christmas 2008

here and GONE. we had a fabulous day, filled with lots of love, surprises & food. what every holiday SHOULD be, right?

the gift giving started christmas eve with the annual 'new jammies' present. can you tell which of my kids is the handful?

this picture just CRACKS me up:

and here are some pics from christmas morning.

hudson saw this dog at the store one day and fell in love with it. i figured he'd forget about it but a few days before christmas, when asked what he wanted, this was the ONE THING he said. panic set in as the original location didn't have them anymore but persistence paid off and he was thrilled:

and JUST IN TIME for christmas dinner:

chuck, stacey, rowan and luke joined us for our first dinner in our 'new' home. i've never cooked such a grown up meal before :) between what i cooked & what stacey brought, we were all STUFFED by the end of the evening:

we baked a birthday cake & the kids sang 'Happy Birthday to Jesus.'

merry christmas to all of you. and thank you for making this christmas so special! xoxo.