Christmas #1

After church on Sunday, we had first Christmas with Mimi and Papa. The kids were very excited to finally get to open a present! Riley got a notebook (for school!) and Regan got One Direction perfume and poster! Then we went to dinner at Magnolia and then to Mozart's to check out their light show. It was neat, and very "Austin". Thankfully we got there just in time, and were able to come and go pretty quick, they were SO crowded, so we didn't bother with getting coffee or anything. Came home, and David and Riley were up late getting his notebook all set up.

Jingle Unwrapped

Jingle got caught red handed! He was unwrapping presents! Shame on you, Jingle!

Silly Stringed!

David took the kids Christmas shopping to buy me presents (isn't that sweet!) and they came home and ambushed me as I was getting ready to go out! They silly stringed me in the bathroom, 3 cans all over me! It was all in good fun though, and then David and I headed to Georgetown for tea/coffee and to walk around the square and look at lights and window shop.

Sleepy Head Jingle

Jingle decided to take a nap in Regan's room, on the very comfortable American Girl Doll bed! It took Regan forever to find him too. He looked so snug as a bug in there.

Happy Birthday David!

Typical night at our house, everyone headed in different directions! Regan had a Christmas party with the neighbor kids, and she was spending the night after. They had a White Elephant gift exchange and she brought an Uncle Si Chia Head, from Duck Dynasty! Riley spent the night with his friend Yash, so he got to drive over there and let dad be the passenger for a while (he didn't like it). Then David and I had dinner with his parents for his birthday. It was a nice night out and relaxing and no bickering kids, very enjoyable! The kids and I got David a fancy lighter for his birthday since he complains about the one we have every time he has to light the grill. Not a very fun gift, but practical, and he's hard to buy for!

Hey, Girl!

Jingle left a message for Regan today (Ryan Gosling style) out of M&M's! She loved it. So did Hunter, as he ate the M&M's, and then found the bag they came in, and ate them too.

Riley is LEGIT

Riley had a half day at school and we finally had all his paperwork together, so I took him to get his learner's permit. He's legit now! I let him drive us home too, and it was funny, I had just found the CD I bought when he was a little boy, and played that for him as he drove off. I have a video I will upload soon!! He's very excited, and wanting to drive EVERYWHERE now. I don't mind, I hate to drive anyway so it's nice to be chauffeured around, but dad doesn't give up control that easily!

Elf milk, anyone?

Today Jingle turned our milk green! I didn't want to repeat one from last year, but every day, the first place Regan looks for Jingle is in the refrigerator, and today when she opened it and saw him there, she smiled and said, "I wondered when he would get to that!"

Chess, Jingle?

Regan is still feeling a little feeling a little off from being sick over the weekend. She came home Tuesday after school and fell asleep on the couch, skipped dinner and then just went to bed when I tried to wake her up. She tried to do the same thing today, but I let her sleep for a bit, then woke her up, or rather, Princess did! All the while, Jingle was just trying to get someone to play chess with him! This is the chess set we got in Mexico, I think it's awesome!!

He sees you when you're sleeping...

Okay, I know it's a little creepy, but Regan enjoyed waking up to see his smiling face staring down at her!

Sick Jingle :(

I guess we gave Jingle our sick germs. Poor little Jingle. At least he's still smiling!

Warm Jingle

Since Regan came home early, and not feeling well, Jingle hadn't had a chance to do anything that day! Oopsie. So, on Sunday, after an exhaustive search around the house, we finally found Jingle warming up in the dryer with Regan's clothes.

Christmas Concert

Regan's Winterfest Christmas Concert was tonight, as well as an annual Christmas party at a friend's house that we always go to! So it was double duty. We went to the concert and left early to head to the party. Regan stayed to see the dancers and went home with her BFF to spend the night. The choir did a great job, they sang a ton of songs, and I did record a couple, so I will put them on YouTube soon, and post here. It hit me while we were sitting there, this is our last elementary Christmas event! More than likely, our last elementary event ever. My babies are growing up!!

The party was fun, it's a White Elephant gift exchange, and I brought the funny gold Yoga frogs I got there last year! We also brought a Potty Golf set that Riley REALLY wanted, and he ended up with it! He loves it.

Came home, watched some TV with the boy, and was awoken early the next morning by a sick girlie. I have been having major allergy issues, so she and I laid around all weekend taking care of each other.

And just because I think this is the absolute cutest thing ever, here is a before and after picture of Elise, and her first time meeting Santa. Trista said she stood there talking to Santa and Elise loved him, she was all smiles until Trista put her on his lap and backed away. So funny!! I so love that baby girl!

Hide, Jingle!!

Jingle tried to hide, but he's just not that good at it I guess. It still took Regan a bit to find him. Where will he show up next? (No, really, I'm running out of ideas already!)

He Came in Like A Wrecking Ball!

If you've never seen the Miley Cyrus video "Wrecking Ball" well, consider yourself lucky! I've never seen the whole thing, but I've seen clips of it, from people making fun of it. Well, what a way for Jingle to make his entrance this year!  And the bottom picture, it's just hilarious, and David's already told me absolutely not!