More Christmas Festivities ...

Tonight, Vince and his family came over to celebrate the holidays with us. It was great to see everyone again. Thanks for coming over and hanging out with us!

Lizzie and Donelle playing in her room.

Annie and Becca looking after the kiddos! :)

Christmas with the California Mueller's!!!

Papa Jim, Nama Chelle, Auntie Annie & Uncle IZ made it to Arizona! We did a late Christmas and opened our presents up right away!!!



Papa Jim & Lizzie Lou.


Lizzie opening her gifts ...

Oooh ... look at the pretty Santa box ...

A bunny rabbit bath towel!!!

... and bath toys to go with!!!

Isaiah opening up his gifts!

Annie opening up her gifts!!!

Mueller Open House ...

Today we had a little Christmas gathering with our friends and family. It was so much fun to see everyone and Lizzie had a special treat ... Bondy stopped by!!! Thanks so much for being part of our festivities! :)



Lizzie on her new Christmas present from Aunt Holly and Uncle Dave.


Lizzie opening up her gifts from Great Aunt Pat and Great Uncle Joe.


Thank you so much for the Ladybug towel!!!

Christmas Afternoon ...

On Christmas afternoon, we headed over to Holly's. We not only ate too much food but we enjoyed a nice white elephant gift exchange. It turned out pretty funny!





Nate & Frances relaxing on the couch.


Hayden's new Christmas present!


Lizzie on Hayden's Christmas present. I'm thinking a backhoe isn't a bad gift for a girl at all!!!


Hayden opening up his gift. That boy loves to vacuum and clean the house. Someday, he will make a great husband!!!



Howard with his new large print remote!


Randy unwrapping his gift. "This looks interesting ..."



Wayne and his hot sauce!



Nate eagerly opening his gift.

Catie & Holly


Frances and her gift.

Holly opening her gift.


What could it be??? A power tool?!?!? Good heavens! :)

Helga delicately opening her gift.

Grammy getting assistance from Hayden.

David got the romantic package!!!

Rylee Roo in her new outfit!

Christmas Morning ...

WOW, what an AWESOME day!!! Nate and I were able to experience something very special this morning ... the wonderment and awe of Christmas through Lizzie's eyes! It was so amazing to watch her come out from her room, find the gifts under the tree - none of which had not been there previously the night before - and then unwrap each present in detail, not knowing what to expect with every rip of the wrapping paper. It was such a blessing to witness her discovery.



Lizzie seeing all the gifts!


And then we started to open them. One by one until they were all exposed. What a delightful morning!


Let's see what this is ... hmmm ...


Ooh ... pretty cool.


A Doodle Pro!!!

Lizzie's new favorite toy!

The traditional "bow-in-the-hair" picture.

Lizzie helping daddy open his gift ... tasty dark beers!

Mommy and her present ... clover honey!

Stocking time!!!

Movies galore!!!

Christmas Eve Presents!

Tonight, we celebrated Christmas Eve with Nama Lou, Aunt Catie and Uncle Wayne! Lizzie had so much fun opening gifts and goofing around. We even finished up early enough to head down to Tucson for the 11:00pm candle light service. What a great Christmas Eve!



Lizzie opening up her gift from Grammy.


Getting a little more help with the over-secured store packaging!


Look at all of those pots and pans! Now daddy and mommy won't have to do all of the cooking! :)


Stirring up a storm!


Opening up the gifts from Aunt Catie and Uncle Wayne!!!

A flash light ... and not just any ordinary flash light, but a hand charged one. This one is all wound up and charged! :)

An awesome "girlz rock" t-shirt that will go great with the big gift of the evening.

And she starts to open it up ...

The suspense is killing me!

And there it is ... her very own air guitar. How AWESOME ... Lizzie is a Rock Star!!!

Haircut Time ...

When you can't see eyes any more ... it's time for a haircut. We had a coupon, so off to the beauty shop we went!



Lizzie getting a new do from a Christmas elf!!! :)