Burn Unit X-mas Party 2010

Tonight we headed to my work Christams Party. It was hosted by the Burn Unit doc. There were a lot of peeps there I didn't know because I'm new but we had a great time eating fantastic food, drinking great wine, and being a family. It's funny because we drive by the place all the time because it's in our "hood." Harper always points and ahhs over the lights. The place is lit with LED Christmas lights and each one retails at well over our budget:) The place is a store by day selling these festive light decorations and then they have parties at night. Harper had a blast running around with all the other kiddos but had a bit of a melt down when we were leaving saying "I don't want to go." Again, she is like her momma..doesn't want the fun to end... What a great Sunday evening outing!

Decorating

So after we brought the tree home, next order of business was to deck the halls...Harper loved hanging the ornaments and the angel tree topper. It was so fun to look through all of them. My Grandma Dorsey made all the grandkids ornaments back in the day and labeled them with our names and the years. WOW, what time and energy she put into these great pieces of Christmas. Thanks Grandma D for the amazing ornaments that we will forever cherish on our tree each year. It gives such a warm family feel to our tree.



Liv was taking it all in from her bumbo chair...
Also thanks to Lateaf for being in the Christmas spirit every year. He is like a kid in the candy store around the holidays. He loves to decorate and really gets into it. He told me.. "just wait honey.. in 50 years it will be way crazier than Clark Griswold at our house." Oh how I can't wait:)

X-mas Tree Farm

We headed out with Grandma Cindy and Grandpa Frank this past weekend to pick out our tree and their tree. What a fiasco this was:) Harp had a blast picking up sticks and touching the "pokey" trees. Tis the Season...

Grateful

Grateful for my family, immediate and extended. Thankful for my friends, near and far. Thankful for our health, the warmth in our home and tummies. Thanksgiving rolls around every year and gives us a reminder of all the things we are thankful for. I'm not a huge fan of the holiday itself but am grateful for the oppurtunity it allows us to see our family that we may not see often enough. Thanksgiving eve we spent time with Lateaf's side of the family at Aunt Jeanine and Uncle Randy's house with Grandma Cindy, Grandpa Frank, Uncle J.R., cousin Megan & finance John, Great Grandma Sintek, Great Aunt Lucille, Uncle Todd, and Uncle Blake. On Thanksgiving we headed to Aunt Patti and Uncle Tom's house where we spent the day with cousin Ian, cousin Erik & girlfriend Emily, Tom's parents Fran & Norm, Kelly, and Grandma & Grandpa Dorsey. What a wonderful time we had both places. Unfortunatley I only snapped photos on Thanksgiving eve:(

Grandpa Frank isn't a fan of getting his pic taken:) Most of the time neither does Harper

The men after dinner

Uncle J.R.

Grandma Cindy

Great Grandma Sintek

Mommy's crazed attempt...

It's funny the lengths we will go as parents to get our kids to perform for us. Even when the camera is not rolling, our voices and facial expressions are hilarious working to get those sweet smiles and giggles. Here is an attempt to catch the footage on video. Of course she was more focused on that thing in front of her (the camera) instead of me.


Harper even tries... She usually gets her to smile and giggle but of course when the camera is on.. NO such luck;)