Christmas 2011 { Part II }

Christmas Eve was a nice relaxing day. The guys watched football and Kathy and I did some chatting and crocheting.

For dinner I made some comforting chicken noodle soup! It really hit the spot.

Hailey was busy as usual. She decided to do some cooking in the kitchen with me while I made the soup. I even gave her a wooden spoon to use so she could mix. Well a little later on, Kathy found something in the fridge

I guess her meal had to cool down a little. Silly girl

After dinner Hailey showed off her football skills. She played with Uncle Cam for awhile…

Yes Hailey’s shirt is on backwards. When you let your kid dress herself, why fix it?

Then Kyle decided to teach Hailey something. It’s something Aaron Rogers does from the Green Bay Packers. It’s called the Discount Double Check. Check it out in his commercial if you want to see what it is first, here.

Hailey is so cute when she does it! I had to take a video

Next it was time to open presents. Hailey went a little crazy! She started just opening all of hers one after another. We decided to let her just go but she had to say her thank you’s too.

She got a Buzz Light-year ornament from Gram. She loved it! She turns it on everyday now.

  

Kyle got her a train from Lambaue Field while he was there. She didn’t know at the time that it would go with her big present Christmas Morning

New PJ’s

Blocks from Grandpa Riffey

Flurrie

My dad got some great gifts this year! He is hard to shop for so he needed a good year for gifts. Kyle got him a Fastenal shirt and an autographed picture of Carl Edwards, who is the driver for the Fastenal racing car. Kyle met him in Orlando when he was there for work.

 

He also got a digital frame from us and a camera from my brother and I. He loved them! I got everything set up for him before he left. Including a zip drive with over 400 pictures of Hailey and the fam from this last year.

More present opening…

We got cam a cookbook this year. He loves cooking and he is really good at it!

The calendars

 

I crocheted a hat for Kathy

I got Just Dance 3 (from Kyle) and some awesome gift cards! So excited

Hailey got Kyle a special book full of pictures of her and Kyle

Gram got a special book too. Another photo book full of pictures from this past year

Kathy got Hailey a little pack n play for her baby. I would have loved one of these when I was little

That night after Hailey went to sleep, Kyle and Cam got to work on her big present. It was fun watching them build it. They work well together! While they did that, I made Christmas cookies.

After it was all set up and I was done baking (cutting up the dough, putting them in the oven and frosting them. No homemade here!) Kyle, Cam and I went downstairs and did some Just Dance 3. It’s awesome!!! I just love it. I have been doing it for the last three days on the workout program. I have been getting carried away and going for at least an hour and a half. But I LOVE it!

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Christmas Morning…

Hailey got a train set!

Kyle and Cam also set up her blocks she got the night before

Here’s a video of Hailey coming out of her room. She had no idea she was getting something! We don’t do the Santa thing so it was a big surprise for her.

Kyle also got something special… One share of the Green Bay Packers stock! Very cool. It’s more to show off and frame than anything else.

Everyone played with the train set

Christmas is even better because of this little one

For breakfast Kyle made some awesome wheat blueberry pancakes. They’re from a box but he can still make them better than me! Cam helped with the bacon. It was all really good!

It was such a great morning! I loved seeing Hailey’s face when she came out and saw her present. But the best thing of all? Knowing that day, Jesus was born. Sent from God to die for our sins. What an amazing gift. God is awesome!

Oh I’m not done yet… Part III is coming next

Click here for Part I