Our Christmas to them

So Christmas Eve Eve, Lila and Courtney came over to let the girls exchange gifts.  What these two didn't know is that the adults had a present for them.  They opened together a Cruise Ship Ornament and we surprised them with a one week Disney Cruise.  The pictures say it all.  This is Lila's first Disney Cruise and the fact that they will experience it together is priceless.  #makinmemories

Christmas 2015

Merry Christmas Ya'll!  What a whirlwind of a holiday break. Lots of fun with friends and family. Our Christmas Eve was filled with Bakin' for Jesus, Church and then onto my Parents house.  And somehow we got no pictures taken with Kaka and Papa and none of us as a family.  I told Denny to help me remember to get pictures of Em in front of our Christmas tree before Mass on Christmas Eve and on Christmas morning.  Well at least we did that!

Christmas morning...before daylight!!  Duncan is listening very intently in case there is something in the letter about him.

She got a Polaroid SNAP Camera.  She had a lot of fun who that.  Several of the pictures posted here are from that camera. She also got a Selfie Stick but that was broken by the end of the night.

Emerson at Kaka's Christmas morning.  And again, no pics.

Onto Denny's parents house for Lunch.  We never think to take pics at Denny's parents, so I did do a good job of accomplishing that!

Em, Roman and Gabby.

Em, Graham and Grayson at Stacie's.

And back at our house for dinner with Ann and Mallory.

 And Mallory

 And Michael

We had a great Christmas and hope everyone else did also.  Looking forward to healthy and happy 2016.
We spent a long New Years in Houston with Rachel, Lee and Katherine.  That post to come soon.

Bakin' for Jesus 2015

As is our Christmas Eve tradition, we bake, or craft, in honor of Jesus's Birthday.  This year she wanted to make Gingerbread cookies.  So, in her PJ's she cut, baked and decorated gingerbread cookies.

Emerson said this one was wearing an ugly Christmas sweater.  I thought it was kind of funny!

The Nutcracker

Another fun activity we have done over the break was a Mother/Daughter Lunch.  A group of 4th grade moms got the girls together for lunch, a gift exchange and then we sat together and watched The Nutcracker.  And what made it even more special is the Lila was in it.  She was a Cook, so that was pretty exciting for the girls to cheer on their friend.

The Lodge

Emerson and Kaka went with a different look for their Gingerbread House this year.  Dreaming of some cooler weather, they decided on a snow lodge/log cabin in the woods kind of look.  Emerson said she thinks it is her favorite one yet.

Happenings over the Holiday Break

We have been pretty busy over the break so far.  Emerson and Lila decorated a Gingerbread House.  They did a pretty good job, I think. This house went home with Lila because Emerson had the one she and Kaka decorated. I will post that next.

 We rode and looked at Christmas Lights in Port Allen. Didn't take long, but Em enjoyed it.

 And we Rocked the Rowe with snow, Santa AND Horse and Carriage rides. We have never done this event before and it was pretty cute and extremely crowded.

 Emerson got a pretty awesome and kind of intimidating 1000 piece Christmas puzzle from Aunt Holly.  She spent 2+ days putting it together, with some help.  She was focused and determined to do  as much by herself as she could.  What better way to pass the time on rainy days.  The hard part of this puzzle wasn't just the size, but was the shape.

She was so proud.  I think we all were as we did it as a family! Emerson was not real excited when she had to take it apart.  But we did have to eat on the dining room table.

Christmas Program 2015

Another Christmas Program under our belt. It was entitled Christmas In Reverse.  It was the first for the Music and Art Teacher and the last for all of the 4th Graders that put it on.  Pretty sad for all of us parents and we all had a hard time keeping ourselves together. The Program was fabulous!   Emerson was a sheep...with no speaking part.  She was not happy, but embraced her inner sheep.