It's Christmas!

This month has gone by fast - to me anyways.  I started my Christmas shopping early again this year so I was pretty much done by early December...so I didn't have to do as much rushing around the last couple of weeks.  We've enjoyed all of the Christmas music and the twinkling lights all around... And the kids couldn't wait to come down and find where Harold (our Elf) was each morning.  I should have taken pictures of his hiding spots...maybe next year!  

One evening a group in the neighborhood went caroling down the main road, from one end to the other.  Rachel and Michael went the whole way and Jackson joined them in the middle.  It was a very cold day that day too!  

Here are a few pictures we snapped before church one morning... I just loved these sweet pictures I got with Jackson!

Christmas Eve night, we got ready and went to Pappadeaux for dinner (same thing we did last year).  Rachel was hoping we would go there again! 

  

And before we went, Rachel and Jackson both had to put out their reindeer food that they both made in school over the last couple of weeks... first time for that.  

 

 

 

New Christmas pajamas!

    

 

Both were very excited for Christmas morning, especially Rachel.  

And many of you have wondered if Jackson was getting too big to still be sleeping in his crib... I know, I know.  We didn't have to push him out of it like we did Rachel, and he never tried to climb out of it (until recently), so we just left him in there - it was easier!  Well, he finally got a big boy bed for Christmas!  He loves it.  I thought we might have to let him get used to it for a few days, like we did with Rachel, but not so.  He got it Christmas morning and wanted it in his room that night to sleep in... He hasn't looked back!  

 And Rachel got a new sleeping bag - she's pretty excited about that too. 

I just love Jackson's handmade Minion cap.  So cute!  He's pretty proud of it himself. 

And he got two other Minions this year too.  We love them!  

I had mentioned to Michael that I need something to hang my long necklaces on b/c they just get all jumbled up on my dresser because they are too long.  Well, he came up with this idea himself and he and Rachel built it - she picked out the fabric and helped him work on it a lot.  I was very pleased!  

We spent most of Christmas day with Michael's family.  Rachel and Jackson just love playing with Chloe. 

Jackson's nurturing side comes out when Chloe is around... he wants to play with her and take care of her...

and pull her around in the tricycle...

At one point, we put on a movie... Rachel and Jackson didn't hardly sit still for it, but Chloe sure did!  She sat and watched it for probably 45 minutes or so... It was so cute!

So that was our Christmas.  I hope you all had a wonderful day as well!  

I wanted to add this picture too... I did another painting class last weekend...this time Rachel came too, along with our friends, Kim and Bella.  We all painted a snowman - Rachel's was a snowgirl.  I really like those painting classes and can't wait to do more!