christmas 2010

The Christmas season was a lot of fun this year. As the kids get older, there continues to be more and more to look forward to during the holidays. Here are some pictures of some our favorite moments:

Decorating ginger bread houses:




















Posing after decorating the tree:

























Rhett, Hobbs, and McKenna take turns opening presents:




















Sporting and playing with their new toys:




















Cousins rough-housing together:

advent

One of my favorite Christmas memories from when I was a kid is this advent calendar we had. It's a Santa Claus that my mom made. She would fill it with daily treats and gifts that my brother and I would race to find every morning. My mom gave it to me several years ago and this year, for the first year, I renewed the tradition for McKenna and Rhett. Here they are getting their first treat of December: