjoy cookies with her friends at Kids R Kids after school and then cupcakes with her friends at dance before coming home to open her presents and celebrate with her family.  Since her birthday falls on dance night this year, we will have our customary dinner at Red Robin followed by visit with Santa tomorrow evening.

Preparing for Christmas

Yesterday we rolled on with our Team Buckelew tradition and went out to find our Christmas tree.  It's not as glamorous as it is in the movies - think "Christmas Vacation" or "Deck the Halls".  Nope, we just drive up to the softball field that is made over into a Christmas tree lot and pick one out.  However we have visited the same lot for the past three years.  They have a huge snowman or "mewman" as Adam says and a cute sleigh to take pictures in.  Plus they send you a postcard the next year for a 10% discount!!  Now that we have the tree set up in the house, we just have to decorate it.