Happy New Year!

It's here - 2012! I hope you all had a wonderful night last night, however you chose to celebrate. We went next door to our friends Cheryl and Steve for their 'annual bash', this year it was a 70's theme. I have a ton of photos, I just posted them to Facebook and posting them here for my Sis and anyone else that doesn't check Facebook :-)

 

 

So, I'm ready to start the new year, with a lazy day on the couch!!! What are you doing ;-)

Christmas Day Pics - Part 2

Here's the last of the Christmas Pictures! After this I'll probably be sharing New Years Eve pictures :-) Cheryl is having a 70's themed party this year and we have our costumes ready for a fun night !
  

 Kristen got a 'Hamtrack' for her hamster Bella :-)

 Cheryl and Steve popped over on Christmas morning for Mimosas. Last year we went over to their house but her boys had gone to CA to visit their Dad this year, so they came over here. 

 

 Christmas dinner turned our perfectly, I was really pleased with my organic turkey, it was moist and cooked to perfection. I made mushroom and leek stuffing from the Clean Eating website AND made my own cranberry sauce for the first time this year (also from the CE website), both turned out really good. I should have used the tripod and timer so I could be in the picture - must do that next year!

 'Grandma' reminded me on Christmas night that we hadn't taken any family photos! I usually do it on Christmas Eve. Luckily it wasn't too late.

So, that's all the photos from this Christmas. I can't believe it's time to take the decorations down :-( I'm holding on and probably won't do it til Sunday, or even Monday when Kristen goes back to school. We always kept decorations up through New Years Eve back home, but it just depends how I feel each year as to when I take them down. I know many of you in blogland have already packed your stuff away.  I'm feeling rather lazy though and just don't have the energy to drag all the boxed back in the house from the garage! Right now I'm still trying to remove all the gifts and goodies from the living room and keep the kitchen clean - it's a never ending chore for some reason!

Christmas Day Pics - Part 1

Not much going on around here other than 'clean-up' from all the clutter still laying around after Christmas Day! Jason has gone to work today :-(  I think Kristen and I might pop out to do a little shopping, I have to find something to wear for our New Years Eve Bash at Cheryl's - it's a 70's theme this year!!!  

In the meantime, here's some pictures from our Christmas Day . . . . 

Santa's Been!!!

 Boo wants to open all the presents with Kiki :-)

 Shih-Tzu-Opoly!!!

 I bought her a little bell, just like in the Polar Express. . . she didn't like it when Daddy and I pretended we couldn't hear the bell :-/  She's looking a little nervous, and thought she was going crazy! oops, sorry sweety.

 She loved her shirt :-)

 and what's in this box?

 A wolf figurine, which she loved (she's trying to pose like the wolf!)

 Me, opening goodies out of my stocking (from Jason)!

 a little ornament from Kristen. (I got one from Jason too but didn't take a picture... I got him an R2D2 one!)

Breakfast!!!

Kristen took this picture!

I have more pictures from Christmas Day but I think there's plenty in this post, so I'll add them tomorrow. What are you all up to today? Anyone hitting the sales?

Merry Christmas

Hi everyone, I hope you've all enjoyed a WONDERFUL Christmas Day yesterday. We certainly did. I just posted a ton of photos to my Facebook page of Christmas Eve, I'll post the Christmas Day ones later. My sister doesn't have Facebook, so I'm posting some photos here today for her (and for all of you that don't have Facebook) ;-)  They are mostly self-explanatory, but in no particular order, Blogger is being a pain when it comes to uploading pictures, if I post just one from the few I've uploaded then go back to post another they disappear and I have to upload them again!!! So, I've posted them all at once and just left them in the order the posted! Sorry for the picture overload, but I know Nenna won't mind ;-)

 singing carols, before we read from the bible, then open our pressies to each other.

 Boo gets more excited than Kristen when we open gifts!

 new jammies, ready for Santa coming!

 and a new bathrobe

 a new toy for Daddy! (remote control mini helicopter)

 Grandma gets to meet her 'grand-hamster' for the first time!

 sprinkling reindeer food!

 my traditional yearly 'fireplace' picture :)

Putting cookies out for Santa!

Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!  We had a wonderful Christmas Day, my turkey dinner turned out perfect (I was worried the turkey might be dry!), I'll post pictures of Christmas Day later, right now I have a house to clean up from all the 'chaos' yesterday ;-)