Our little Christmas at home 2011...

This year we got to have Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at home just as our little family of 4. It was a nice, quiet way for us to make memories together. We read the Christmas story together, had tons of fun opening gifts and enjoyed a yummy big breakfast together. Todd and I both loved watching the girls play together and seeing them enjoy all their new toys. I love Christmas time, soooo much!

Our little family...on Christmas morning!

Mags was had been asking for a journal with a lock and key. Ha! Who knows what secrets her 4 year old precious self with write in there.

She is also super in to anything Pony, right now. She got a Barbie and a Barbie pony that walks.

Todd and Sadie Rose...

She got a new mini toddler Disney princess four wheeler. I think we are gonna put a few miles on it come Spring time. She is a crazy driver on it right now though. Watch out!

Precious girls...such little blessings to us.

Merry Christmas!

Mags loves taking pictures of everything with her new kid digital camera.

Sadie is in the "love to tear paper" phase. Gift wrapping was so fun for her!

Love her excitement!

She got some new musical toys and a microphone. My girls love to sing!

Mags got a Nintendo DS. She loves playing Hello Kitty and My little Pony games on it, and takes it with her everywhere. 

Love to all,

Leah

Christmas with the Hunts...2011--

This year for our Christmas time with the Hunt's we were all able to be together for several days. My in laws were gracious enough to host all of us...15 extra people and 2 dogs! We were together in Jacksboro from Thursday thru Saturday. We had a great time! The kids loved being together, staying up late and being out in the country. We ate a ton, had a bonfire and fireworks, fondue and loads of presents.

It was a MERRY time indeed!

The Hunt crew of kids...Lucy, Maggie, Faith, Sadie, Lincoln, Claire and Davis. 

Maggie and all her presents... 

My wonderful in laws...very thankful that I married into such a loving family! 

Beautiful Faith...my oldest niece. 

Davis...excited about his game and fancy pen set. 

Sadie waiting patiently. 

Mags got a strawberry shortcake doll that she can style her hair. How fun! 

Sweet Lucy excited about her new craft!!! 

Little Claire opening her first present. 

Sadie had the most enormous, wrapped gift. It was so big, she could sit on it! It was a fun sand and water table for the spring.  

Todd and his youngest brother, Nathan! Boys and their toys...they were assembling some target practice thing. 

Me and 3 of my 5 sister in laws...God didn't give me biological sisters...but he overwhelmingly blessed me with amazing sister in laws!!! (They are gonna kill me for posting a pic of us all in our Pj's with NO make-up...but they couldn't be more beautiful.)

The kiddos loved being out in the country. Papaw took them all on a 4 wheeler ride around the place to gather brush for the bonfire. They loved having that time with him! 

Bonfire time!!! 

All the Hunt boys...amidst setting off fireworks! What a fun Christmas tradition. Burnett (Dad), Lincoln, Todd, Nathan, Clay, Craig and Davis. 

Another fun pic of the cousins in their Christmas pj's! 

Uncle Todd soaking up some Lucy love and a hold from Maggie! What darling, sweet cousins and friends!

Love to all,

Leah

Grapevine Mills Fun with friends...

For some Christmas-ey fun we planned a day at Grapevine Mills Mall with some of our favorite people. We went with my bestie Sarah and her 3 boys. We had so much fun playing the day away. I had not been to that mall in a really long time, and was so impressed with all the fun things they had to do for kiddos. I think we may of decided to make this an annual Christmas tradition to do over their break from school!

For our brave little ones there was this bungee trampoline. They could jump on it and soar up in the air at least 20 feet. What kiddo wouldn't love this!!!

Since Clayton was the oldest (and bravest) he went first. He almost even figured out how to do a flip in the air too.

Next was sweet Drew's turn. Not too shabby for a 3 year old!
He was so cute as he was jumping...say "I superman"!

Next was my Mag's turn. Getting all safe and secured up in her harness.

All smiles and ready to go!!!

Here she goes...

So high, in the sky!!!

Towards the end of her 5 minute jump she started "freestyling" and these were (as she put it) cheerleader moves! Ha! Love that girl.

Precious Maggie Caroline...4 years old!

Woohoo! This was a great $10 investment of FUN!

Precious sweet pals, Clayton and Maggie!!!

All 5 kiddos in one spot...not a one of them looking...but at least in one spot. *If you are the mother of more than one child...you know the difficulty of this situation. HA!

A little ride for my littlest girl...Sadie!

Loving the ride...

While we were there we got to ride the carousel too. Such a sweet classic ride!

Round and round we go!

Yeehaw!!!

My darling Sarah and her littlest Owen!

The next adventure was a CrAzY one! It was called "bauble-ball". There were these enormous life size beach balls that you could get inside.

Then the workers would air it up with a huge compressor and hose.

Then there was a big shallow pool in the middle of the mall for the balls to roll around in.

And then they turned you loose.

It was kind of like a "hamster in ball" concept.

Maggie loved it and was so exhausted when she came out.

The kids would try and roll into each other.

Maggie IN a ball!!!

All done and climbing out! This place was really neat. Unlike anything I had ever seen.

LOVE spending time with friends! It was a day of play, for sure!

Love to all,

Leah